Old Photograph Cinema Muirend Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Cinema in Muirend, on the Southside of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Designed by architect William Beresford Inglis it opened on 2nd October 1933. A year after opening it was taken over by Associated British Cinemas who operated for the remainder of its life, apart from the last couple of years when the Cannon Group took over. It was tripled in 1982 and closed in October 2001. Muirend is largely residential in character, although there are many shops/businesses situated along Clarkston Road. These include a Sainsburys supermarket, Newsagents, Hairdressers, Estate Agents, Cafes and many others. Adjacent to the Supermarket until its closure was the Cinema; this local landmark was the last traditional suburban picture house on the Southside. Although the rest of the building was demolished to make way for residential flats, the facade of the Cinema was preserved and has been incorporated into the new development.



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Old Photograph Hot Air Balloons Marine Gardens Portobello Scotland

Old photograph of Hot Air Balloons in the Marine Gardens in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Marine Gardens was an entertainment complex located in the Portobello area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in 1909 as a pleasure garden and amusement park on the shores of the Firth of Forth, most of its original attractions apart from the ballroom were removed following military use of the site during the First World War. The complex also included a stadium which was used during the interwar period for football, greyhound racing and speedway. The Marine Gardens closed down permanently in 1939 after again being taken over by the military, with the area being redeveloped after the Second World War.



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Old Photograph Fire Station Kelbourne Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Fire Station on Kelbourne Street in Glasgow, Scotland. The station was constructed during the period 1939 to 1940 and replaced the former Maryhill Fire Station situated at Gairbraid Avenue, Glasgow. It was used by Glasgow Auxiliary Fire Service personnel during the hostilities of the second World War. It was at the time of its construction, claimed to be one of the most modern fire stations in the United Kingdom with a full range of workshops, drive through five bay appliance room, spacious court yard with testing well, assembly and recreational facilities plus accommodation for thirty families of firefighters.



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Old Photograph Cinema Argyle Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of St Enoch Picture Theatre on Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland. It began life as a music hall, Crouch's Wonderland, which showed films from 1897. It was renamed in 1913, although variety shows continued to be staged until the 1920s. The cinema closed in 1935, although the building survived as a shop.





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Old Photograph Fire Station Govan Scotland

Old photograph of the Fire Station in Russell Street off Orkney Street in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. The fire station was located at the rear of Govan Town Hall, which was built in Albert Street, subsequently renamed Orkney Street, in 1867 and contained all the council offices. The fire and police services remained in the old building when the new Town Hall opened in Summerstown Road in 1899. By 1905 the Govan brigade also operated from a sub station at Plantation.



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