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Basic Site Details
Name
Hippodrome Cinema
Town, District or Village
Bo'ness / Borrowstouness
Parish
City or County
West Lothian
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Cinema
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
Hope Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1911
1912
New dressing room
Opened
1912/03/11
1936
Addition of ticket office with cupola
1948
Alterations
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Matthew Steele
A
1911
Matthew Steele
B
1912
New dressing room
John Taylor
1936
Addition of ticket office with cupola
Alexander Cattanach (junior)
1948
Alterations
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Dickson, Louis
Client for original building and new dressing room
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil
2002
Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland)
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p265
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
RIAS Collection
1 drawings of 1948 alterations
Falkirk Council Archives
Bo\'ness Dean of Guild Records
9/11, 10/12 (August 1912), 7/1921 (October 1921), A005.511/01 (1929),/02 (1930), 10/1936 (1936)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
22380
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