Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kingsway Cinema |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Plans have been approved for the erection of a cinema at the junction of King-street and Frederick-street by Messrs James F Donald (Aberdeen Cinemas) Limited. [Builder 22 April 1938 Page 801] Messrs Rollo and Hall F/ARIBA 146 Union-street, Aberdeen, are the architects for a cinema to be erected in Frederick-street for Messrs James F Donald (Aberdeen Cinemas) Ltd. [Builder 13 May 1938 Page 957] |
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 | |
| King Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1938 | Scheme accepted | ||
| 1939 | Build/construction | ||
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 | |
| David Polson Hall | 1939 | ||||
| Robert Leslie Rollo | A | 1939 | |||
| Rollo & Hall | A | 1939 | |||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 22 April 1938 | p801 | ||
| Builder | 13 May 1938 | p957 | ||
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 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | David Polson Hall: F no4613 (combined box 24) | |