Basic Site Details

Name: Hippodrome Cinema
Town, district or village: Bo'ness / Borrowstouness
City or county: West Lothian
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cinema  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Hope StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51911   
Item 2 of 51912  New dressing room
Item 3 of 511 March 1912 Opened 
Item 4 of 51936  Addition of ticket office with cupola
Item 5 of 51948  Alterations

People

Design 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4Matthew Steele A1911  
Item 2 of 4Matthew Steele B1912 New dressing room
Item 3 of 4John Taylor  1936 Addition of ticket office with cupola
Item 4 of 4Alexander Cattanach (junior)  1948 Alterations

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Dickson, LouisClient for original building and new dressing room

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil2002Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp265

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Falkirk Council ArchivesBo'ness Dean of Guild Records 9/11, 10/12 (August 1912), 7/1921 (October 1921), A005.511/01 (1929),/02 (1930), 10/1936 (1936)
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register22380 
Item 3 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSRIAS Collection 1 drawings of 1948 alterations