Item FOS/1 - Copy (partial) of a plan for alterations to a property on Fossgate for the Electric Theatres Ltd.

Identity area

Reference code

FOS/1

Title

Copy (partial) of a plan for alterations to a property on Fossgate for the Electric Theatres Ltd.

Date(s)

  • 1910 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 rolled plan

Context area

Name of creator

(1911-1951)

Administrative history

The Electric Theatre was York's first purpose-built cinema. It was later reopened as the Scala in 1951.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The plan was originally part of a lost MA thesis on cinema architecture and conservation from 1984, awarded by the University of York.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

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Conditions governing reproduction

Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

Language of material

  • English