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ABERBARGOED Mon
ROY’S KINEMA / FUTURIST Commercial Street (Kamm) - Prop., L. R. Churchill, 7 Park Avenue, Whitchurch. 270 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. Con¬tinuous from 5 p.m. Booked at Cardiff. Proscenium width 20ft. Station, Bargoed, G.W.R.
RIALTO (Morrison) - Prop., W. Worlock, ‘Oakdene,’ 3 Gwenthoner Road, Hengoed. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 20ft.

ABERCARN Mon.
CINEMA - Prop., S. Attwood
Victoria Jubilee Hall f., John Sykes (1907)

ABERGAVENNY Mon.
BOROUGH THEATRE / Town Hall f., J. T. Rutherford (1907) Was used for occasional film shows.
CASTLE CINEMA WW2 army-run structure in castle grounds. Demolished.
COLISEUM Lion Street (WE) Opened 1913. Prop., Abergavenny Coliseum Co., Ltd. 780 seats. Booked at 2 Office Road, Maesteg, by R. Dooner. Twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Pros¬cenium width 25ft. Phone Abergavenny 33. Stations, Ahergavenny, G.W.R. & L.M.S. Now Wetherspoon’s following retail use.
PAVILION Monk Street (WE) Closed as cinema 1967. Now ‘Gateway Christian Centre’.
PICTURE PALACE / PARK HALL Opened 1913. Demolished.

ABERSYCHAN Mon.
CAPITOL / EMPIRE (BA) -Prop. Pontypool Theatres, Ltd., Pavilion, Abertillery. 500 seats. Booked at Pavilion, Abertillery. Continuous. Prices 6d. and 9d. Station, Abersythan, G.W.R.

ABERTILLERY Mon.
EMPRESS CINEMA Bridge Street (Sound Ltd.) -Prop., Abertil¬lery Theatres, Ltd., Pavilion, Abertillery. 800 seats. Booked at H. O. Continuous. Phone Abertillery 3. Station, Abertillery, G.W.R. Demolished late 80s.
GAIETY (Sound Ltd.) - Prop., Abertillery Theatres, Ltd., Pavilion, Abertillery. 1,200 seats. Booked at H. O. Continuous. Phone Abertillery 3. Station, Abertillery, G.W.R.
METROPOLE Carlton & Duckworth 1907 By 1941: (Kamm) - Prop., Abertillery Theatres, Ltd., Pavilion, Abertillery. 800 seats. Booked at H.O.
PALACE Carmel Street (Sound Ltd.) - Prop., Abertillery Theatres, Ltd. Booked at H.O. 650 seats.
PAVILION THEATRE Carlyle Street (Sound Ltd.) - Prop., Aber¬tillery Theatres, Ltd., Pavilion, Abertillery. 800 seats. Booked at H. O. Continuous, Phone Abertillery 3. Station, Abertillery, G.W.R.

ABINGDON Berks
GRAND CINEMA / Corn Exchange Opened 1855/6. Cap. 600. Early pictures. f., John H. Viner (1907) Post WWI, lessees F. J. & D. A. Jacobs. By 1922 Grand, leesee S. A. Coronel, mgr. J. W. Nemsey. 5d to 1/3d. Closed mid-1920s.
OLD GAOL ARTS CENTRE 16mm part-time operation
PAVILION / ABINGDON PICTURE PALACE / ELECTRIC PALACE 63 Stert Street Opened c.1911 – converted maltings. Pop., Lewis Davis, mgr. F. Goldby. 1920 - Lessee, Walter Thatcher. Res. Man. F. Goldby. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d to 9d. Seating 200. Voltage 460. Abingdon G.W.R. Re-constructed. 600 seats. Phone 20. c.1930 BTH sound. Bought by Union Cinemas c.1936 & re-named Pav. Closed c1939. Demolished.
REGAL The Square (BTP) Opened 8th June 1935 – Girl in Danger and One Night of Love. Prop., Regal (Abingdon) Ltd. Architect: Harold S. Scott. 900 seats. To Union 1936. To ABC 1937. By 1941: Props. Associated British Cine¬mas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Continuous. Booked at H. O. Phone Abingdon 322. Station, Abingdon G.W.R. CinemaScope c.1956. 785 seats. To Star 1965. Part-time bingo. Closed to film 1976. Bingo. 2 more attempts at part-time film. Building closed September 1987 or 9. Demolished February 2004.

