Theatres · Central Scotland
Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness
Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness is a cinema or movie theatre in Scotland Central, United Kingdom, dating from 1912. 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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Heritage listing
The Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness is an early example of a purpose-built cinema and thought to be the oldest such building surviving in Scotland. The cinema, which opened in 1912, was built for the Bo'ness cinematography pioneer Louis Dickson and designed by renowned local architect Matthew Steele. It is designated as a Category A listed building.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness is an early example of a purpose-built cinema and thought to be the oldest such building surviving in Scotland. The cinema, which opened in 1912, was built for the Bo'ness cinematography pioneer Louis Dickson and designed by renowned local architect Matthew Steele. It is designated as a Category A listed building.
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Background
History
The name and the circular form of the building that Steele produced for Dickson might suggest that it was originally designed as a circus or theatre venue for travelling shows, but the earliest known plans, dated October 1911, show no evidence of this. They do, however, show a dedicated Operators box for a projector and are labelled 'Proposed Picture Palace, Hope Street'. Constructed on a corner site, the Hippodrome consists of a circular auditorium with wrap-around gallery facing a proscenium and small stage. What little ancillary space was wrapped around this filled in the corners of the site. The October 1911 plans show that at this stage the lavatories were 'to be built later'. The flat…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0176, -3.6082
- Address
- Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
- Established
- 1912
Sources
- wikidata: Q5768456 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness?
- Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness is in central Scotland, United Kingdom.
- When was Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness built?
- Built or established in 1912.
- Is Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness a listed building?
- Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.