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Friday 1 May 2009

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welcome to save leith theatre...

...this blog aims to contribute to what's known about Leith Theatre's past with a view to informing her future...for the community by the community...

...Hopefully, it'll also correct some misconceptions along the way...for example that 'it was closed to public performance in 1983 and has been redundant since'..(see, time line)

or that it was built by 'Bradshaw, Gass and Hope', when that practice became Bradshaw Gass & Hope in 1912; the architect Bradshaw Gass himself officiated at its foundation stone ceremony...the devil is in the detail...

...And so, with the breezy ideals of the 1964 Venice Charter (and all its subsequent 'sister' charters) blowing wind into my sails, this friend of Leith Theatre is propelled by its (and subsequent) guiding conservation principals encapsulated by the 1999 Burra Charter...

...perhaps the most important of which is to establish Leith Theatre's significance and with the involvement of people in the decision-making process (especially those who have associations with the place), which can be done by gathering documentary, oral and physical evidence.

'Cultural significance is embodied in the place itself, its fabric, setting, use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects'. It is also determined by 'aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations'...(Burra Charter)

Leith Theatre's best interests can be safeguarded for Leithers and their friends by Leithers and their friends...by understanding its past 80 years we can better safeguard its development over next 80 years and beyond...

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Friday 1 May 2009