Basic Site Details Name: | Louvre Theatre | Town, district or village: | Parkhead | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | It is not clear if this was ever built - it may just have been a scheme.
The Louvre Picture House, Parkhead is to be enlarged for the Parkhead Picture House Limited, 13-15 Duke-street, Parkhead, Glasgow [Builder 18 August 1933, p286] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Louvre super-cinema | | |
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 | | 1313-1324, Duke Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1912 | 1914 | Build/construction | | | 1933 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Additions and alterations | | c. 1934 | | Destruction/demolition | Building sold to Bernard Fruitin for demolition and building of Granada on the same site (see separate entry) |
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 | | Hamilton Neil | | B | 1912 | 1914 | | | John Andrew Reid | | A | 1933 | | Enlargement proposed | | Macwhannell & Reid | | A | 1933 | | Enlargement proposed | | Ninian Macwhannell | | A | 1933 | | Enlargement proposed |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Parkhead Picture House Limited, 13-15 Duke Street | |
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 | p165 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1933 | Jul-Dec | | p172 | | Builder | 18 August 1933 | | | p286 |
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