Where is ABC Muirend?

ABC Muirend is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G44 3JU).

How do I get to ABC Muirend?

The nearest railway station is Muirend, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode G44 3JU.

How do I get to ABC Muirend?

The nearest railway station is Muirend, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G44 3JU.

Theatres · Central Scotland

ABC Muirend

In or near Carmunnock.

♿ Wheelchair: limited

ABC Muirend in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.

George VI postbox on Clarkston Road - geograph.org.uk - 6995492 — JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 2 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Muirend · 0.1 km

Limited wheelchair access

ABC Muirend is a cinema or movie theatre in Scotland Central, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.

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From the Wikipedia article

The ABC cinema (originally called the Toledo), on Clarkston Road in the Muirend area of Glasgow, existed from 1933 to 2001. At the time of its closing, it was the second-oldest working cinema in Glasgow, Scotland.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The ABC Toledo cinema was opened on 2 October 1933. It was designed by William Beresford Inglis, who also built other cinemas in Glasgow. He also designed the Beresford Hotel, notable for its very cinema-like design, which is now the Beresford Flats. The design is a rare Scottish example of an atmospheric cinema; there were only ever around five cinemas built in this style in Scotland (others include the Campbeltown Picture House and Edinburgh's New Victoria. The Toledo interior was designed to give a feel that the patron was sitting outside in a Spanish courtyard, surrounded on either side by small false buildings and painted landscapes, with a ceiling above painted blue to feel like sky.…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 55.8096, -4.2723
District: Glasgow City
Postcode: G44 3JU
Parliamentary constituency: Glasgow South
Nearest railway station: Muirend — 0.1 km

Sources

wikidata: Q4650186 (CC0)
wikipedia: ABC Muirend/Toledo (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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