Matthew Steele
Matthew Steele (19 February 1878 – 12 December 1937) was a Scottish architect, who worked principally in his hometown of Bo'ness and the surrounding area. He was an architectural designer in the Arts and Crafts and Art Deco design movements and designed The Hippodrome Cinema, thought to be the oldest such building surviving in Scotland. He died in Bo'ness from pneumonia in 1937.
Matthew Steele
- Name
- Matthew Steele
- Born
- 19 February 1878
- Birthplace
- Bo'ness, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Died
- 12 December 1937
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Hippodrome Cinema and Bo'ness
- Languages
- English
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Matthew Steele (19 February 1878 – 12 December 1937) was a Scottish architect, who worked principally in his hometown of Bo'ness and the surrounding area. He was an architectural designer in the Arts and Crafts and Art Deco design movements and designed The Hippodrome Cinema, thought to be the oldest such building surviving in Scotland. He died in Bo'ness from pneumonia in 1937.
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• Name — Matthew Steele • Birth Name — Matthew Steele • Born — 19 February 1878 • Birthplace — Bo'ness, Scotland, United Kingdom • Died — 12 December 1937 • Place of death — Bo'ness, Scotland, United Kingdom • Significant Buildings — Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness
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1878
Matthew Steele born at Bo'ness.
1937
Matthew Steele died at Bo'ness.
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- Emmerson, Roger. Matt Steele, Architect: A Biography. Weidenfeld. 2010. 978-1873190630.
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