Matthew Steele

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 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.

Matthew Steele
Born
Matthew Steele

(1878-02-19)19 February 1878
Died12 December 1937(1937-12-12) (aged 59)
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsHippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness

Selected works

Further reading

  • Emmerson, Roger; Tilmouth, Mary (2010). Matt Steele, Architect: A Biography. Weidenfeld. ISBN 1873190638.
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