ACCRINGTON Lancs
APOLLO / UNIT 4 / CLASSIC / ODEON / REGAL The Broadway Opened 12th April 1937 – Champagne Waltz. Architects: Drury & Gomersall. Bought by Odeon (Rank) 1944. To Classic December 1967. Tripled. Then Hutchinson’s 1981 and finally Apollo. Closed 25th March 1990. Demolished.
Assembly Rooms Mr. Duxbury (1907)
DOWRY STREET PICTURE PALACE Dowry Street Opened 28th February 1910. Conversion. Closed 1916. Works. ?demolished.
EMPIRE Edgar Street (WE) Opened c.1910 by William Wilson. Town’s first permanent cinema - next to Prince’s. By 1941: Prop., Victory Theatres, Ltd. Gen. Man. Arthur Peel. 728 seats. Three shows daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Accrington 2350. Station, Accrington, L.M.S. Star Bingo. Converted to flats.
GRAND THEATRE Opened 1882. Architect: Mr. Turner. Burned down 1964.
HIPPODROME (1) Opened 1903 – Madame Ella & her lions. Built on site of Ohmy’s Circus. Opened 1903 Management: Wilmot Potter, and Vandy (1907) Burned down 1908. Replaced by New Hipp. (2).
PICTUREDROME / KING’S HALL Whalley Road Opened c.1910, converted from 1859 Methodist chapel – porch and box over added externally. Prop. Weisker Bros. K. Hall 1915. Basement billiard hall. By 1941 (Morrison) - Prop., John Hamer. 426 seats. Two shows nightly. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Booked at Manchester. Prices 5d. to 8d. Proscen¬ium width 27ft. Phone 2431. Station, Accrington, L.M.S. Closed c.1960.
METROPLEX Moreton Street [4 screens / 870 seats; for summer 2002 opening]
New HIPPODROME (2) Ellison Street Opened 21st December 1908. Architect Bertie Crewe. Weisker Bros. (F. E. & J. L.) as directors with F. F. Wilshire, P. Vardy, A. L. Parkinson & W. Johnson. By 1941: (WE) Prop. Broadway Cinemas (Accrington) Ltd. 849 seats. Booked at Hall. Three shows daily. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 28ft. Stage, 24ft. deep. 6 dressing-rooms. Phone Accrington 2500. Station, Accrington, L.M.S. By 1946 it was back as live theatre playing variety, revue, and pantomime under Terence Byron’s management. 1950s lessee – Joseph Whittles. Closed 1954 & demolished 1955.
PALACE Whalley Road (WE) Opened 1915 - first Jardine orchestral organ 2/22s installed 1920 – organist Dr. Geo Tootall. 1941: Prop., Victory Theatres (Accrington) Ltd. 803 seats. Three shows daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Accrington 2589. Station, Accrington, L.M.S. Closed 1962. Store.
RITZ / PICTURE PALACE Church Street Opened 9th January 1922. Prop., Wilson & Barlow. Architect: A. R. Gradwell. Mgr John R. Kelly – later A. Spooner. 1934: rebuilt by owners as Ritz. By 1941: (GB) -Prop., Wilson & Barlow. 775 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly and matinée. Prices 5d. to 8d. Proscenium width 17ft. Café. Phone Accrington 2464. Station, Accrington, L.M.S. Closed August 1958. Store. Demolished.
PRINCESS PICTURE HOUSE / PRINCE’S THEATRE Edgar Street (No 3) Opened 1882. Architect Mr. Turner. J. B. Ormerod (1907) Became cine c.WWI-end. By 1941: (WE) -Prop. Victory Theatres, Ltd. Gen. Man. Arthur Peel. 840 seats. Three shows daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Accrington 2701. Station, Accrington, L.M.S. Damaged by fire & demolished in 1964.
Town Hall f., W. Prescott. Leased by A1 Animated Pictures in 1908.
VUE / PREMIÈRE Hyndburn Road opened 2002. 4 screens / 880 seats

ACKWORTH Yorks
ELECTRIC THEATRE Moor Top – KYB20: Prop., Fieldhouse & Davey. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d to 9d. Seating 350. Voltage 100. Station, Nostell, G.N.R. 1922: res. man. S. Fieldhouse. 1924: Res. man. A. Clifford. 1928: Prop. Ward & Fieldhouse. Res. man. S. Fieldhouse. Booked at Hall. One show nightly, twice Mon. and Sat. Mat. Sat. Prices 5d. to 8d. Phone Ackworth 34. 1930: Lessee & Man. E. Crossley. Pictures & occasional variety. Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Prices 5d. to 8d. Stage and one dressing room. Phone Ackworth 34. Closed in 1931KYB. No entry in 1932 KYB
NEW PICTURE THEATRE KYB 1914 Presumably as above. No other details.

ACOCKS GREEN
PICTURE HOUSE Prop., C. J. Green & J. W. Booth. Res. man. C. Mills. One show nightly. Mat., Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Acocks Green 97. Station Acocks Green, G.W.R.

