Basic Site Details
| Name: | Roxy Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Gorgie |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Plans have been passed by the Dean of Guild Court for a cinema at the corner of Gorgie-road. The promoters are Messrs Poole’s Roxy (Edinburgh) Limited and the architects are Messrs Chadwick Watson and Co. 9 Albion-street Leeds. [Builder 22 January 1937 Page 233] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | County Bingo Hall | 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 | |
| 7, 9, Alexander Drive | ||
| 392-430, Gorgie Road | Yes | HS list 2010 gives simply 392 Gorgie Road not 392-430. |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1837 | |||
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 | |
| Chadwick Watson & Co | 1937 | ||||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Poole's Roxy (Edinburgh) Limited | |
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 | p507 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 22 January 1937 | p233 | ||
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 | 44618 | |