Basic Site Details
| Name: | King's Theatre |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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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 | |
| Leven Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 18 August 1906 | Foundation stone laid by Andrew Carnegie | ||
| 8 December 1906 | Opened | ||
| May 1951 | Destruction/demolition | Dean of Guild Court granted warrant for the demolition of the upper circle and gallery and the reconstruction of the upper circle at a cost of £12,000 | |
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 | |
| James Davidson | A | 1905 | 1906 | Designed with J D Swanston | |
| John Daniel Swanston | A | 1905 | 1906 | With James Davidson | |
| Swanston & Syme | A | 1905 | 1906 | ||
| William Walker | A | 1905 | 1906 | As chief assistant to Swanston & Syme | |
| Stewart Cruickshank | 1906 | 1906 | Completed | ||
| Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul | 1951(?) | As Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth & Paul. For demolition and reconstruction work | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Howard & Wyndham Ltd | 5 St Andrew Square [to whom the warrant granted in May 1951] |
| Robert C Buchanan's Edinburgh Building Company | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p259 | |
| 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) | pp46-7 | |
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | ||||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Daily Journal | 7 October 1905 | |||
| Builder | 1 April 1905 | LXXXVIII | ||
| Builder | 22 December 1906 | XCI | ||
| Builder | 4 May 1951 | p640 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27656 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | James Davidson: F v17 p100 no1146 (microfilm reel 12); William Walker: L v26 no2132 | |