Opened as a music hall in
December 1911. Architect was James Miller, and there was seating for
2,000 in three circles. Converted to a cinema for the Biocolour Circuit, December 1916 by
architect George Boswell. This involved removing the stage and building a new proscenium further back, as at the Coliseum.
Sold
to Gaumont, 1927. Modernised, August
- From 1935, it featured a 2/7 Christie Organ, originally installed
in
the Tivoli in Partick from 1929-1935, then installed here until closure
in 1958. The instrument was purchased (when the New Savoy closed)
by Doctor H. Cooper Ward of Edinburgh, and broken down for parts. The
8' Tuba rank and its 16' Trombone extension were purchased by Hugh
Graham (an Edinburgh organist) for installation in a church in
Grangemouth.
Cinema exterior
Cinema Interior
Organ Console
Ballroom Interior
Closed
in September 1958, the building was converted to the Majestic Ballroom.
The foyer was removed and kitchens ran at the back right up to the main
doors.
The entrance was moved to a small doorway to the right of the
main facade. The lane to the left was utilised, the auditorium being
extended sideways into the space. The main girder of the first circle
Opened as a music hall in
December 1911. Architect was James Miller, and there was seating for
2,000 in three circles. Converted to a cinema for the Biocolour Circuit, December 1916 by
architect George Boswell. This involved removing the stage and building a new proscenium further back, as at the Coliseum.
Sold
to Gaumont, 1927. Modernised, August
- From 1935, it featured a 2/7 Christie Organ, originally installed
in
the Tivoli in Partick from 1929-1935, then installed here until closure
in 1958. The instrument was purchased (when the New Savoy closed)
by Doctor H. Cooper Ward of Edinburgh, and broken down for parts. The
8' Tuba rank and its 16' Trombone extension were purchased by Hugh
Graham (an Edinburgh organist) for installation in a church in
Grangemouth.
Cinema exterior
Cinema Interior
Organ Console
Ballroom Interior
Closed
in September 1958, the building was converted to the Majestic Ballroom.
The foyer was removed and kitchens ran at the back right up to the main
doors.
The entrance was moved to a small doorway to the right of the
main facade. The lane to the left was utilised, the auditorium being
extended sideways into the space. The main girder of the first circle
was retained, but most of the rest of it removed to provide the smaller
balcony. Everything else hidden above a suspended false ceiling.
The ballroom closed
in January 1972, and the building was demolished to make way for the
Savoy shopping centre.
