Basic Site Details Name: | New Bedford Picture House, Eglinton Street | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Plans are in the course of preparation for a large extension scheme at the new Bedford Picture House Eglinton-street. The architects are Messrs Lennox and MacMath, F/FRIBA 103 Bath-street, Glasgow [Builder 16 October 1931 Page 640]
Linings for two new picture houses in Glasgow have been approved by the Dean of Guild Court. One of the cinemas at the junction of Eglinton-street and Bedford-street for Mr Bernard Frutin 118 Stockwell-street, Glasgow, will be built on modern lines and have accommodation for 2,500 people. It will replace a cinema on that site. The architects are Messrs Lennox and MacMath, 103 Bath-street, Glasgow.[Builder 6 November 1931 Page 762]
Cowieson’s Limited of St Rollox, Glasgow have secured the contract for the New Bedford Picture House to be erected in Eglinton-street for Mr Bernard Frutin. The building has been designed by Messrs Lennox and MacMath, F/FRIBA 103 Bath-street, Glasgow. It will cost £25,000 and will seat 2,000 persons. [Builder 8 July 1932 Page 66]
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | O2 Academy | Yes | |
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 | | Bedford Street | | | | 117-121, Eglinton Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1920 | 1922 | | Original building | | April 1921 | | Opened | | | 1932 | | | Burnt down and rebuilt | | 31 December 1932 | | | Cinema opened | | 26 March 2003 | | Opened | Venue re-opened as Carling Academy | | c. 2003 | | Alteration/conversion | £3m refurbishment c. early 2000s to 2,500-capacity Glasgow Carling Academy (music concert venue), retaining many original features... later re-branded as O2 Academy |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bedford Picture House Ltd | Client for 1920-22 work | | Frutin, Bernard | For later work |
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 | pp61-63; pp138 & p183 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p511 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1932 | Jul-Dec | | p53 | | Builder | 16 October 1931 | | | p640 | | Builder | 6 November 1931 | | | p762 | | Builder | 8 July 1932 | | | p66 |
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 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33508 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Waddell Collection | | Letters in NMRS (MS/169/293-324) (Waddell work) |
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