Basic Site Details | Name: | Regal Cinema | | Town, district or village: | Musselburgh | | City or county: | Midlothian | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Demolished | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A site has been acquired at the corner of Inveresk-road and Dalrymple Loan Musselburgh by a group of Edinburgh and Musselburgh men for the purpose of building a cinema with accommodation for 1,500 people. Plans are being prepared by Messrs John McKissack and Son 68 West Regent-street, Glasgow. [Builder 6 November 1936 Page 907]
Messrs Robert Banks and Son, 138 Inveresk-road Edinburgh have secured the contract for the erection of a cinema at Inveresk Road and Dalrymple-street for the Inveresk Cinema Company Limited, North St Andrew’s-street, Edinburgh. The joinery work will be carried out by Messrs James Laidlaw and Son, 12 Playfair-street, Glasgow, The architects are Messrs John McKissack and Son 68 West Regent-street, Glasgow. [Builder 7 May 1937 Page 1001]
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Cinema | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Dalrymple Loan | | | | Inveresk Road | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1936 | 1937 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James McKissack | | A | 1936 | 1937 | | | John McKissack & Son | | A | 1936 | 1937 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Inveresk Cinema Company | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1937 | Jul-Dec | | p96. Wrongly reports architect as John Mackintosh. | | Builder | 6 November 1936 | | | p907 | | Builder | 5 July 1937 | | | p1001 |
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