Theatres · Central Scotland
George Cinema
George Cinema in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
George Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in Scotland Central, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The George Cinema is a former Art Deco cinema on Bath Street in Portobello, Edinburgh. The building opened in 1939 as the County Cinema. For many years, a bingo hall, it is a Category C listed building.
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Background
History
The cinema was opened as The County Cinema at a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, 30 March 1939, at 2.30 pm, performed by Bailie James Edward. The feature films of the opening programme were Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Air Devils. The cinema building was designed by Thomas Bowhill Gibson, who is also responsible for the Dominion Cinema in Morningside, Edinburgh. The promoters were Messrs Scott Paulo & Company. The cost of the cinema was £20,000 and upon opening it seated 1600 people. The cinema featured a wide knee-room, saucer-shaped layout ensuring no seat is immediately behind another, Western Electric Mirrophonic sound and Holophone lighting system.
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- Coordinates
- 55.5443, -4.6633
- Established
- 1939
Sources
- wikidata: Q38937192 (CC0)
- wikipedia: George Cinema, Portobello (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is George Cinema?
- George Cinema is in central Scotland, United Kingdom.
- When was George Cinema built?
- Built or established in 1939.
- Who owns George Cinema?
- George Cinema is owned by | architect = Thomas Bowhill Gibson.