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Glasgow, 1544 Great Western Road, Ascot Cinema
Bingo Hall (20th Century), Cinema (20th Century), Flats (21st Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 1544 Great Western Road, Ascot Cinema
Classification Bingo Hall (20th Century), Cinema (20th Century), Flats (21st Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ascot Avenue; Anniesland; County Bingo Hall
Canmore ID 148526
Site Number NS56NW 91
NGR NS 54915 68641
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/148526
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
1544 Great Western Road, 1939, Charles James (C J) McNair
Former Ascot Cinema. Art Deco, with two semicircular monumental faience stairtowers. Façade incorporated into new flatted housing, 2001, Holmes Partnership.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
