Basic Site Details | Name: | Mecca Cinema | | Town, district or village: | Possil | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Contractor Brown Fraser & Company.
Permission has been granted by the Dean of Guild Court for the erection of a new cinema in the Possilpark district of the city at the junction of Balmore-road and Hawthorn-street. The construction will begin in September and when completed the building will accommodate 1,600 persons. Messrs J MacKissack and Son, 68 West Regent Street, Glasgow are the architects. [Builder 15 July 1932 Page 108]
A contract for the New Picture House at Possilpark (J MacKissack and Son, 68 West Regent Street, Glasgow, architects) has been placed with Messrs Brown Fraser and Company 24 Dunward Avenue Longside, Glasgow. [Builder 28 October 1932 Page 744]
| Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Vogue Cinema | Yes | Renamed since 1950 |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Balmore Road | Yes | | | Hawthorn Street | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1933 | 1934 | Build/construction | | | 16 August 1933 | | Proposed | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James McKissack | | A | 1933 | 1934 | | | John McKissack & Son | | A | 1933 | 1934 | | | William James Anderson II | | A | 1933 | 1934 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Smith, George and Welsh, James | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Peter, Bruce | 1996 | 100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas | | Edinburgh: Polygon | p138, 183 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p418 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 15 July 1932 | | | p108 | | Builder | 28 October 1932 | | | p744 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | | Sent June 2009 |
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