Charing Cross Electric Theatre Explained

The Charing Cross Electric Theare was a cinema in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It was opened in 1910 on Sauchiehall Street in the centre of Glasgow.[2] Although not the first building used for cinema in Glasgow, it was the first purpose-built cinema in the city.[3] [4] The cinema was operated by West of Scotland Electric Theatres.[5] The building it occupied was designed by Robert Duncan in 1898 with a cast iron structure but with a traditional stone frontage with high numbers of large windows.

The cinema closed in 1926. After the closure of the cinema. the building was later re-opened as the Locarno Ballroom.[6]

The building is now a Grade B listed building.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charing Cross Electric Theatre in Glasgow, GB . 2024-10-08 . Cinema Treasures.
  2. Web site: Charing Cross Electric Theatre . 2024-10-08 . www.scottishcinemas.org.uk.
  3. Book: Peter, Bruce . 100 years of Glasgow's amazing cinemas . 1996 . Polygon . 978-0-7486-6210-4 . Edinburgh . 18.
  4. Web site: The making of Cinema City . 2024-10-08 . earlycinema.gla.ac.uk.
  5. Web site: Charing Cross Electric Theatre, Glasgow . 2024-10-08 . earlycinema.gla.ac.uk.
  6. Web site: TheGlasgowStory: Locarno Ballroom . 2024-10-08 . www.theglasgowstory.com.
  7. Web site: 500-516 (EVEN NOS) SAUCHIEHALL STREET, KNOWN AS 516 . 2024-10-08 . Historic Environment Scotland.

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