Dundee, 27 Cowgate, King's Theatre
Theatre (20th Century)
Site Name Dundee, 27 Cowgate, King's Theatre
Classification Theatre (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 25 Cowgate; 21-29 Cowgate; Gaumont Theatre; County Bingo
Canmore ID 186489
Site Number NO43SW 427
NGR NO 40480 30585
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/186489
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
3 storey 4 bay former restaurant/ billiards room to the former King's Theatre and Hippodrome, a large red ashlar theatre, 3-storey front, E elevation stepped and treated in American manner. Encircling ground floor band course. The Continental Ballroom/King's Billiard Room (entered from No 21 Cowgate) has similar plasterwork to the main theatre block with a barrel-vaulted top-lit ceiling.
Built as the King's Theatre and Hippodrome, the auditorium was converted to a cinema in 1928. The name was changed to 'Gaumont' in1950 and again to 'Odeon' in 1973. Closed as a cinema in 1982, part of the building was subsequently run as a bingo hall and then partly as a nightclub. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
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End section of the former King's Theatre and Hippodrome. One of 2 bays in similar style; long blank area of walling to left, ground floor plain ashlar with suspended canopy for queues. Semi-domed open metal neon-light fitting. Cornice and parapet, raised block at centre. 3 bays at left stepped up as ground falls. Channelled ashlar below band course, banded ashlar above. 4 tiers of tripartites over, flanked by bipartites, 1st and 2nd floors linked by vertical recesses. Band course over 3rd floor 4th floor low shouldered windows. Mutule cornice. S elevation rubble-built, W elevation brick-built.
Built as the King's Theatre and Hippodrome, the auditorium was converted to a cinema in 1928. The name was changed to 'Gaumont' in1950 and again to 'Odeon' in 1973. Closed as a cinema in 1982, the building was subsequently run as a bingo hall and part of the complex started to operate as a nightclub from 2008. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
Go to BARR website