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Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 12: Gorgie Road (iii) Former Poole’s Roxy Cinema

This is in the background of my post from three days ago. It’s on the corner of Gorgie Road and Alexander Drive and used to be Poole’s Roxy Cinema. Only the facade of the cinema remains.:-

Former Cinema, Edinburgh

It’s glorious though:-

Former Poole's Roxy Cinema, Edinburgh

Detail in Alexander Drive. From the website linked to above this is a later addition, possibly from when the building was turned over to shops and flats:-

Detail of Former Poole's Roxy Cinema, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 12: Gorgie Road (ii)

This one is on the corner of Gorgie Road and Westfield Road:-

Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road Edinburgh

Facade:-

Facade, Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh

Ironwork railings on balcony:-

Balcony Detail, Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road

Central Detail:-

Detail Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road.

 

Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 12: Gorgie Road (i)

While walking to Tynecastle I passed two Art Deco buildings on Gorgie Road.

The first was the former Tivoli Picture House/New Tivoli Cinema.

Former New Tivoli Cinema, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh

Nice detailing on the stonework and great zig-zag pattern on the roofline above the canopied entrance. Strong horizontals elsewhere.

The opposite view:-

Former New Tivoli Cinema, Edinburgh

In the first photo you can see the terrace of shops beyond the cinema. I had to stitch two photos to get the whole row in the picture below. The building is of course not curved.

Art Deco Shop Terrace, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh

More pictures of the New Tivoli can be found on the Scottish Cinemas website.

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