What is recorded here
This film cell commemorative plaque records: This was the Glen Cinema where the tragic deaths of so many children in Scotland's worst cinema disaster resulted in safer cinemas for future generations 31st December 1929 Recorded plaque organisation: Scottish Film Council.
The Glen Cinema Disaster occurred on New Year's Eve 1929 when a fire broke out, leading to the deaths of 70 children; this tragedy prompted significant improvements in cinema safety standards across Scotland and beyond.
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