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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh, Lothian » Roxy Cinema
Also known as Poole's Roxy Cinema

Roxy Cinema

Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
392 Gorgie Road
, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom EH11 2RN
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1522
Chain: Unknown
Architect: C.C. Chadwick, William Watson
Firm: Chadwick, Watson & Company
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Opened as Poole's Roxy Cinema on 20th December 1937 with James Stewart in "Seventh Heaven" and Dick Foran in "Sunday Round-up". The cinema was located on a prominent corner site at Gorgie Road and Alexander Drive. Designed in an Art Deco style by Leeds based architectural firm Chadwick, Watson & Company, seating in the auditorium was provided in stalls and circle and the proscenium was 45 feet wide. The corner facade originally had a spectactular neon display over the entrance.

The Roxy Cinema closed on 7th December 1963 with Claire Bloom in "80,000 Suspects" and Rock Hudson in "This Earth is Mine". Two days later it re-opened as an independent bingo club, latterly the County Bingo Club. In 1997 it was closed and the building was sold for development. The auditorium was demolished and a block of 23 flats were built on the site.

The facade and side walls were retained, and the demolition took place, despite Historic Scotland designating the Roxy Cinema a Grade C(s) Listed building on 11th September 1997.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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This is a photo of a Roxy Cinema/Bingo in Edinburgh. I'm not sure if its this theater or not.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 7, 2008 at 12:35pm
That pic above is the former Roxy in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. More info on that here:

http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/kelso.html

The Edinburgh Roxy is this one here:

http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/edinburgh/part2/Pages/4.html
posted by Gary Painter on Apr 4, 2008 at 6:21pm
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