ADDINGHAM, Yorks
School Rooms (1907)

ADDLESTONE Surrey
ARCADIA CINEMA KYB28
CINEMA ROYAL 1926: Prop., C. Reeves Hicks. Res. man. C. W. Scates. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d to 1/3d.
PLAZA Station Road (WE) - Props., Southern Cinemas, Ltd., 36, Kingsway W.C.2. Phone Holborn 3282. 314 seats. Booked at H. O. Continuous. Mats, daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Weybridge 1373. Station, Addlestone S. R.
Village Hall f. J. Bower Binns (1907)

ADLINGTON Lancs
CINEMA / THEATRE Railway Road Re-named by 1926. Prop. Adlington Cinematograph & Trading Co. Res. man. A. E. Newton. 1928: Prop. Adlington Theatre Ltd. Sec. J. Fearnhead, F.S.A.A. Booked at Hall. One show nightly, twice Sat. Prices 3d to 1s. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., W. Hartley. 425 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly, 3 shows Saturday. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Adlington 320. Station, Adlingion, L.M.S.

ADWICK-le-STREET Yorks
BRODSWORTH PICTURE PALACE - Prop., Brodsworth P.P. Ltd., One show daily. Three on Saturday. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d to 8d. Seating 550. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 110. Station, Carcroft. (KYB20)

ALCESTER Warwick
PLAZA Demolished
REGENT CINEMA / Corn Ex¬change High Street f., E. A. Jephcott Alcester (1907) By 1941: (BA) - Props., J.& K. Bolas. 301 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Alcester 60. Station, Alcester, L.M.S. & G.W.R., & Road Transport. Demolished.

ALDEBURGH Suffolk
ALDEBURGH CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE High Street Opened c.1919. Prop. W. Hill. 345 seats. (KYB20) By 1941 -Prop., Aldeburgh Cinema & Amusements, Ltd. 400 seats. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone Aldeburgh 37. Station, Aldeburgh, L.N.E.R. Now seats 286.
Jubilee Hall Crabbe Street f. (1907) – c1946 to date used for the Britten/Pears Aldeburgh Festival.

ALDERLEY EDGE Cheshire
FESTIVAL HALL / REGAL BALLROOM / REGAL CINEMA / ASSEMBLY ROOMS Built as the Assembly Rooms in 1927 to accommodate the new Alderley Edge Music Festival started by Philip Godlee, who lived nearby at The Meadows, Riley Lane. During WW2, it functioned as the Regal Cinema and dance hall, and local girls found it an ideal venue at which to meet American servicemen stationed in the area! Paul Bland [Paul.Bland@moultonschool.co.uk] 1941: Marks Circuit, 6, St. Mary’s Gate, Manchester 1. Phone Blackfriars 4978.

