PROPOSALS to upgrade a city centre theatre in a bid to make it more attractive for patrons have been submitted to Glasgow City Council.
Pavilion Theatre, which sits on 121 Renfield Street, has been reviewing how it wishes to use its basement and bar area to make it more functional and provide a better standard of accommodation for bar staff.
The main alteration proposed is the need to make an existing opening within the bar area wider.
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The existing bar will be removed and replaced with a new bar fitting to extend the trading and working space.
New panelling and drinks shelves will also be provided in place of the existing one.
An application made to the city council has confirmed that there will be no impact on the Glasgow Central Conservation Area as all the work is internal.
It has also stated that there will be no harm to the character and integrity of the listed building and all of the existing features of interest which have been identified as original will remain apart from the terrazzo which is beyond repair.
The Pavilion Theatre was designed by the theatre architect, Bertie Crewe, for Glasgow Pavilion Ltd and was guided by Thomas Barrasford, who would go on to open theatres on the continent.
Its doors opened on February 29, 1904 and continues to host a range of events and entertainment to this day.
A historic planning statement submitted to the local authority says: “Existing exposed wiring and trunking will be rationalised and removed.
“The works now proposed are all lightweight and reversible and have very limited impact on the special interest of the listed theatre building.
“Whilst this will inevitably mean that there will be intervention within the historic building, it is limited to areas that have very little architectural or historic interest, have previously been altered or replaced with recent fixtures.”
We previously reported the theatre had asked for permission to upgrade its heating system.
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