Basic Site Details | Name: | Cuban Picture House | | Town, district or village: | Kilmarnock | | City or county: | Ayrshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Unexecuted | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A new company proposes to erect a 3,500 capacity cinema, the “Cuban” at King-street, Kilmarnock at a cost of £70,000. Plans are by Mr T Shankland, Glasgow. [Builder 28 August 1936 Page 394]
Mr Frank Booth, 4 South Hamilton-street, has submitted plans to the Dean of Guild Court for a cinema for which Mr T Shankland, 132 Roselea Drive Glasgow is the architect. [Builder 11 September 1936 Page 503]
| 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 | | King Street | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1939 | | | |
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 | | Thomas Shankland | | | 1936 | | May have produced design but perhaps unexecuted. |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Booth, Mr Frank | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1936 | Jul-Dec | | p260 | | Builder | 28 August 1936 | | | p394 | | Builder | 11 September 1936 | | | p503 |
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 | | DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | | |
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