The Glasgow Film Theatre predecessor was The Cosmo. This was the first Arts cinema and the only second
purpose-built Arthouse in Britain, after the Curzon Mayfair London. Opened in
18 May 1939 it was the last cinema to be built in Glasgow before WWII. There
was globe in the original built over the Stalls, which Architect Brian McGinlay of McGinlay &
Bell incorporated in the floor using
brass and terrazzo to a fantastic effect, giving the GFT a feel of Grandeur
synonymous with this era. Adding the
terrazzo stairs which the original had brought it all together. A great advert
for both insitu Terrazzo and Precast stair tread and risers units.