Basic Site Details

Name: New Royal Alhambra Theatre
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
Grid ref:
Notes: Edinburgh.—A place of public entertainment, called the " New Alhambra," has been erected at Edinburgh. Mr D M'Gibbon was the architect. The new hall is being fitted up by Messrs Sanderson & Muirhead, the contractors for the building, with tiers of boxes and gallery, stage boxes, dressing rooms, orchestra, etc, upon the same scale, and after nearly the same model as the Royal Queen's Theatre. It is said that when the decorations and internal fittings are completed, it will be one of the prettiest little theatres in the country. The roof is to be broken into panels, and decorated with stars on a blue ground. The proscenium and fronts of the galleries are to be ornamented in relief in blue and gold. The "New Alhambra," which is only a very little smaller than the Queen's Theatre, is seated so as to accommodate 1,500 persons. [Building News 19 September 1862 p224]

Demolished to enable construction of the La Scala Cinema.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Salvation ArmyYesfrom after 1886

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Theatre  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 150, Nicolson StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 318611862  
Item 2 of 31886  Closed
Item 3 of 31912 Demolition 

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1David MacGibbon  18611862 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Paterson, William - stockbroker 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder1862XX  
Item 2 of 3Building News19 September 1862  p224
Item 3 of 3Building News1864