Beach Ballroom
The Beach Ballroom is an art deco building on the sea front of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is home to one of Scotland's finest dance floors - famous for its bounce - which floats on fixed steel springs.
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.jpg) Front of the Beach Ballroom | |
| Location | Beach Promenade, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| Owner | Aberdeen City Council |
| Operator | Aberdeen City Council |
| Type | Multi-purpose venue |
| Genre(s) | Concerts, sporting events, dinner dances, weddings, conferences, corporate events, weddings |
| Capacity | 1,000 (Main Ballroom) 150 (Star Ballroom) 100 (Northern Lights Room) 50 (Promenade Room) |
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| Opened | 3 May 1929 |
| Renovated | 1970s |
| Expanded | 1963 |
| Construction cost | £50,000 |
| Architect | Thomas Roberts and Hume |
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| Beach Ballroom Website | |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Official name | The Esplanade, Beach Ballroom |
| Designated | 12 January 1967 |
| Reference no. | LB20314 |
It was built in 1926, and is a Category B listed building.[1]
It regularly plays host to music and dance events, conferences, weddings and British Masters Boxing bouts.
Famous acts to appear at the Beach Ballroom include The Beatles, The Small Faces, Pink Floyd, The Who, Cream, Joe Loss, Ken Mackintosh and more recently The Ordinary Boys. It is made from granite.
The Beach Ballroom is owned and operated by Aberdeen City Council. The Beach Ballroom is also the site of a webcam that faces South, along the beach towards Footdee.[2]
Looking up the beachfront to the Beach Ballroom
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen. |
- Historic Environment Scotland. "The Esplanade, Beach Ballroom (Category B) (LB20314)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Aberdeen Beach Webcam". Aberdeen Webcams. Aberdeen City Council. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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