Basic Site Details
| Name: | Palladium Cinema |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | The Gaiety Picture House was opened by Dove Paterson on 5 September 1908 in the old St Katherine’s Hall. Altered and refurbished in May-June 1919, it re-opened as the Palladium. The cinema closed in the summer of 1930, proposals to extend the building apparently abandoned. In 1937, The Aberdeen Picture Palaces Limited proposed the erection of a cinema on the site. [Builder 21 May 1937 Page 1101] but this scheme was not progressed and in August 1937 the building was sold to ABC It was subsequently demolished for the Regal Cinema. See separate entry |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Gaiety Picture House | 1908-1919 | |
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 | |
| 10, Shiprow | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1919 | Alterations and additions | Gaiety Picture House refurbished and re-opened as Palladium | |
| 1930 | Proposed extension scheme, seemingly not progressed | ||
| 1937 | Destruction/demolition | ||
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 | |
| John Rust | 1919 | Gaiety Picture House refurbished and re-opened as Palladium | |||
| (Captain) Douglas Stuart McMillan | A | 1930 | Proposed extension scheme | ||
| D & J R McMillan | A | 1930 | Proposed extension scheme | ||
| John Ross McMillan | A | 1930 | Proposed extension scheme | ||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1930 | July-Dec | p161 | |
| Builder | 12 September 1930 | p455 | ||
| Builder | 21 May 1937 | p1101 | ||
| Building News | 18 June 1919 | p407 - plans approved by TC | ||
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 | Douglas S McMillan: L no 3535 (box 13) | |