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____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The New Bedford, Eglinton Street, Glasgow Later Carling Academy
/ The Academy
Above - The New Bedford, Eglinton Street, Glasgow, in 2003, now The Academy - Photo M.L.
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Right - The New Bedford and the Coliseum Theatre, side by side, in Eglinton Street, Glasgow in 2003 - Photo ML The New Bedford was originally built as a classically styled United Presbyterian Church until 1921 when it opened as a cinema. There is a photograph from 1924 on the excellent Glasgow Story Site here. After a fire in 1932 in was remodeled in bold Art Deco style with illuminations showing its outline. In the 1960s it became a bingo hall. The above text was written and kindly sent for inclusion on the site by Graeme Smith, whose new book 'THE THEATRE ROYAL: Entertaining a Nation', is detailed here.
Above - The rear elevation of the New Bedford, Eglinton Street, Glasgow, in 2003 - Photo ML |
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building on the corner of Bedford Street across from the 