Britannia Music Hall, Glasgow Panopticon, Building, Photos, Location

Panopticon : Music Hall Glasgow

The Britannia Music Hall, Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland

Britannia Panopticon Glasgow Address: The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 115 Trongate, Glasgow Contact: 0141 553 0840 Location: Argyle Street, south side of Merchant City Address: 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD Photo from 16 Apr 2011 photograph © Adrian Welch Architects: Thomas Gildard & H.M.McFarlane Status: Grade A-listed Photo from 10 Feb 2011 photograph © Adrian Welch Panopticon - News, Oct 2008 Glasgow's first cabaret festival to raise cash for Britannia Music Hall restoration. The week-long festival next July will include a mix of theatre, cabaret and burlesque. Organised by Glasgow theatre group Rhymes with Purple. Panopticon image © adrian welch Panopticon - History The Britannia Music Hall opened in 1857 and is Britian's oldest music hall. It was formerly called Campbell's Music Saloon. In 1903 the Music Hall closed, reopening in 1906 as the Panopticon or Britannia Theatre of Varieties and Panopticon. It became the Tron Cinema after 1922 but in 1927 was again titled Panopticon. The Britannia closed in 1938 but the exterior - and much of the interior - of the former Music Hall remains. A campaign runs to restore the Britannia Music Hall and it featured in 2003 on the BBC Restoration programme. Panopticon photo © Adrian Welch Famous Britannia Music Hall performers include comedian Stan Laurel and actor Cary Grant

Buildings/Areas adjacent to the Panoptican Music Hall:-
Trongate, Glasgow
Merchant City, East End
Tron Theatre
Glasgow Cross, Alba Town

picture from architect
Candleriggs Market

News Excerpts from 2003 re the Panopticon:

Britannia Music Hall Opens
The Panopticon Theatre Glasgow's Trongate is one of 60 city buildings opening up for free during Glasgow's 13th Doors Open Day

Britannia Music Hall Renovation
The Glasgow Building Preservation Trust is carrying out renovation on the Music Hall.

Prospect Debate - Panopticon, Glasgow: 21 Apr

Scottish Architecture

Glasgow Armadillo

photo © Isabelle Lomholt

Kelvingrove Gallery

photo : David Barbour / BDP

Commonwealth Arena Glasgow

picture from architect

Prospect Debate on Iconic Buildings
Speakers incl Charles Jencks
Venue: Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

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