Zoo Hippodrome, Circus And Grand Variety Theatre

• Theatre ID
  2332
• Built / Converted
  1897
• Dates of use
  • 1897 - 1918
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (Supermarket/restaurants/snooker hall)
• Address
  New City Road, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland

Details

A vast warehouse-like iron-framed structure with a partially glazed roof of industrial proportions and originally containing a zoo, roller skating rink and hippodrome under one roof. The remarkable enterprise, a fully enclosed entertainment centre, was the brainchild of the circus magnate and showman E H Bostock. The exterior was originally clad in brick with stone dressings with twin towers and onion domes at the entrances. Today, it is entirely re-clad in corrugated metal and the once-ornate interior has long-since been removed, so that only the frames remain original.

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• Other names
  Bostock’s Joytown and Grand Variety Theatre, The Joytown Grand Electric Theatre
• Events
  • 1897 - 1918 Use:
  • 1897 Design/Construction:
    • Bertie Crewe - Architect
  • 1897 Owner/Management: E H Bostock
  • 1911 Alteration: unspecified alterations
    • John Nisbet - Architect
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed