Listed Cinemas in Scotland
Angus
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
Caird Hall, City Square, Dundee
James Thomson - 1923
Concerts
A
*Olympia*
Market Place, Arbroath
Charles Edward - 1912
Bar
B
*Picture House*
141 High Street, Arbroath
Unknown - 1930
Bingo Club
B
*Regal*
37 High Street, Kirriemuir
Unknown - 1911
Cafe
B
Argyll
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Picture House*
26 Hall Street, Campbeltown
Albert V. Gardner - 1913
Cinema
A
Ayrshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Lyric*
59 Princess Street, Ardrossan
Unknown - 1914
Facade a disused bar, auditorium demolished for housing
B
*Radio (George)*
1 Bridgend, Kilbirnie
James Houston - 1937
Community Centre
Gym
C(s)
*Town Hall (Countess)*
Countess Street, Saltcoats
Howie & Walton - 1892
Arts Centre
Live Performances
B
Banffshire
NAME/LOCATION
DESIGNER/YEAR
CURRENT USAGE
GRADING
Picture House, 45 Bridge Street, Banff
Unknown - 1937
Unused
C(s)
Dunbartonshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Public Hall*
204 Bank Street, Alexandria
Hugh MacLure - orig Public Hall of 1863. 1930s Cinema alts unknown.
Soft Play Centre
B
*La Scala*
8 James Street, Helensburgh
Neil Campbell Duff - 1913
Bar conversion - currently disused and for sale
C(s)
East Ayrshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Kings (Regal/Cannon/MGM/ABC)*
24 Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock
Alexander Cullen, Charles J. McNair 1904/1934
Unused
B
Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street,
Kilmarnock
Corn exchange (James Ingram:1863), converted to theatre (1903)
Live theatre
A
Fife
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Alhambra*
32 Canmore Street, Dunfirmline
John Fraser - 1922
Live Theatre
B
*Cinema House (Cinema/Orient Express/Robin?s)*
Viewfield Place, East Port, Dunfermline
Unknown - 1913
Unused
B
*Kings (Hippodrome/Opera House/Regal/Cannon/MGM/Virgin/ABC)*
260a High Street, Kirkcaldy
John D. Swanson, William Williamson, Charles J. McNair 1904/1937
Being restored for live theatre and special events use
B
*Regent/Kino*
17 Commercial Road, Leven
Roden & Anderson - 1922
Cinema
C(s)
*New Picture House*
117 North Street, St. Andrews
Gillespie & Scott - 1931
Cinema
B
Glasgow City
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Charing Cross Electric*
508 Sauchiehall Street
Unknown Conversion - 1910
Original auditorium gone, larger replacement was dance hall, now casino. Facade survives but was itself older than the cinema.
B
*Cinema De Luxe (News Theatre/Tatler/Classic)*
15 Renfield Street
James Miller - 1915
Offices and shops behind retained facade
B
*Vitagraph (King?s/News/Curzon/Classic/Tatler)*
520 Sauchiehall Street
John Fairweather - 1912
Originally a piano showroom and hall. Latterly nightclub, now disused, Plans in 2022 for flats and shops behind retained facade.
B
*Picture House (Gaumont)*
140 Sauchiehall Street
H. & D. Barclay 1895
Re-used an earlier warehouse facade, which still survives as entrance to Savoy shopping centre, named after another adjacent former cinema demolished which was also demolished for the redevelopment
B
*Cosmo (Glasgow Film Theatre)*
12 Rose Street
James McKissack - 1939
Cinema
B
*Paramount (Odeon)*
56 Renfield Street
Frank T. Verity, Samuel Beverley (Verity & Beverley) - 1934
Foyer block only survives, converted to offices and restaurants. Main entrance unit remains disused. Auditorium now site of office tower.
B
*Britannia (Panopticon/Tron)*
109 Trongate
Music Hall - Gildard & MacFarlane - 1857)
Boswell & MacIntyre - 1910
Under restoration by Trust, hosts regular film and variety shows
A
*Ascot (Gaumont/Odeon)*
1544 Great Western Road, Anniesland
Robert Elder, Charles J. McNair - 1939
Flats built behind retained facade
B
*Olympia (ABC)*
14 Orr Street, Bridgeton
George Arthur, Robert Elder, Charles J. McNair (Frank Matcham & Co.) -
1911/1938
Facade retained, now houses offices and library
B
*Kingsway (Vogue)*
1235 Cathcart Street, Cathcart
James McKissack - 1929
Demolished 2006
(B)
*Lyceum*
908 Govan Road, Govan
Robert Elder, Charles J. McNair - 1938
Unused
B
*Govanhill Picture House*
47 Bank Street, Govanhill
Eric A. Sutherland - 1926
Interior gutted and divided horizontally. Ground floor contains Asian fabric shop. Upper level mooted for small cinema and artist's studios.
B
*Hillhead Picture Salon (Salon)*
17 Vinicombe Street, Hillhead
Brand & Lithgow/James McKissack 1913/1931
Bar
Restaurant
A
*New Bedford (Bedford/Academy)*
121 Eglinton Street, Lauriston
Lennox & McMath - 1932
Concert Venue
B
*Toledo (ABC/Cannon)*
380 Clarkston Street, Muirend
William Beresford Inglis (Weddell & Inglis - 1933
Facade retained, flats behind. Some decorative elements recreated in foyer.
B
*Vogue (Odeon)*
60 Main Street, Rutherglen
James McKissack - 1936
Unused
B
*Riddrie (Vogue)*
726 Cumberland Street, Riddrie
James McKissack - 1938
Bingo Club
B
*Waverley (ABC)*
18 Moss Side Road, Shawlands Cross
Watson, Salmond & Gray - 1922
Latterly a bar/restaurant but now disused. Now owned by Wetherspoon's with permission to redevelop as one of their bars.
A
Grand Central (Classic Grand/Cannon Grand) 20 Jamaica Street
W. B. Whittie – 1915
Nightclub and amusement arcade
B
Grampian
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Capitol*
431 Union Street, Aberdeen
George Clement, A.G.R. MacKenzie - 1933
Auditorium demolished for office tower, foyer restored.
B
*His Majesty's Theatre*
Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen
Frank Matcham - 1906
Live Theatre
A
*Picturedrome (Cinema House)*
3 Skene Terrace, Aberdeen
Unknown - 1910
Bar
Nightclub
B
*Queen's*
120 Union Street, Aberdeen
Unknown - 1937
Nightclub
B
*Regent (Odeon)*
21 Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen
Thomas Scott Sutherland - 1932
Gym
Health Studio
C(s)
*Palace*
5 Bridge Place, Aberdeen
C.T. Marshall - 1931
Nightclub
C(s)
Lanarkshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
Biggar Corn Exchange/Biggar Cinema,
126 High Street, Biggar
Architect unknown - 1860
Community Arts Centre + films
B
*Savoy Cinema*
52 Main Street, Cambuslang
John Fairweather - 1929
Bar
C(s)
Lothian - Edinburgh
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Caley*
31 Lothian Road
James Smith Richardson, John Ross Mckay (Richardson & McKay), James
McKissock 1922,1928
Bar
B
Festival Theatre/Empire Palace
- 13 Nicolson Street
Frank Matcham - 1892/1911;
Thomas Ridley Milburn & William Milburn - 1928
Live theatre/Film Festivals
A
*Filmhouse*
88 Lothian Road
William Burn - 1831(Church)
Cinema
B
*Pringles Picture
House (Atmospheric/Studio/Repertory
/Festival/Broadway/Gateway)*
42 Elm Row
George Beattie & Sons - 1882 (Veterinary College)
Unused
C(s)
*Princes (Monseigneur News Theatre/Jacey)*
131 Princes Street
R.M. Cameron - 1912
Retail
B
*New Tivoli*
52 Gorgie Road
James McKissack - 1938
Church
B
*New Victoria (Odeon)*
7 Clerk Street
William Edward Trent - 1930
Unused
B
*Playhouse*
18 Greenside Place
John Fairweather - 1929
Live Theatre
A
*Queen's Hall*
5 Queen Street
Unknown - 1897
Live Performances
Restaurant
A
*Regal (ABC/Odeon)*
118 Lothian Road
Stewart Kaye - 1938
Facade retained, auditorium demolished for offices with small multiplex in basement
B
*Roxy*
392 Gorgie Road
Chadwick, Watson & Co. - 1937
Facade retained, shop and flats behind
C(s)
*Star*
16 St. Mary?s Street
David Cousin & John Lessels (St. Mary?s Hall) - 1914
Learning Centre
B
*Albert Hall (West End)*
24 Shandwick Place
Unknown - 1910
Housing
C(s)
*Central*
12 Casselbank Street, Leith
George Beattie & Son, George Craig - 1885, 1894
Church
B
*Palace*
183 Constitution Hill, Leith
Unknown - 1913
Bar
C(s)
*State*
205 Great Junction Street, Leith
James Miller - 1938
Auditorium demolished, facade retained with flats behind
B
*Dominion*
18 Newbattle Terrace, Morningside
T. Bowhill Gibson - 1938
Cinema
B
*George*
14 Bath Street, Portobello
T. Bowhill Gibson - 1939
Disused, plans for flats conversion behind retained facade refused
C(s)
*Kings/Cameo*
30 Home Street, Tollcross
Unknown 1914
Cinema
B
Morayshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Picture House*
13 Church Street, Dufftown
Unknown - 1930
Cafe
Restaurant
B
North Lanarkshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
Renfrewshire
*Cinema (Classic)*
57 Kirk Road, Wishaw
James L. Ross - 1920
Cafe and Wellbeing Centre
C(s)
*Green?s Playhouse*
59 Kirk Road, Wishaw
John Fairweather - 1940
Bingo Club
C(s)
Peeblesshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Playhouse*
60 West High Street, Peebles
Alistair G. MacDonald - 1932
Retail in Foyer
Auditorium demolished
C(s)
Perthshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Playhouse*
6 Murray Street, Perth
Alexander Cattenach Jr. - 1933
Cinema
B
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Globe Cinema*
7 High Street, Johnstone
Lennox & McMath - 1939
Bingo Club
C(s)
*Picture House*
23 High Street, Paisley
George A. Boswell - 1912
Facade retained as entrance to shopping mall
B
*Royal Animated Picture (Glen)*
Gilmour Street & Dyers Wynd, Paisley Cross, Paisley
James Donald - 1910
Offices
Retail
B
Ross & Cromarty
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Playhouse (Invergordon Arts Centre)*
High Street, Invergordon
Alexander Ross & Son - 1934
Arts Centre
Live Performances
B
*Picture House*
Tower Street, Tain
Unknown - 1920?s
Unused
B
South Ayrshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Broadway*
80 Main Street, Prestwick
Alistair G. McDonald - 1935
Unused
C(s)
*Green's Playhouse*
Boswell Park, Ayr
John Fairweather - 1923
Bingo Club
B
South Lanarkshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*La Scala (Gaumont)*
Keith Street, Hamilton
James McKissack - 1927
Facade Only
B
*Victoria Hall (Playhouse/Granada)*
157 Quarry Street, Hamilton
Unknown - 1910
Housing behind retained facade
C(s)
*Regal*
48 Bannatyne Street, Lanark
Lennox D. Paterson - 1936
Disused
C(s)
*Rex*
10 Argyle Street, Stonehouse
Unknown - 1937
Storage
B
Stirlingshire
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Arcade (Alhambra)*
South West Mall, 32 King Street, Stirling
John McLean - 1882
Unused
B
*Electric Empire (La Scala)*
10 Station Road, Grangemouth
Alistair G. MacDonald - 1913,1930
Unused
C(s)
Tayside
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Green's Playhouse*
106 Nethergate, Dundee
Joseph Emberton, John Fairweather - 1936
Tower only survives in front of modern bingo complex
B
*Regal*
51 Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Unknown - 1936
Car Showroom
B
*Kings Theatre & Hippodrome (Gaumont/Odeon)*
27 Cowgate, Dundee
Frank Thomson - 1909
Disused
B
West Lothian
Name/Location
Designer/Year
Current Usage
Grading
*Pavilion*
19 George Place, Bathgate
John Fairweather - 1920
Bingo Club
C(s)
*Regal*
24 North Bridge Street, Bathgate
Andrew David Haxton - 1928
Arts Centre
Cinema
Live Performances
B
*Hippodrome*
Hope Street, Bo'ness
Matthew Steel, Alexander Cattenach - 1912/1947
Cinema
A