Basic Site Details
| Name: | County Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Portobello |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Plans have been approved for the erection of a cinema in Back-street (sic), Portobello for Messrs Scott Paulo and Company of the New County Cinema Haddington. The architect is Mr T Bowhill Gibson FRIBA 19 Manor Place, Edinburgh. [Builder 23 September 1938 Page 620] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | County Cinema | Yes | |
| The George Cinema | Yes | |
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 | |
| 14, Bath Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1938 | 1939 | ||
| 9 September 1938 | Dean of Guild warrant granted | ||
| 3 March 1939 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Thomas Bowhill Gibson | 1938 | 1939 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scott Paulo & Company, New County Cinema, Haddington | |
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 | p652 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1939 | Jan-Jun | p158 | |
| Builder | 23 September 1938 | p620 | ||
| RIBA Journal | January 1950 | v57 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p121 - obituary of Thomas Bowhill Gibson |
| Scotsman | 10 September 1938 | |||
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 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26818 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Library | Two press cuttings, 1939, possibly part of RIAS collection | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | RIAS Collection | 10 drawings | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Thomas Bowhill Gibson: L no4726 (combined box 5) | |