ALDERSHOT Hants
Canterbury Music Hall (1880s- ): 1880s. Unknown; nd, D
Country Theatre (1891-1953); 1891 Unknown; 1960 D
Marlborough Lines Theatre (1880s?- ); 1880s. Unknown; n.d. D
Red White and Blue Music Hall (c.1854- ); c.1845 Unknown; n.d. D
Royal Arms Music Hall (18809- ); 1880s. Unknown; n.d. D
Royal Engineers’ Theatre (1890-1960s); 1890 Unknown; n.d. D
Theatre Royal/South Camp (1856.- ); 1856 Unknown; n.d. D
ABC / RITZ High Street (BTH) Opened 13th May 1937. Architects: Verity & Beverley. Controlled by Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House. 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Whitehall 8484. 1,47 seats. Pictures and Variety. Continuous. Booked by Associated British Film Corpn., 30-31 Golden Square, London W1. Width of prosc. 48ft. Stage, 19ft. Three dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Aldershot 55. Stations, Aldershot, S. R. Tripled: 1: 313 2: 187 3: 150. Closed July 2003. Bingo.
ALEXANDRA CINEMA / Alexandra Music Hall Alexandra Road Opened c.1870. Converted to cinema c.1914. Rebuilt with circle by Henry G. Baker 1928. 1931: County Cinemas Ltd. lessees. 1941: (WE) – Prop. County Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. 710 seats. Continuous. Once on Sunday. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Aldershot 356. Stage, 4ft. deep, one dressing-room. Station, Aldershot Town, S.R. Closed 1967. Bingo. Demolished 1986.
APOLLO / VICTORY MUSIC HALL Opened 1859 Closed & demolished 1889 – mentioned by J. F. Melling.
GARRISON / CAVALRY THEATRE Queen’s Avenue Opened c.1890 – Pictures by 1919. 1941: (WE) Lessee, Chas. Darby. 500 seats. Booked at Scala Theatre, Farnborough. Twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Café attached. Phone Aldershot 482. Station, Aldershot Town, SR. Closed & demolished 1960.
HIPPODROME Station Road Opened 1913. Architect Bertie Crewe. By SG 46: Props: Kingshot Theatres, Ltd, Empire, Kingston-on-Thames. Agent: Gerard Heath. 108-111, Jermyn St., London, S.W.1. Cap.: Boxes 4, stalls 160, P. stalls 28, pit 261, D.C. 258, balcony 272. Barring clause: Not to appear within 6 miles 40 weeks prior and 3 weeks after. Twice-nightly 5.30 and 7.45. No matinées. Revue and variety. Stage: Pros. 24ft. x 30ft., depth 17ft., height under flies 24ft. Width between fly galleries 34ft. Stage to grid 50ft. Thirty-five hemp lines, no counterweight. Elec. equip.: 210 v. D.C. Four footlights with dimmers. Three battens with four dimmers. Four dips with dimmers. Four dips, switch controlled. Two floods on stage. Three front of house following limes. Dressing rooms: Seven. One chorus room for 12. Sep. room for orchestra. Resident orchestra of ten (acc. for twelve). Resident conductor. One turn-table reproducer and microphone. Closed 1952 & demolished 1962.
MANOR PARK PAVILION High Street (WE) Opened 1926. Architect: Henry G. Baker. Sold to County circuit January 1928. By 1941 - Prop., County Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Con¬tinuous. Once on Sunday. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 10ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Aldershot 567. Station, Aldershot SR. Closed 1956 and demolished ?1970s.
ODEON / EMPRE THEATRE High Street (WE) Opened 1st August 1930. Architect: Harold S. Scott. 1599 seats. Prop., Empire (Aldershot) Ltd., Empire (Aldershot) Ltd. 1931: B. F. Fort, mgr. Bought by County, taken over by Odeon.1941: Old County Cinema, Marlow. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Aldershot 760. Café attached. Station, Aldershot, S.R. Renamed Odeon 1964. Closed 1981. Still stands as ‘church’.
PALACE PICTURE THEATRE Station Road (WE) Opened 1910 - Props., Aldershot Picture Palace, Ltd. 1931: H. O. Eyan, mgr. By 1941: 708 seats. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 2s. 6d. Continuous daily. Phone Alder¬shot 99. Station, Aldershot Town, SR. Now a nightclub.
PRINCE’S HALL Civic Centre Prop: Corporation. 700 seats.
THEATRE ROYAL and Opera House Gordon Road (No 3) Opened 1891- Clarence Sounes (1907). 1931: Jn. F. Ash, propr. By SG46: Prop.: Super Variety, Ltd., Theatre Royal, Aldershot. Cap.: Stalls 301, D. circle 55, U. circle 82, pit stalls 90, gallery 166. Once nightly 7. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Twice nightly 4.30 till 10. Matinee Saturday 2.l5. Saturday matinée when playing twice nightly. Variety, repertory. Stage: Minimum depth from setting line, O.P 18ft., P.S. 24ft. Height under fly galleries 18ft. Width between fly galleries 32½ft. Height of grid from stage 30ft. Galleries 16ft. No counterweight gear. 27 lines. Elec. equip.: 230-460 v. D.C. Footlights, three circuits with ind. dimmers, Three battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Two dips switch controlled. Two floods on stands. Two f-o-h pro-set spots. One f-o-h follow¬ing lime. Dressing rooms: Six single. Orchestra: Acc. 10. Resident 10. Ampli¬fying equip.: Two-turntable reproducer. Microphone. By 1952 freehold owned by Garcia (Super Variety Ltd.) Lessee Frederick Piffard. Closed by fire 1955; demolished 1959.
WELLINGTON CINEMA (BTH) -Prop., Committee Royal Garrison Church Institute. 468 seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Continuous. Children’s Mat. Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Aldershot 440. Café attached. Station, Aldershot, SR.
West End Centre Queens Road Seats: 98

ALDRIDGE Staffordshire
AVION SUPER CINEMA Anchor Road (BTH) Opened 1938 - Props., Avion Cinemas (Aldridge) Ltd. Architect: Roland Satchwell. 1.000 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily. Films hooked at Hall. Occasional Variety. Stage, 30ft. x 15ft.; two dressing-rooms. Phone Aldridge 52312. Station, Aldridge, L.M.S. Closed 1967. Bingo since.
Public Hall f. (1907)

ALFORD Lincs
Corn Ex¬change f., S. B. Carsley (1907)
RITZ West Street (Parmeko) Opened 1937. Prop., E. Armitage. Converted from school/workshop. Booked at Hall. 250 seats. Once nightly. Pictures and Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscen¬ium width 13ft. Phone Alford 75. Stage 14ft. deep. Three dressing-rooms. Sold 1945. Leased to Tom Bradley 50s. Closed mid-60s. Stands as shop and pottery.

