The Salon
The Salon , formerly Hillhead Picture House and Hillhead Salon Cinema , is a former cinema building and now an eatery in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1977 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2008.
history
After the passing of the Cinematograph Act , which regulated the structural separation between the cinema and projection room for reasons of fire protection, among other things, there was a first wave of cinema buildings. Opening in October 1913, it is one of fewer than ten houses built specifically as a cinema in Scotland before the outbreak of World War I. Brand & Lithgow architects provided the design . The design used the new Hennebique system , making it one of only two cinema buildings in Scotland made of reinforced concrete . For reasons of fire protection, a screen was also dispensed with in favor of projection onto a concrete wall.
In 1931 James McKissack was entrusted with renovation work. Presumably they were used to install a speaker system. Burnet & Boston changed seating capacity in 1940. Previously, 630 and an additional 133 people had found space on a balcony in the hall. After Fyfe & Fyfe bought the dilapidated cinema in 1969, it was closed for renovation. In April 1970 the house opened with the performance of The Sound of Music under the name "The Salon". The cinema finally closed on October 12, 1992. After standing empty for seven years, it was converted into a restaurant. After another revision, the building was reopened on July 20, 2007.
description
The building is on Vinicombe Street between Cranworth Street and Burgh Lane in the north-west of Glasgow's Hillhead district . Opposite is the Botanic Gardens Garage . The one-storey building with a dome at the end is designed in a neoclassical style. Both the external facades and the interior show plaster work in the Neo- Rococo style . The north-facing main facade is seven axes wide, which are arranged in the scheme 1–5–1. Pilasters divide the facade vertically. The entrance area on the right is designed with lion heads.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on The Salon in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 37 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 26.2" W.