Comments about Caley Picture House in Edinburgh, GB

Derick Moss on April 7, 2024 at 5:42 am

Was up in Edinburgh this weekend, and took time out to visit the former Caley Picture House. What a fabulous and stunning conversion by JD Wetherspoon in retaining a nod to it’s past cinema status.

DavidSimpson on July 6, 2017 at 7:43 am

I visited on Friday 23rd June 2017. This is another superb Wetherspoon conversion.

popcorn_pete on March 13, 2017 at 1:32 pm

The Caley Picture House pub opened in the former cinema on 13 December 2016.

Buffer on March 13, 2017 at 8:58 am

Wetherspoon News has a feature on the Caley in their spring edition.

davidkay on September 16, 2014 at 4:58 pm

Now being converted into a Wheatherspoons pub

Ian on October 15, 2011 at 1:27 am

The Picture House (Caley) is in good condition and functions as a 1,500 capacity live music venue. This is mainly standing, but the front five rows of the balcony are padded bench seating. Photos from October 2011 below.

EXTERIOR

FOYER

AUDITORIUM TOWARDS STAGE

AUDITORIUM ACROSS STAGE

AUDITORIUM TOWARDS REAR

garypainter on June 17, 2009 at 1:40 pm

Shortly after opening as a live music venue in September 2008, it was renamed the HMV Picture House, following a new sponsorship deal.

garypainter on September 15, 2008 at 2:26 am

The Caley re-opens this month as a live music venue and club called The Picture House, run by the MAMA Group. The gaudy pink interior scheme and intrusive bars appear to have been removed for this more sympathetic use.

http://www.mamagroup.co.uk/picturehouse/

Ian on February 5, 2008 at 9:24 am

A close up of the Caley from 1993 here:–

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Ken Roe on February 4, 2008 at 3:27 pm

The Caley Picture House can be seen in this vintage 1959 photograph; It’s the dark building jutting out, mid-distance on the right, just beyond the bus:
http://flickr.com/photos/allybeag/838615722/

Caley Picture House

31 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2DJ

31 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh, EH1 2DJ