Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Huntly |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Plans for a new and up-to-date cinema for Huntly, to be erected on the west side of Gordon-street have been passed by the Dean of Guild Court. This cinema is to replace the existing one situated in the same locality belonging to the Elite Entertainments Syndicate. [Builder 29 May 1931 Page 990 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Palace | ||
| Picturehouse | ||
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 | |
| Gordon Street(?) | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1931 | Build/construction | ||
| 1931 | Scheme accepted | ||
| 4 September 1931 | Tenders invited | ||
| 27 July 1932 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| D & J R McMillan | A | 1931 | |||
| John Ross McMillan | A | 1931 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Elite Entertainments Syndicate | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1931 | Jan-Jun | p314 | |
| Builder | 29 May 1931 | p990 | ||
| Builder | 4 September 1931 | p406 | ||
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 | |