ALFRETON Derbys
EMPIRE (WE) -700 seats. Opened 1922. Occasional Variety. Booked at HO., Commerce Chambers, Elite Bldgs., Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 2273/4. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Phone Alfreton 146. Station, Alfreton. Demolished 1986
METRO CINEMA Newton (BTH) - Props., G. S. Clark & S. Fearn. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked at Hall by Props. Proscenium width 17ft.
ODEON THEATRE / ROYAL High Street (BTH) Built by Deutsch & Co. Opened 16th April 1931. Architect H. Clayton. 1450 seats. 1941 - Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Mat., Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Stage. Phone Alfreton 44. Closed 1964. Demolished.
New Town Hall, f., Frederick Lee (1907)

ALLENDALE Northumb
The CINEMA (Kalee) -Prop., Bert C. Young, 6 Melville Street, Edinburgh. 202 seats. Tues., Wed., Fri. at 7p.m.; Sat, at 2, 6 and 8.15 p.m. Two programmes weekly. Phone Allendale 60.

ALNWICK Northumb
Century Hall (1907)
CINEMA / CORN EXCHANGE and Theatre (No 3) Joseph Sanderson (1907) 1919 – Prop. John H. Sanderson. By 1941: (WE). -Prop. & Res. Man., J. H. Sanderson. 670 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Twice nightly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Alnwick 51. Station, Alnwick, L.N.E.R.
PLAYHOUSE Opened 1925. (WE) -Prop., Alnwick Playhouse Ltd. 1,000 seats. Pictures and Stage Plays. Booked at Newcastle. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 22ft. Stage, 18ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Continuous. Station, Alnwick L.N.E.R. Later 700seats. Closed to film 1979 - Last Feelings. To Northumberland Theatre Company. Ground floor rehearsal & administrative area, circle arts venue. Lessee Alnwick District Playhouse Trust. Music performances, dance, exhibitions & film shows.
Town Hall, W. T. Hindmarsh (1907)

ALRESFORD Hants
Civic Station Road
Town Hall f., W. H. Hunt (1907)

AL8TON Cumb
CINEMA (Electrocord) - Prop., Nelson & Nicholson. 300 seats. Booked by F. H. Nicholson at Hall. Occasional Variety. One show Thurs., two on Sat. Prices 2d. to 1s.; Proscenium width 20ft. Stage 12ft. deep, 2 dressing rooms. Dance hall attached. Station, Alston, LN.E.R.
Town Hall N. Walton (1907)

ALTON Hants
ALTON ELECTRIC THEATRE / Forester‘s Hall Operated as cinema 1911-1914.
Assembly Rooms f., E. Knowles (1907) Closed 1912.
PALACE / ALTON PICTURE THEATRE Normandy Street Opened 1914. 1919: Alton Picture Theatre Res. man. Chas. Preston. 1931: J. Hyman, mgr. 1931: J. Hyman, mgr. 1941 (RCA) - Prop., B. & R. Hyman. 825 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. ‘Phone Alton 103. Station, Alton, S.R. Now seats 111, also Bingo & Social Club.

ALTRINCHAM Ches
APOLLO Denmark Street [6 screens / 1,000 seats app.; work started summer 2005 for summer 2006]
HALE CINEMA / CINEMA HOUSE Willowtree Road Opened 1923. Architect W. W. Thornley. 1941 (WE) - Prop Hale Pictures, Ltd., 12, Exchange Buildings, 6, St. Mary’s Gate, Manchester. Phone City 1968. 890 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Cafe attached. Phone Altrincham 2228. Station, Hale, Cheshire Lines. Closed 1978. Demolished.
CENTRAL / SHAKESPEARE / Central Hall Shaw’s Road Existing building. Opened as Central 1906. Lessees, Weisker Bros. 1919: Prop. & mgr. Alf. Venables. Closed 1933. Later demolished.
CANNON / STUDIO ONE / HIPPODROME Stamford Street Opened 1912. Architects: Butterworth & Duncan. Prop. Thomas Hargreaves. 1,800 seats. January 1917 – fire, restored and re-opened in March. Sound: 9th October 1931 – The Man Who Came Back. By 1941: (RCA) -Props., T. Hargreaves (Altrincham) Ltd. 1,000 seats. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. Continuous. Prices 8d.to 1s. 4d. Proscenium width 27ft. Phone 0331. Station, Altrincham. Inherited by Frank Hargreaves. Closed 1963. Re-opened as circle-only by Star. Taken over by Cannon. Closed 9th October 1986. Demolished January 1987.
Lecture Hall f., Mr. Whitehead (1907)
Pavilion Mr. Taylor (1907)
PICTURE THEATRE Stamford New Road Opened January 1914. Architect: T.A. Fitton. 1,100 seats. 1919: Res. man. John Place. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Altrincham Picture Theatre, Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7, Oxford Road, Man¬chester. Phone Ardwick 2226. 1,012 seats. Continuous. Mats., Mon. and Thurs. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked at H O. Phone Altrincham 0800. Station, Altrincham, MS. & A.R. Closed 1966. Station House on site.
Public Hall f., Mr. Whitehead (1907)
REGAL SUPER CINEMA (BTH) Opened 13th May 1931. Architects: Drury & Joseph Gomersall. 1,700 seats. Compton organ. By 1941: Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H O. Seats 1,750. Continuous evenings. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Phone Altrincham 2626. Cafe attached. Station, Broadheath, Navigation Road, Altrincham, L.M.S. Auditorium burned down 5th January 1956. Demolished

