Basic Site Details | Name: | Victoria Cinema | | Town, district or village: | Inverurie | | City or county: | Aberdeenshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Now used as a nightclub.
Mr T Scott Sutherland FRIBA 10 Albyn Place Aberdeen is to prepare plans for the erection at H9]igh-street and Victoria-street, Inverurie of a cinema for Inverurie Cinema Company, 1 Kirkland-terrace, Inverurie. The cost is estimated at £10,000. [Builder 23 February 1934 Page 355]
Plans have been prepared for the new Victoria Cinema at West High and Victoria-streets by Mr T Scott Sutherland FRIBA, architect 10 Albyn Place Aberdeen. The main building has been placed with Messrs G Duncan and Sons, builders, St James Place, Inverurie [Builder 25 May 1934 Page 90
| 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 | | 71, West High Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 24 October 1934 | | Opened | | | 1998 | | | Closed down |
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 | | T Scott Sutherland | | | 1934 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Young, Mr Stephen F, Inverurie Cinema Company, 1 Kirkland Terrace, Inverurie | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | p197 | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | Scottish Cinemas website and database | Database accessed February 2006 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 23 February 1934 | | | p355 | | Builder | 24 May 1934 | | | p909 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of David W Walker | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent January 2013 | | Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | | Sent June 2009 |
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