Basic Site Details Name: | Orient Cinema, Sword Street and Gallowgate junction | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Contractor Gibbie & Company, Ralston Road, Bearsden.
GLASGOW - Plans have been passed by the Dean of Guild Court for a 2,712-capacity cinema to be erected art Gallowgate and Sword-street. Work will commence almost at once. The architect is Mr Robert (sic) Gardner, 164 Bath-street, Glasgow. [Builder 27 March 1931 Page 595]
GLASGOW - A building contract for the cinema proposed at Sword-street and Gallowgate has been placed with Messrs Gibbie and Company, Ralston-road, Bearsdon. Mr AV Gardner, 164 Bath Street, Glasgow is the architect. [Builder 7 August 1931 Page 251]
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | | | Bingo hall | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Gallowgate | | | | Sword Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1931 | 1932 | Build/construction | | | 2 May 1932 | | Opened | | | 1985 | | Alteration/conversion | Converted to Mecca bingo hall. Facade truncated and interior renovated. | | 1995 | | Closed | | | 2004 | | Destruction/demolition | |
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 | | Albert Victor Gardner | | A | 1931 | | | | Gardner & Glen | | A | 1931 | | | | William Riddell Glen | | A | 1931 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Peter, Bruce | 1996 | 100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas | | Edinburgh: Polygon | pp155-157 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p461 | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | Scottish Cinemas website and database | Accessed February 2010 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1931 | Jan-Jun | | p453 | | Architect and Building News | 1931 | Jul-Dec | | p27 | | Builder | 27 March 1931 | | | p595 | | Builder | 7 August 1931 | | | p251 |
Archive ReferencesThe 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 |
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