Basic Site Details | Name: | Cinema, Hall Street | | Town, district or village: | Campbeltown | | City or county: | Argyll | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Demolished | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Campbeltown Dean of Guild simply lists 'Cinema, Hall Street' by Fairweather, 1938. This was probably the Rex Cinema, which, like the Picture House (by Albert V Gardner - see separate entry), was on Hall Street (see websites http://www.kintyremag.co.uk/2002/54/ and http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/~gbarr/cinemas/scotland/campbeltown.html). It is highly unlikely to apply to work on the Picture House as the latter had been rebuilt by Gardner only three years previously.
A cinema is to be erected on the fronnt by Messrs George Green Limited Glasgow. [Builder 24 December 1937 Page 1170].
Plans are being prepared for the erection of a cinema for a Glasgow picture house syndicate. The architects are Messrs J Fairweather and Son 184 Trongate Glasgow. [Builder 4 March 1938 Page 467]
| Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Rex Cinema | | This was probably the Rex Cinema - see Notes |
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 | | Hall Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1937 | | Proposed | | | 1938 | | | | | December 1977 | | | Rex Cinema demolished; housing now stands on site |
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 | | John Fairweather | | A | 1938 | | | | John Fairweather & Son | | A | 1938 | | | | William John Fairweather | | A | 1938 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Green, George, Limited, Glasgow | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Peter, Bruce | 2000 | Clyde Coast Picture Palaces | | Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing | p48 - mentions Rex Cinema but does not give location or architect |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Campbeltown | Campbeltown Dean of Guild | | |
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