Forum Cinema Hexham (1937). owned by the Hexham Community Partnership - it is operated for the benefit of the local community.
The Hillhead Picture Salon was one of the first suburban cinemas in Glasgow. It is located in the west end of the city. Opened on 4th October 1913 with a seating capacity of 763, it was designed by the architecural firm Brand & Lithgow. It is a long low building which has a dome over the entrance. Seating was provided is stalls and a small circle. The auditorium has a deeply coffered ceiling, with moulded plaster garland decorations on the walls. In 1931 it was re-furbished to the plans of architect James McKissack and the seating capacity was reduced to 600. It was an independently operated local cinema and was very popular in the area. In April 1969 it was sold to the Fyfe & Fyfe entertainment company and was refurbished. Caledonian Associated Cinemas(CAC) took over in 1987 and they operated it until its sudden closure on 12th October 1992. Local protests and petitions were organised to have the Salon Cinema re-opened, but these came to nothing. After laying empty for a while, it was converted into a restaurant, known as Littlejohn’s. On 6th October 2001, it re-opened as the Gong bar/restaurant. It was refurbished in 2007 and re-named ‘The Salon’ and screens films occasionally. On 22nd March 1977, Historic Scotland designated the Salon Cinema a Grade B Listed building. This was up-graded to Grade A Listed in June 2008.
The Grosvenor Cinema opened on 3rd May 1921 with a seating capacity of 1,337. There was a main narrow entrance which had a white tiled faiance, located at 194 Byres Road in the Hillhead district of Glasgow’s West End. Seating inside the auditorium was provided in stalls and circle levels, with a a series of boxes located at the rear of the stalls. When the Grosvenor Cinema first opened it was operated by an independent operator and had a cafe as an added facility for patrons. Taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in October 1929, it remained a popular cinema for many years. ABC sold the Grosvenor Cinema to Caledonian Associated Cinemas in May 1976. They remodeled the cinema in 1980, closing off the original Byres Road entrance (which became a restaurant) and creating a new entrance on Ashton Lane. Two new luxury auditoriums were created in the former stalls area, named the Ashton and the Kelvin. They opened in December 1980 with seating capacities for 276 and 285. In the mid-1990’s plans were proposed to add further screens in the former circle area, but these did not materialise. In June 2002, the Grosvenor Cinema was closed for rebuilding. Only the roof and three of the original four walls were retained as a new facade was added on Ashton Lane. Two luxury screens on the ground floor, each seating 104 opened on 28th November 2003. Upstairs, the original ceiling of the Grosvenor Cinema has been restored and the space is now a restaurant.
