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The Volcano was a nightclub in Glasgow that featured in the 1996 film
The nightclub was previously known as Cinders Disco, then Raffles before being purchased by Colin Barr in 1989, who turned it into The Volcano. The name was chosen in honour of Glaswegian disc-jockey Gordon Lyle who was murdered in a Florida carpark after working in La Volcanic nightclub owned by Frank Lynch around the same time that Barr purchased the club. The low-budget interior of the club was designed by Ron McCulloch.
The building was demolished and remained vacant for some time before being used as a site to build housing.
Trainspotting
Trainspotting may refer to:
* Trainspotting (hobby), an amateur interest in railways/railroads
* ''Trainspotting'' (novel), a 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh
** ''Trainspotting'' (film), a 1996 film based on the novel
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Location
The nightclub was located on 15 Benalder Street inPartick Cross
Partick Cross is a major road junction in Partick, in the west end of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The junction is the meeting point of Dumbarton Road, Byres Road, Partick Bridge Street and Coopers Well Street.
History
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, close to Kelvinhall subway station
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, address = Partick, Glasgow
, country = Scotland
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, operator = SPT
, platforms = 2 (island)
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, structure = Underground
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History
The nightclub was previously known as Cinders Disco, then Raffles before being purchased by Colin Barr in 1989, who turned it into The Volcano. The name was chosen in honour of Glaswegian disc-jockey Gordon Lyle who was murdered in a Florida carpark after working in La Volcanic nightclub owned by Frank Lynch around the same time that Barr purchased the club. The low-budget interior of the club was designed by Ron McCulloch.
The building was demolished and remained vacant for some time before being used as a site to build housing.
Feature in Trainspotting
The Volcano appears in a scene in Danny Boyle's 1996 Trainspotting, in the scene characterMark Renton
Mark Renton is a fictional character who appears as the protagonist in the novels ''Trainspotting'' (1993) and '' Porno'' (2002) written by Irvine Welsh. He also appears in the 1996 film adaption of ''Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspo ...
meets schoolgirl Diane.
The suggestion to use the location to shoot the scene was made to Boyle by Bobby Paterson, the bass guitarist of Love and Money band.
See also
* The CrosslandsReferences
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