Basic Site Details Name: | Regal cinema | Town, district or village: | Paisley | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Mr Charles J McNair, LRIBA, 112 Bath Street, Glasgow is preparing plans for the erection of a cinema to seat 2,000 in Lady-lane and the High-street. The cinema will be for the Scottish Cinema and Variety Theatres Limited, Glasgow. [Builder 10 November 1933 Page 756]
The building contract for the new cinema for Scottish Cinema and Variety Theatres Limited at Lady-lane and High-street has been placed with the Scottish Construction Company Limited, 154 West Regent Street, Glasgow. Messrs Redpath Brown and Company, Glasgow, will erect the steel. Mr Charles J McNair, LRIBA, 112 Bath Street, Glasgow is the architect. [Builder 15 December 1933 Page 965]
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | High Street | | | | Lady Lane | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1933(?) | 1934 | | | | 26 November 1934 | | Opened | |
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 | | James McKissack | | B | 1932 | | Perhaps submitted scheme which was not executed? | | John McKissack & Son | | B | 1932 | | Perhaps submitted scheme which was not executed? | | Charles James McNair | | A | 1933 | | | | Robert Walter Elder | | A | 1933 | | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | The Scottish Cinema and Variety Theatres Limited | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p17 | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | Scottish Cinemas website and database | Database accessed April 2006 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1934 | Jan-Jun | | p386 | | Builder | 10 November 1933 | | | p756 | | Builder | 15 December 1933 | | | p965 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | RIAS Collection | | Three drawings from the Caledonian Associated Cinemas Collection |
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