The Charing Cross Electric Theare was a cinema in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It was opened in 1910 on Sauchiehall Street in the centre of Glasgow.[2] Although not the first building used for cinema in Glasgow, it was the first purpose-built cinema in the city.[3][4] The cinema was operated by West of Scotland Electric Theatres.[5] The building it occupied was designed by Robert Duncan in 1898 with a cast iron structure but with a traditional stone frontage with high numbers of large windows.[6]
The cinema closed in 1926.[2] After the closure of the cinema. the building was later re-opened as the Locarno Ballroom.[7]
The building is now a Grade B listed building.[1][6]