Basic Site Details
| Name: | Greenock BB cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Greenock |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Plans have been approved for a scheme of reconstruction and additions to the BBC (sic) Cinema Argyll-street and West Stewart-street. Messrs Stewart ,Tough and Alexander, 2 Hadlin-street (sic) Greenock and Messrs McNair and Elder 274 St Vincent-street Glasgow are the architects. The building contract will be carried out by Messrs J and R Kirk Limited, Greenock. [Builder 27 August 1937 page 376] |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Cinema | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1937 | Reconstruction | Scheme of reconstruction and additions | |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Douglas Lindsay Crawford | A | 1937 | Alterations - as sole partner with Stewart Tough and Alexander | ||
| Stewart, Tough & Alexander | A | 1937 | Scheme of reconstruction and additions | ||
| Charles James McNair | B | 1937 | Reconstruction and additions - with Stewart Tough & Alexander. | ||
| McNair & Elder | B | 1937 | Reconstruction and additions - with Stewart Tough & Alexander. | ||
| Robert Walter Elder | B | 1937 | Reconstruction and additions - with Stewart Tough & Alexander. | ||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 27 August 1937 | p376 | ||
| RIBA Journal | August 1954 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p427 Obituary | |
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 | |