Playhouse Cinema, 5, 7 Murray Street, Perth is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 March 1991. Cinema. 2 related planning applications.
Playhouse Cinema, 5, 7 Murray Street, Perth
- WRENN ID
- rooted-shingle-magpie
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 20 March 1991
- Type
- Cinema
- Address
- Playhouse Cinema, 5, 7 Murray Street, Perth, PH1 5PL
- OS grid reference
- NO 116 237
- Coordinates
- 56.39809, -3.43362
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Playhouse Cinema, located at 5 and 7 Murray Street in Perth, was designed by Cattanach of Kingussie in 1933, with T B Gibson as a consultant for Caledonian Associated Cinemas. This large Art Deco cinema features shops on the ground floor and is constructed of red brick with marble-clad shopfronts and a tower, which is now painted. It retains its original canopy and metal-framed glazing, along with various decorative elements inside.
The facade includes a recessed central doorway with four sets of double doors, topped by a canopy that features Art Deco neon tube lighting. Above this, there is a marble-faced, buttressed tower, also painted, with a horizontal "Playhouse" sign in script above a three-light window. The shopfronts on either side curve into the tower, with upper floors showcasing brick band courses and continuous wrap-around horizontal windows. The sides and rear of the building are constructed from stock brick.
Inside, some decorative elements have been preserved, although the auditorium has been subdivided and repainted. The interior features a cantilevered balcony, stylised pilasters, and an Art Deco cornice on the walls, along with a panelled ceiling. The foyer includes curved metal banisters on the stairs, and original doors with chrome fittings remain upstairs leading to the auditorium and bar.
Local climate
Playhouse Cinema, 5, 7 Murray Street, Perth sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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