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
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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.
Selected works
File:Hippodrome boness.jpg, Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness
Further reading
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External links
Falkirk Community Trust: History of the Hippodrome
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Scottish architects
1878 births
1937 deaths