AMBLE Northumb
BIJOU / Central Hall f., Messrs. Gibson (1907) c1910 Thomas Gibson mgr. 1939 – Amble Picture Hall Co.
COQUET PICTURE HALL - KB20

AMBLEBIDE Westmoreland
Pavilion f., Thos. Taylor (1907)
ZEFFIRELLI'S / ASSEMBLY ROOMS Compston Road f., Edward Tyson (1907) Concerted to cinema. Mgr. J.R. Fowkes. To Windermere & Ambleside Cinemas Ltd., (Leonard Clegg). c.1929 to Frank Townson. c.1956 MBC circuit Workington. Early 1970s different proprietors. To Derek Hook & re-named. 1982: 163 seats.

CARLTON CINEMA – Prop. Carlton Cinema Co. Gen. man. S.A. Alcock. One show nightly, two on Saturday. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 2s. Seating, 700. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 100. Station, Windermere (KYB20)
CINEMA Millans Terrace (RCA) -Prop. & Man., Frank Townson. 400 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices 4d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Ambleside 295. Station, Windermere, L.M.S. Films by Film Transport Service.
Mechanics’ Institute F. W. Dixon (1907)
ZEFFIRELLI'S BY THE PARK Old Junior School, Compston Road Seats 1: 110 2: 60
Zeffirelli’s / Assembly Rooms, Ambleside manager

AMERSHAM nr. Chesham, Bucks
PLAYHOUSE Station Road Opened 1936. Prop: Amersham Repertory Players, Ltd., Playhouse, Amersham. Sally Latimer, Director. Tel. 4. Cop.: 238. Barring clause: All plays must be partly educational and cultural. Once nightly 7, Wednesday, Thursday. Matinées Wednesday, Thursda¬y and Saturday 2.45. Twice nightly, and 8.30, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. Matinée Saturday. Plays, Children’s Play Christmas. Stage: Prosc. 24ft. Height 0ft. Min. depth 18ft. Elec. equip.: 210 v., A.C. No footlights. Two floods Coupled to two dimmers. Two spots on atands. Two floods on stands. Four f-o-h pre-set spots with ind. dimmers. Lighting is flexible enough to have dimmer con¬trolled spots for acting areas if desired. Dressing rooms: One single, three chorus acc. 18. Amplifying equip.: Two turn¬table reproducer. Theatre lounge where teas and light refreshments obtainable by company and public. 1949: Re-opened under Rosa de Lion & husband. Closed 1957. Later, Messrs. Pretty & Ellis’ auction rooms.
REGENT Sycamore Road (WE) Prop., Shipman & King, M84, Shellmex House, Strand, London W.C.2 - Phone Temple Bar 5077. Continuous from 2 p.m. Booked at H O. Stage 30ft. deep. Proscenium width 27ft. Phone 470. Demolished 1961.
Town Hall J. J. Gray (1907)

AMESBURY Wilts
LITTLE THEATRE 1931: Props. Little Theatre (Amesbury) Ltd. Amesbury, Salisbury
PLAZA THEATRE (AWH) Opened 1934. Architect: Bottoms & Brown (Bath) – (Sally McGrath). Prop., Amesbury Cinemas, Phone Amesbury 554. Booked at Hall. Prop., Duncan & Co. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly. Mat. Sat. Occasional Variety, Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 16ft. deep. Cafe. Phone Amesbury 554. Station, Amesbury, SR. Closed c1990. Immediately demolished.

