Basic Site Details
| Name: | Royal Lyceum Theatre |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Theatre | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Grindlay Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1882 | 1883 | ||
| 10 September 1883 | Theatre opened | ||
| 1955 | Proposed | Proposed considerable improvements including new seating and additional accomodation in the upper circle | |
| 12 May 1961 | Proposed | reconstruction of the Royal Lyceum area as a festival theatre, including a new opera house, a restaurant, a festival office and other facilities by Argyle Securities Ltd, which recently acquired site; land except for Lyceum Theatre site owned by Edinburgh Coporation, who would need to review / approve the proposal per Builder p927 | |
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 | |
| (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | 1882 | 1883 | Originally given commission but resigned over specification | ||
| Charles John Phipps | 1882 | 1883 | Secured job. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Wyndham & Howard | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day | Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd) | p31-3 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 12 May 1961 | 'Opera House for Edinburgh' p927 | ||
| Edinburgh Today | 1955 | 12 | 42 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, 2 | p6 |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | 15 March 1883 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30031 | |