Basic Site Details Name: | Palace Theatre | Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | A new picture house in Kirkcaldy was opened on Saturday. It is centrally situated on Whytes Causeway, the main artery to the station from the High Street. The hall is 45 feet by 75 feet and has a seating capacity for 1,100 people. The decorations are white and gold, the main walls being relieved in a darker tint. The stage accommodation is 30 feet deep and 50 feet wide. The building has been executed from designs by Mr J D Swanston, architect, Kirkcaldy and has cost between £4,000 and £5,000. [Building News 16 May 1913 p696]
Converted to a cinema, and latterly to solicitors' premises after destruction by fire in 1946. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Picture Hall | | | | Picture Palace | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Whytescauseway | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1912 | 1913 | | Original building | | 10 May 1913 | | Opened | | | 15 May 1923 | | | Alterations - drawings dated | | 1925 | | Alteration/conversion | Converted to cinema | | 1945 | | Destruction/demolition | Damaged by fire |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Daniel Swanston | | | 1913 | | Original building | | John Daniel Swanston | | B | 1923 | | Alterations |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glen, Duncan | 2008 | William Williamson | | | P21 (ILL) | | 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) | pp222-3 | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1913 | CIV | | p 602 | | Building News | 1912 | CIII | | p 672 | | Building News | 16 May 1913 | CIV | | p 696 | | Fife Free Press | 2 February 1990 | | | Feature article on Swanston |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Fife Archives, Iona House, John Smith Business Park, Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy Dean of Guild Court | | Alterations DG/K/1/1473 |
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