Basic Site Details Name: | Broadway Cinema | Town, district or village: | Prestwick | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Now houses squash courts and an amusement arcade.
Mr Alister G MacDonald ARIBA, 13 Queen Anne’s-gate London SW1 is now preparing the plans for a new cinema. [Builder 20 July 1934 Page 116]
Plans for a new cinema in Main-street, Prestwick to cost £15,000 have been passed by the Prestwick Dean of Guild Court. Seating accommodation wll be provided for 1,200 persons. Dr Alexander of Elgin is connected with the syndicate promoting the scheme. Plans are by Mr Alister G MacDonald ARIBA, 13 Queen Anne’s-gate London SW1. [Builder 27 July 1934 Page 171]
Messrs Robert Pert and Sons Limited, Montrose and Dundee, have secured the contract for the erection of a new cinema in Main-street. The new building will have seating accommodation for (not readable). The architect is Mr Alister G MacDonald ARIBA, 13 Queen Anne’s-gate London SW1. [Builder 2 November 1934 Page 784]
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Prestwick Leisure | | |
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 | | 76-84, Main Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1934 | 1935 | Build/construction | | | April 1935 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Prestwick Cinema Company | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p583 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p36 | | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | No reference - probably from Rob Close | | Peter, Bruce | 2000 | Clyde Coast Picture Palaces | | Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing | p35 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1934 | Jul-Dec | | p84, p162 | | Builder | 20 July 1934 | | | p116 | | Builder | 27 July 1934 | | | p171 | | Builder | 2 November 1934 | | | p784 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 49978 | 76-84 Main Street, Former Broadway Cinema | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Pargiter: L no6486 (Combined Box 142); F no4784 (Combined Box 35) |
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