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Gateway Theatre, formerly Broadway Cinema, Leith Walk
Wheelan, Kevin Smith & Wheelan, Henry, 1971, Photograph
Gateway Theatre, formerly Broadway Cinema, Leith Walk
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4380
Title
Gateway Theatre, formerly Broadway Cinema, Leith Walk
Description
Opened as a cinema in 1908 and later a theatre. It is now student accommodation.
Artist / maker
Wheelan, Kevin Smith & Wheelan, Henry
Date
1971
Size
19.6 x 22.2 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Originally a veterinary college from 1888 to 1904. Opened as a cinema in 1908 it became known as the Atmospheric in 1929-30 and subsequently Pringle's. After this date it became a theatre known as Millicent Ward's Studio Theatre and the Festival Theatre. In 1938 it was renamed The Broadway and in 1946 this building and those in the immediate surroundings were gifted to the Church of Scotland.
From this time on the theatre and cinema was known as The Gateway. The last use as a cinema was sometime around 1965-66. The building was then used as the Scottish Television Company's Edinburgh studio's. In 1988 it was bought by Queen Margaret University College. Alterations were completed in 1994 and the theatre got a reputation as a top venue for fringe productions. The Gateway closed in 2005 and in 2006 the University obtained planning permission for demolition for residential accommodation. Conversion to student accommodation finally commenced in 2012.
Find out more about the history of Edinburgh's cinemas and theatres from the
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