Beach Ballroom Explained
| Beach Ballroom |
| Logo Image: | Beach_Ballroom_Logo.jpg |
| Location: | Beach Promenade, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Type: | Multi-purpose venue |
| Genre: | Concerts, sporting events, dinner dances, weddings, conferences, corporate events, weddings |
| Renovated: | 1970s |
| Expanded: | 1963 |
| Owner: | Aberdeen City Council |
| Operator: | Aberdeen City Council |
| Cost: | £50,000 |
| Architect: | Thomas Roberts and Hume |
| Capacity: | 1,000 (Main Ballroom)
150 (Star Ballroom)
100 (Northern Lights Room)
50 (Promenade Room) |
| Embedded: | | Embed: | yes | | Designation1: | Category B Listed Building | | Designation1 Offname: | Beach Ballroom | | Designation1 Date: | 12 January 1967 |
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The Beach Ballroom is an art deco building on the beach boulevard of Aberdeen, Scotland.[1] It was built in 1926, and is a Category B listed building. It is noted for its dance floor which is supported by 1,400 steel springs.[2] [3]
Famous acts to appear at the Beach Ballroom include the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Who,[4] the Small Faces, Cream, Joe Loss, Ken Mackintosh and more recently the Ordinary Boys and Twin Atlantic.[5] Like many buildings in Aberdeen, it is made from granite.
The Beach Ballroom is owned and operated by Aberdeen City Council[6] and has a webcam that faces south along the beach towards Footdee.[7] The Ballroom is connected to the more modern Beach Leisure Centre via an indoor walkway.
The main dance hall is octagonal and originally had a domed ceiling, though this has since been covered over with a suspended ceiling. The smaller Star Ballroom extension was opened in June 1963.[8]
The Ballroom underwent a refurbishment from 2008 to April 2010.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-08-25 . Beach Master Plan Report Appendix B: Beach Ballroom . 2022-03-31 . Aberdeen City Council.
- News: Waterston . Kirstie . Party like it’s 1929: The grand opening of the Art Deco Aberdeen Beach Ballroom . 2024-08-18 . 2024-09-18 . The Press and Journal . en-GB.
- News: Remembering 90 years of the good times at Aberdeen Beach Ballroom . 2019-05-06 . 2024-09-18 . The Scotsman . en-GB.
- News: Drysdale . Neil . Aberdeen's Beach Ballroom: Do you remember 'the place where boy met girl'? . 2022-03-09 . 2024-09-18 . The Press and Journal . en-GB.
- News: Lenthall . Mark . Review: Twin Atlantic Make Waves at the Beach Ballroom, plus full setlist . 2024-05-23 . 2024-09-18 . The Press and Journal . en-GB.
- News: Hebditch . Jon . 'Sad day' as Aberdeen City Council looks at new operators to run legendary Beach Ballroom . 2019-06-18 . 2022-03-31 . The Press and Journal . en-GB.
- Web site: Aberdeen Beach Webcam. 2016. Aberdeen Webcams. Aberdeen City Council. 26 August 2016.
- Web site: Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeen City - NJ90NE0173 - BEACH BALLROOM . 2022-04-13 . online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
- Web site: Beach Ballroom . 2022-03-31 . Brintons Carpets . en.
- Web site: Brintons recreates art deco design for ballroom . 2010-07-28 . 2022-03-31 . The Shuttle . Kidderminster . en.