AMPTHILL Beds
County Court Hall f. (1907)
KINEMA St Luke’s Church Hall (AWH) - Prop., J. H. S. Baggott, 1 Westhourne Grove, I.uton. 300 seats. Booked by Prop. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Ampthill L.M.S. (Closed).
ZONITA CINEMA Bedford Street. Opened 1937. Closed 1960, Roses factory and shop -now offices. ‘Rose Walk’.

ANDOVER Hants
Adelaide Assembly Rooms, f., F, Beale (1907)
CLASSIC / ODEON THEATRE / PALACE Junction Road Opened 1926. Architect: F. Henshaw. 1931: A. N. Kendal Ltd. proprs. To Odeon 1935, re-named c.1937. By 1941: (WE) Prop; Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695- Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berk Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Andover 208. Stage. Two dressing-rooms. To Classic & re-named 1967. Part-time bingo from 1968. Bingo /film split. Films end 1973. Full time bingo from 1973 to date (now Mecca).
NEW THEATRE West Street 1931: T. Webb, propr.
REEL Anton Mill [4 screens / 650 seats; part of development including ASDA supermarket. Cinema for May 2007, to be run by Reel Cinemas]
REX near Market Place (BTP) - Prop., Andover Cinema Theatre Co., Ltd. 450 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous from 2 pm Prices 9d. to 2s. 4d. Proscenium width 25ft. Stage, approximately 25ft. Three dressing-rooms. Phone Andover 92. Station Andover Junction, SR.
SAVOY London Street (RCA) - Props., Savoy, (Andover) Ltd. 1,004 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at The Rex. Phone 624. Station, Andover Junction. Later seats: 240. Closed 8th March 2002. Now bar/ nightclub.
Town Hall f., J. Choules (1907)

ANNFIELD PLAIN Co. Durham
CASTLE PICTURE PALACE Catchgate Opened 9th November 1911.
Co-operative Hall Adam Brown (1907)
KING’S PAVILION Picture Theatre Newgate Street Opened pre-1912. 1929 lessees: Annfield Plain Palace Ltd. By 1941: (BTP) Prop., T. Cass Craven. 830 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly Prices 4d. to 8d. Phone Annfield Plain 22 Station, Annfield Plain, L.N.E.R.
King's Hall off Main Street Opened 25th April 1912.
Miner’s Hall Destroyed by fire early 8th October 1913 - caretaker’s house was saved. Damage £9,000, covered by insurance.
PALACE – Prop., Palace (Annfield Plain) Ltd. Res. man. T. Foster. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d to 9d. Seating 950. Licensed for music and dancing. Station, Annfield Plain (KYB20)

ANNITSFORD Northumb
CORA CINEMA / Coronation Hall (Knighfone) -Props., Reno Cinemas, Ltd., 2, Prudhoe Street, Newcastle on-Tyne. 450 seats. One show nightly. Two on Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Dudley 221. Stations, Annitsford, L.N.E.R.

ANSTEY Leics
REGENT CINEMA Forest Gate (ISS) - Prop. L. Rodwell, 2, Ellis Street, Anstey. Phone Anstey 111. Once nightly. Continuous Sat. from 5 pm. Mat., Mon. and Sat. 304 seats. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Anstey 111. Stations, Leicester. Films per transport.

APPLEBY Westmoreland
KINEMA
Market Hall J. C. Alderson (1907)
Tufton Assembly Rooms John Halifax (1907)

APPLEDORE N. Devon
GAIETY Cinema Irsha Street Opened post-WW1 – conversion of 1893 chapel. (Browns) -Prop., G. Taylor. 300 seats. Booked at Hall. Pictures and occasional Variety. Continuous. Prices 6d. 9d., and 1s. Stage 9ft. deep; one dressing-room. Station, Bideford. Closed 1959. Now private residence.
Public Hall, f., Harold R. Moody (1907)

ARLESEY Beds.
COSY CINEMA (Gyrotone) -160 seats. Con¬tinuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at King’s Lynn. Phone 2335. Road Transport. Cambs. & District Transport Co.
PREMIER CINEMA (Morrison) -Prop., A. H. Street, 4 The Gardens, Arlesey Road, Stotfold. 250 seats. Once nightly. Three shows Saturday. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Transport, Three Counties.
The Institute D. W. Flunder (1907)

ARMLEY Yorks
Dennison Hall (1907)
Temperance Hall John Parker (1907)

