Queen's Hall is a building in
Dunoon
Dunoon (; ) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As well as forming part of the cou ...
,
Argyll and Bute
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, Scotland. Standing at 9
Argyll Street
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, adjacent to Castle Hill, it has been the town's multi-function building since 1958. It was formerly known as the New Pavilion, having replaced the 1905 Dunoon Public Pavilion.
The building was officially opened by
Queen Elizabeth II
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on 11 August 1958. It contains three meeting rooms, an activity room and the Olympian Suite, in addition to its large main hall. The main hall has a stage with professional sound and lighting equipment, and has attracted popular acts such as
Pink Floyd
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,
Blur,
the Saw Doctors
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,
David Gray,
Morrissey
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, the
Red Hot Chilli Pipers,
Primal Scream
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and comedians
Kevin Bridges
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,
Bill Bailey
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and
Roy Chubby Brown
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Early life
Roy Chubby Brown ...
. In late 2015, the building was closed to enable a major refurbishment, to a design by
Malcolm Fraser Architects, but this did not begin until January 2017.
Queen's Hall reopened in August 2018.
Dunoon Library has shared part of the building's first floor since being moved from
Castle House Museum in 2018. In 2025, the collection was downsized and moved to another part of the building.
Predecessor
File:Dunoon Public Pavilion.png, The southern façade of Dunoon Public Pavilion, designed by William Fraser William Fraser may refer to:
Military people
*William W. Fraser (1844–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
*William Archibald Kenneth Fraser (1886–1969), British army officer
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and opened by Princess Louise Princess Louise may refer to:
People
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, Duchess of Argyll, in 1905Argyll Street
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1958 establishments in Scotland
Buildings and structures in Dunoon