Basic Site Details
| Name: | Playhouse Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Stornoway |
| Island: | Lewis |
| City or county: | Western Isles |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | A scheme is on foot for the erection of a cinema to seat 1,000 persons on a site at South Beach and Kenneth-street. The promoters are a new company.[Builder 14 July 1933 Page 77] Plans were passed for the erection of a new cinema - The Playhouse - for the Stornoway Playhouse Limited. Messrs Conlieson (sic) Limited Charles Street St Rollox Glasgow NE have secured the building contract. [Builder 28 July 1933 Page 159] |
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 | |
| Kenneth Street | ||
| South Beach | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1933 | 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 | |
| F D Cowieson & Co ( later Cowiesons Ltd) | A | 1933 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Stornoway Playhouse Ltd | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 14 July 1933 | p77 | ||
| Builder | 28 July 1933 | p159 | ||
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 | |