Basic Site Details
| Name: | Capitol Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The Edinburgh Dean of Guild Court has sanctioned the building of the Leith Capitol Theatre in Manderton-street. It is to be a picture house with sitting accommodation for 2,500 [Builder 5 November 1926] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Capital Cinema | Yes | Alternative spelling |
| Capitol Theatre | Yes | As listed on J S Johnston's LRIBA paper |
| New Picture House | Yes | Probable alternative name (as listed on J M Johnston's FRIBA paper) |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Cinema | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1926(?) | |||
People
Design 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 Stewart Johnston | A | c. 1926(?) | |||
| Joseph Marr Johnston | A | c. 1926(?) | |||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 5 November 1926 | p760 | ||
| RIBA Journal | 13 October 1934 | v41 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p1069 - obituary of Joseph Marr Johnston |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | Sent June 2009 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Joseph Marr Johnston: F no2400 (box 6); James Stewart Johnston: L no4394 (combined box 11) | |