| Autor: |
Carruthers, G., Cressey, M., Mitchell, S. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| DOI: |
10.5284/1105475 |
| Popis: |
A Level 1 historic building survey was carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd at 50 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. The survey was designed to record the current layout of the building prior to its alteration. 50 Nicolson Street started life as The Royal Princess Theatre built in 1875. It went out of business in 1886 and was then used by The Salvation Army. In 1912 it was converted to the La Scala silent-picture house and remained so into the late 1940s. In 1984 it was renamed The Classic and was last known as the Empire bingo hall. The building survey recorded the exterior and interior of the former cinema and bingo hall as it survived at the time of the survey. The survey confirmed some late 19th century decorative period features still survived from the Royal Princess Theatre era. The results also confirm that the building has been modified to suit the transition from a small vaudeville theatre to an Edwardian and mid-20th century cinema. At some point, probably in the 1950s alterations to the balcony seating may have required additional support resulting in the introduction of load-bearing raker beams. More modern conversions (fire exits and kitchen appliances) relate to its use as a bingo hall in the in the late 1990s. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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