Basic Site Details
| Name: | News Cinema |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | A company known as the North of Scotland News Theatres (Aberdeen) Limited has been formed with the purpose of erecting a newsreel theatre in Diamond Street. [Builder 1 May 1936 Page 897] Plans have been prepared by Messrs George Watt and Stewart of Aberdeen for a news theatre in Diamond-street for the North of Scotland News Theatres (Aberdeen) Limited. [Builder 12 June 1936 Page 1201] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Cosmo | ||
| Curzon | ||
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 | |
| 15, Diamond Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1936 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Malcolm Stewart | A | 1936 | |||
| George Watt | A | 1936 | |||
| George Watt & Stewart | A | 1936 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| North of Scotland News Theatres (Aberdeen) Limited | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1 May 1936 | p897 | ||
| Builder | 12 June 1936 | p1201 | ||
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 | |