{"id":39012,"date":"2024-02-09T18:08:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=39012"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:17:19","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-glasgow-cc-issues-building-preservation-notice-on-former-cinema-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=39012","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Glasgow CC issues &#8216;building preservation notice&#8217; on former cinema building"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d5\/Old_Mecca-Vogue_Cinema%2C_Balmore_Road%2C_Glasgow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_926307.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-39013\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Old-Mecca-Vogue-Cinema-Balmore-Road-Glasgow-by-Emma-Mykytyn-Commons-Wiki.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>Glasgow City Council (CC) has issued a &#8216;building preservation notice&#8217; on a former cinema building halting demolition, as demolition work had begun on the building before the council granted listed status, reports <em>Glasgow World.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image for illustration by emma mykytyn \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d5\/Old_Mecca-Vogue_Cinema%2C_Balmore_Road%2C_Glasgow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_926307.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Mecca\/Vogue Cinema<\/a>, Balmore Road, Glasgow &#8211; Commons Wikimedia<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 HES will now designate the building with the C listing\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Glasgow World<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Glasgow City Council planning department on 15 January issued a Building Preservation Notice on the Balmore Road building which used to be home to the Vogue Cinema in Possilpark.<\/p>\n<p>This notice makes any further alterations or demolition works illegal for a further 6 months\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that since this action has been taken to protect the building, HES will now designate the building with the C listing it has found the building worthy of.<\/p>\n<p>The building originally opened as the Mecca in August 1933, with it being designed by James McKissack who is best known as the architect of Glasgow&#8217;s first purpose-built &#8216;art-house&#8217; cinema &#8211; the Cosmo\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The auditorium space has not been used for over 25 years&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Demolition work had begun on the building but will now halt for at least six months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowworld.com\/news\/glasgow-city-council-issues-building-preservation-notice-on-former-cinema-building-halting-demolition-4480144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow City Council (CC) has issued a &#8216;building preservation notice&#8217; on a former cinema building halting demolition, as demolition work had begun on the building before the council granted listed status, reports Glasgow World. image for illustration by emma mykytyn &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=39012\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39012"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39016,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39012\/revisions\/39016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}