Basic Site Details
| Name: | Playhouse Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Galashiels |
| City or county: | Selkirkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Plans are in hand for a scheme of reconstruction and addition to the ABC Cinema, the architects being Messrs McNair and Elder. 272 St Vincent Street, Glasgow. [Builder 13 August 1937 Page 293 Plans have been prepared for the reconstruction and extensions to the cinema. Messrs McNair and Elder, st Vincent-street, Glasgow are the architects and Messrs Gladstone Brown and Company, Bath-street, Glasgow the measurers. The demolition, brick and mason’s work is by W and J Woods, Galashiels, and steel construction by Redpath Brown and Company Limited, Glasgow. [Builder 3 September 1937 Page 429] See separate entry for Playhouse by Denny & Blain which may be the original building of this. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Capitol Cinema | From 1959 | |
| Kingsway Cinema | After 1959 | |
| Pavilion Cinema | Yes | After 1959 |
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 | |
| Market Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1937 | Reconstruction | Also additions | |
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 | |
| Charles James McNair | A | 1937 | |||
| McNair & Elder | A | 1937 | |||
| Robert Walter Elder | A | 1937 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| ABC Cinemas | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| 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 | |
| Architect and Building News | 1937 | Jul-Dec | p211 | |
| Builder | 13 August 1937 | p293 | ||
| Builder | 3 September 1937 | p429 | ||
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 | |
| DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | ||