Basic Site Details
| Name: | News Reel Theatre, Waverley Station |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Unexecuted |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | It is stated that the British News Theatres Limited are negotiating for sites at Central Station Glasgow and at Waverley Station, Edinburgh for the erection of news theatres. The architect to the company is Mr Alistair G MacDonald. 13 Queen Anne’s-gate London SW1. [Builder 15 September 1933, p440] |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Cinema | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1933 | Build/construction | Proposed - not carried out | |
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 | |
| Alister Gladstone MacDonald (or Alistair Gladstone MacDonald) | A | 1933 | Proposed new reel cinema - not executed | ||
| Leonard George Pargiter | A | 1933 | As architect in charge of Edinburgh office of Alister G MacDonald - not executed | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| British News Theatres Limited | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 15 September 1933 | p440 | ||
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 | Pargiter: L no6486 (Combined Box 142); F no4784 (Combined Box 35) | |