Britannia Panopticon

  • Britannia Panopticon on Argyle Street
  • Detail of the building

Lead Partner: Mitchells Amusements

Other Partners: Merchant City Initiative, Historic Scotland, Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust

Project Team: Merchant City Initiative, Historic Scotland, Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust

Project History
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  • Detail of the building exterior
  • Britannia Panopticon on Argyle Street

Location:

Glasgow City Centre, Merchant City

Description:

Works are being undertaken to restore the façade and shopfront of this A listed building. Options are currently being explored for reuse of the upper floor auditorium, which is described as the finest surviving Music Hall in the country by Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust. Events still take place in this historic venue which had its heyday at the end of the 19th and early in the 20th century.

Visit the Britannia Panoptican website.

Current status:

Works to the frontage and gable wall are now complete.  Options are being explored for reuse of the interior.

Timescale:

Exterior works complete. Interior works to be undertaken thereafter.

Cost:

£750,000