Granada (Glasgow)

• Theatre ID
  2311
• Built / Converted
  1934
• Dates of use
  • 1934 - 1971
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished
• Address
  Duke Street, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland

Details

A vast cinéariety venue with full stage facilities - one of several built for the proprietors of the city centre Metropole Theatre of Varieties (demolished). Located in a densely populated working class area in the East End, the Granada had a white stucco entrance portico with a pediment and fin-shaped name pylon in the form of a skyscraper with flanking poster hoardings, now truncated and re-clad in corrugated metal sheeting. The auditorium was some way behind and of brick with corrugated roofing. Lofty foyers with polychromatic mosaic and terrazzo flooring led to a cavernous auditorium with one straight cantilevered balcony. The decor was a riot of sunbursts, waves and zig-zags, with the plenum grilles modelled on skyscrapers, made from layered plasterboard. Dark since 1995, its condition deteriorated until demolition in 2001.

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• Other names
  Mecca Granada Bingo
• Events
  • 2001 - 0 Demolition:
  • 1934 - 1971 Use:
  • 1934 Design/Construction:
    • Lennox & McMath - Architect
  • 1934 Design/Construction:
  • 1934 Owner/Management: Bernard & Alec Frutin
  • 1971 Owner/Management: Mecca Ltd
• Capacities
  • Original: 2400
  • Later: 1951: 2206
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Proscenium width: 12m (39ft)