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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Her Majesty's Theatre |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Opera House | Yes | |
| Tivoli Theatre | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Theatre | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Her Majesty's Theatre, Guild Street | Yes | |
| 1, Trinity Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1872 | Original Theatre | ||
| 7 December 1872 | Theatre opened | ||
| 1897 | Reconstruction of interior | ||
| 1909 | 1910 | Further work costing £10,000 | |
| 1937 | Major refurbishment | ||
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 | |
| Charles John Phipps | Architect | B | 1872 | Designed original building with James Matthews, (statements that Matthews designed the façade are probably erroneous) | |
| James Matthews | Architect | B | 1872 | Designed in conjunction with C J Phipps (statements that Matthews designed the façade are probably erroneous) | |
| Alexander Brown | Architect | A | 1897 | Supervised reconstruction of interior for Frank Matcham | |
| Brown & Watt | Architectural practice | A | 1897 | Supervised reconstruction of interior for Frank Matcham | |
| Frank Matcham | Architect | A | 1897 | Design for reconstruction of interior | |
| George Watt | Architect | A | 1897 | Supervised reconstruction of interior for Frank Matcham | |
| Frank Matcham | Architect | C | 1909 | 1910 | Further work |
| T Scott Sutherland | Architect | 1937 | Major refurbishment | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Earl and Sell | 2000 | Guide to British Theatres, 1750-1950 | London | Section 3 | |
| Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day | Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd) | pp175-179 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp86, 143 | |
| Walker, Brian | Frank Matcham Theatre Architect | pp130-132 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 8 May 1897 | LXXII | ||
| Builder | 29 May 1897 | Obituary of Phipps | ||
| Builder | 4 December 1909 | XCVII | ||
| Building News | 23 August 1872 | |||
| Building News | 27 December 1872 | p506 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 20333 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Brown and Watt Scrapbook | p62, 104 122 | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from Jim Fiddes | |
Images
© All rights reserved. Building News volume 23, 27 December 1872, p506