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James Street, GLASGOW, G40 1BZ

I haven't established the original or present use of this 4-storey building.

The Glasgow City Council leaflet "Bridgeton Heritage Trail", describes the taller of the two buildings in the photo as follows... "A red and yellow brick, 4-storey building with an interesting history. This was designed in 1888 by the architect Ninian MacWhannell (1860-1939) as a weaving factory for Thomas Thomson, a power-loom cloth manufacturer. For a short period from 1906-1908 the building was home to the All British Car Company. The company was founded by George Johnston, formerly of Arrol-Johnston and one of the pioneers of automobile design and manufacture in the UK, primarily for the manufacture of a 54hp eight cylinder car. Unfortunately the design of the All-British proved a little over-complicated and only a dozen cars were completed. The building is listed at Category B."

The tall building on the left is a Category B listed former weaving factory, now converted to flats [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33849].

A congregation of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The name comes from Acts of the Apostles Chapter 3 verse 10 - "they recognized him as the one who used to sit and ask for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple".

Located in a Category B Listed building http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33850 on landressy Street, Bridgeton. Web site: https://womenslibrary.org.uk/ .

Located in a Category B Listed building http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33850 on landressy Street, Bridgeton. Web site: https://womenslibrary.org.uk/ .

The Glasgow City Council leaflet "Bridgeton Heritage Trail", describes the building as follows... "The former King’s Cinema is now in use as a bedding and furniture warehouse. This building has had a chequered career beginning its life as an army drill hall before adapting to accommodate Glasgow’s passion for roller skating. The building was opened as a cinema by Samuel Gratton in 1910 with around 1300-1400 seats, the front rows of which were wooden benches. The cinema, although fairly basic, could boast a raked floor which enabled all patrons to have a good view of the screen. The cinema was given a stylish Art Deco style frontage in 1936 when it was at the height of its popularity. International stars like Laurel and Hardy and Edward G Robinson visited in the 1930s, making speeches, signing autographs and meeting the punters. Buskers, including an authentic looking Charlie Chaplin impersonator, would entertain the huge cinema queues. The King’s survived as a cinema into the 1950s, closing down in May 1959. The building is not listed."

The Glasgow City Council leaflet "Bridgeton Heritage Trail", describes the building as follows... "The former King’s Cinema is now in use as a bedding and furniture warehouse. This building has had a chequered career beginning its life as an army drill hall before adapting to accommodate Glasgow’s passion for roller skating. The building was opened as a cinema by Samuel Gratton in 1910 with around 1300-1400 seats, the front rows of which were wooden benches. The cinema, although fairly basic, could boast a raked floor which enabled all patrons to have a good view of the screen. The cinema was given a stylish Art Deco style frontage in 1936 when it was at the height of its popularity. International stars like Laurel and Hardy and Edward G Robinson visited in the 1930s, making speeches, signing autographs and meeting the punters. Buskers, including an authentic looking Charlie Chaplin impersonator, would entertain the huge cinema queues. The King’s survived as a cinema into the 1950s, closing down in May 1959. The building is not listed."

A modern frontage to a former Drill Hall (see 1908 OS map). Despite the name, Go Wild is a "soft play centre".