Basic Site Details
| Name: | West End Cinema |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | To accommodate 1600 people and include restaurant, two tea lounges two auditoriums, writing and smoking rooms, ladies' private rooms, and lifts. To be completed September 1921. It appears to have been proposed to be on the site of the earlier West End (or Albert Hall) cinema in Shandwick Place. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Fine Arts Institute | Yes | |
| Methodist Mission | 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 | |
| Shandwick Place | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 24 November 1920 | Plans lodged for 'super-cinema'. Old buildings to be acquired and whole rebuilt. | ||
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 | |
| Frank Edward Belcombe Blanc | 1920 | Plans lodged | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Omnium Trust Corporation | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | Scottish Cinemas website and database | Database accessed March 2006 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scotsman | 24 November 1920 | |||