Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Oban |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | As a result of negotiations between Oban Cinema Company and the new company recently formed which acquired the old post office site in Argyle-square where the second cinema house was to have been built, a new arrangement has been made. The present cinema house company in George-street has acquired the ground and building rights from the new company and will proceed shortly with the erection of the cinema.[Builder 20 January 1933 Page 148] Messrs Cowieson’s Limited are designers and contractors for the new super cinema, lounge, tea room etc. at Argyle-square for the Oban Cinema Company. [3 February 1933 Page 221] |
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 | |
| Argyle Square | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1931 | Proposed | ||
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 | |
| F D Cowieson & Co ( later Cowiesons Ltd) | A | 1931 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Oban Cinema Company | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 20 January 1933 | p148 | ||
| Builder | 3 February 1933 | p221 | ||
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 | |