Basic Site Details

Name: Cinema
Town, district or village: Langside
City or county: Glasgow
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Notes: The new picture house for Mr James Hamilton, picture house proprietor 51 Melville Street, Pollockshields, will be erected to plans by the contractors, Messrs Cowiesons, Charles Street St Rollox, Glasgow. [Builder 20 May 1932 Page 908]

A picture house is to be erected at Sinclair-drive in the Langside district of Glasgow. Plans presented by Mr James Hamilton, picture house proprietor 51 Melville Street, Pollockshields, have been passed by the Dean of Guild Court. [Builder 10 June 1932 Page 1026]

Messrs Cowiesons, St Rollox, Glasgow, are the contractors for the new picture house to be built in Sinclair-drive, Langside, Glasgow, for Mr James Hamilton, 51 Melville Street, Pollockshields.[Builder 24 June 1932 Page 1114]

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cinema  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Sinclair Drive  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11932 Proposed 

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1F D Cowieson & Co ( later Cowiesons Ltd) A1932  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Hamilton, James 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder20 May 1932  p908
Item 2 of 3Builder10 June 1932  p1026
Item 3 of 3Builder24 June 1932  p1114

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Neil DarlingtonInformation sent via DSA website Sent June 2009