Basic Site Details Name: | Tivoli Theatre | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The Gaiety Theatre in Argyle-street is to be completely reconstructed to provide seating accommodation for 2,000 persons at a cost of about £16,000. Preliminary arrangements are in the hands of Mr George Urie Scott. 154 West Regent-street. [Builder 20 July 1934 Page 116]
Plans are in hand for a scheme of complete reconstruction and addition to the Gaiety Theatre. Mr Charles McNair 112 Bath-street, Glasgow, is the architect. [Builder 3 May 1935 Page 845]
Work is about to start on the reconstruction of the Gaiety Theatre, Argyle-street at a cost of £16,000 for Scott’s Theatres Limited. The contractors are the Cinema Construction Company Limited. 154 West Regent Street, Glasgow, and the architect Mr C J McNair LRIBA 112 Bath Street, Glasgow. [Builder 3 May 1935 Page 845]
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Gaiety Cinema | Yes | From 1907 or 1909 |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 625, Argyle Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1907 or 1909 | | | Theatre converted to cinema | | 19 December 1909 | | Opened | | | 1934 | 1935 | Reconstruction | Renovation | | 31 July 1968 | | | Closed for demolition |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Charles James McNair | | A | 1907 or 1909 | | Conversion to cinema | | Charles James McNair | | B | 1934 | 1935 | Renovation |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Anderston Pictures and Varieties Ltd | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | p179 | | Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day | | Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd) | p108 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1934 | Jul-Dec | | p201 | | Builder | 20 July 1934 | | | p116 | | Builder | 3 May 1935 | | | p845 |
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