Basic Site Details
| Name: | New Picture House |
| Town, district or village: | St Andrews |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Seated 910. This was promoted by the company of which Alfred Scott was a director. 'St Andrews is to have an entirely new cinema designed to provide a capacity of 910. The plans for the house, which is to be called the 'New Picture House' jave been approved by the Town Council. The new house will stand on a site near the corner of Murray Park. The architects are messrs Gillespie & Scott 4 Queen's Gardens, St Andrews, Fife, NB [Builder 11 July 1930, p248] |
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 | |
| North Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1930 | New cinema | ||
| 1934 | New pay box | ||
| 1960 | Alteration/conversion | Further alterations | |
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 | |
| Gillespie & Scott | A | 1930 | New cinema | ||
| James Hoey Scott | A | 1930 | New cinema | ||
| James Scott | A | 1930 | New cinema | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | B | 1934 | New pay box | ||
| James Hoey Scott | B | 1934 | New pay box | ||
| James Scott | B | 1934 | New pay box | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | C | 1960 | Further alterations | ||
| James Hoey Scott | C | 1960 | Further alterations | ||
| Michael George Scott | C | 1960 | Further alterations | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Wright, Katherine Mary | Gillespie & Scott in St Andrews: the inter-war years, 1919-1939 | University of St Andrews, School of Art History dissertation | pp61-64 | ||
| www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | Scottish Cinemas website and database | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 25 July 1930 | CXXIV | p 130, 248 | |
| Builder | 11 July 1930 | CXXXIX | p 76 | |
| Builder | 8 August 1930 | CXXXIX | p 248 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51110 | |
| St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | Bundle no 2071, 2268 | |