Basic Site Details Name: | Theatre | City or county: | Aberdeen | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | A syndicate has obtained from the Town Council by way of perpetual feu a piece of ground with 110 feet of frontage and 160 feet of depth on the east side of Rosemount Viaduct. It is proposed to erect on the site a theatre capable of accommodating over 2,000 persons. The building will be fireproofed throughout, the pit resting on arches fronting Upper Denbarn, a street running under the viaduct at a lower level, but all the entrances will be from the viaduct. The new buildings will be of granite and Messrs Harper and Sutherland, Aberdeen, the architects for the syndicate. [Builder 2 January 1897 p21] | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Theatre | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Rosemount Viaduct | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | Proposed | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | George Sutherland | | A | 1897 | | | | Harper & Sutherland | | A | 1897 | | | | Louis Harper | | A | 1897 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 2 January 1897 | | | p21 |
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