Edinburgh, Picture Theatre, interior. View of dining area.
SC 680402
Description Edinburgh, Picture Theatre, interior. View of dining area.
Date 1914
Collection Records of Bedford Lemere and Company, photographers, London, England
Catalogue Number SC 680402
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of BL 22541/17
Scope and Content Tea Room, the New Picture House, No 56 Princes Street, Edinburgh The New Picture House, Princes Street, owned by Provincial Cinematographic Theatres, opened in 1913 as one of Edinburgh's new 'refined' cinemas. The interior was extensively photographed in 1914 by the architectural photographer, Harry Bedford Lemere. This elegant tea room was designed in the French style of King Louis XIV. The bow-ended room has a ceiling with delicate plasterwork, with an ornate cornice and elaborate frieze. The electrified glass chandelier provides the final touch. In 1913, Provincial Cinematographic Theatres had two cinemas in Princes Street which offered the public 'a refined form of entertainment'. Although they were small, they had the 'refinements' of tea rooms and an orchestra to accompany the silent films. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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