New Bedford Cinema
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The New Bedford Cinema was a Scottish cinema on Eglington Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The building now houses the Carling Academy Glasgow.
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The building was originally erected as the Eglinton Street United Secession Church in 1825. The church closed in 1920 and the building was converted into a cinema in 1921. The original Bedford Cinema was destroyed by a fire in March 1932. The cinema's owner, Bernard Frutin, immediately commissioned a replacement.
The New Bedford was designed by Lennox and McMath and was built by Mr A.B. King. The newly built cinema was opened on December 26th (Boxing Day) 1932.
Bernard Frutin sold the cinema to George Green in 1936.
The New Bedford Cinema screened its final film, a double bill of Dirty Harry and Klute, on July 8th 1973 and reopened on October 12th 1973 as a Mecca bingo hall.
The building was bought by the McKenzie Group in November 2002 and underwent a massive £3 million restoration to be turned into the Carling Academy , Glasgow which opened on March 26th 2003 with a concert by Deacon Blue.
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