ARNOLD Notts
Baptist School Room Frederick Hartshorn (1907)
BONINGTON THEATRE (1) Nottingham Road/Arnot Hill Road Opened 31st January 1930 - The Singing Fool + on stage The Hengler Brothers and Jimmy James. Prop. Joseph Wardle. Architect: George F Greenwood. Built over & around St. Albans. 1,000 seats. Full stage with flies, dressing rooms and full stage equipment. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Jos. Wardle, Bentwell House, Arnold. Phone No. 68145. 900 seats. Booked at HO. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Daybrook, L.N.E.R. CinemaScope. Stage Play licence from opening to 31st January 1955. Closed Saturday 30th March 1957 - Nowhere to Go. Shops/storage. 1959 sold. Demolished April 1963. Shops on site.
BONINGTON THEATRE (2) Arnold Leisure Centre High Street Opened 1982. Still open
KING’S THEATRE / EMPRESS PICTURE HOUSE Front Street Opened Thursday 8th May 1913. 1922: Prop. Joseph Wardele. Head office Nelson Road Arnold. Twice weekly. Res. mgr. J. Wardele. Prices 5d to 1s. Station, Daybrooke, G.N.R. 127 miles (?to London) Closed Saturday 6th December 1930. Re-opened as King’s Thursday 22nd November 1934. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Jos. Wardle, Bentwell House, Arnold, Notts. Phone Arnold 68145. 600 seats. Continuous. Booked at H O. Prices 7d. to 1s. Station, Daybrook, L.N.E.R. Closed Saturday 27th December 1947.
PAVILION ELECTRIC THEATRE Opened Wednesday 31st January 1912. Closed mid-December 1912.
St. ALBAN’S PICTUREDROME Nottingham Road/Arnot Hill Road Opened Thursday Boxing Day 1912 - The Wedding Present + ‘turns’. Prop. Joseph Wardle. Architect W. H. Higginbottom. First purpose-built theatre/cinema in Arnold. 500 seats. Prices 3d and 6d. Pictures & variety. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Closed Tuesday 31st December 1929. Over-built by Bonington (1)

ARUNDEL Sussex
ARUN Cinema Opened 9th January 1939. Architect E. Norman Bailey. 456 seats. Prop., Rickenya, Ltd., Arundel. Phone Arundel 2237. Closed 1959. Later demolished.
ELECTRIC PALACE Opened 1912
THEATRE (1) (2) A barn-theatre and wooden theatre predated next entry.
THEATRE (3) 18 Maltravers Street Henry Thornton 1807. £1,300. Ground lease 60 years. Built of white bricks with slate roof: rear in Gothic style as overlooked Arundel Castle. Fell out of use in 1835. Fee simple bought by Chas. New 1834, who demolished it. Front wall still stands as house on site of stage – garden, site of auditorium.
Town Hall Wm. Searle (1907)

ASCOT and SUNNINGHILL Berks
Cordes Memorial Hall (1907)
SUNNINGHILL PICTURE HOUSE – Prop. Capt. H. Brooke. Res. man. C. W. Searle. Once nightly. Mat. Sat. Two changes weekly. 5d. to 1s. 3d. Seating 300. Licensed for music and dancing. Station, Ascot, L.S.W.R.

ASH Kent
School Room (1907)

ASHBOURNE Derbys
ELITE Cinema Market Place (BA) 1941 - Lessee Frank S. Bromwich, 76 Belper Road, Ashbourne. 550 seats. Booked by Prop. Continuous. Mats. on Thurs. and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. 9d. Proscenium width 21ft. Phone Ashbourne 121. Station Ashbourne L.M.S. or F.T.S. Closed 1976. Split into two levels. Now clothes/shoes factory shop.
EMPIRE King Edward Street (BA) Opened 1912. By 1941 - Lessee, Frank S. Bromwich, 76 Belper Road. 400 seats. Continuous. Mat. Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Elite Cinema, Ashbourne. Phone 121. Proscenium width 18ft. Station, L.M.S. & Film Transport. Now a Club.
Town Hall, f., H. Wright (1907)

ASHBURTON, Devon
Market Hall f., Sawdye & Son (1907)
Town Hall North Street SG46 ‘available for stage plays and concerts when not in use by cinematograph.’
RITZ / PICTURE HOUSE North Street Opened 1955. Converted to flats.
The Den East Street Now within an hotel.
The Pit West Street Closed 1954, now residential.

ASHBY nr. Scunthorpe, Lincs
ROXY / GLOBE CINEMA Main Street (BTP) – Opened 1927. Prop., W. H. Webster, Grand Theatre, Brigg. Phone Brigg 2131. 750 seats. First sound – BA Duosonic 1929. Booked at Brigg Office. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone 518. Station, Scunthorpe, L.N.E.R. Sold and renamed. Closed November 1973 after projection box fire. Now bar. (extras - M. Brader)

ASHBY-de-la-ZOUCH Leics
Floral Hall / ASHBY THEATRE J. W., Beadsmoore (1907)
Lyceum
Market Hall Assembly Rooms f., R. Baggott (1907)
The PICTURE HOUSE Derby Road (WE) -Prop., Ilkeston Cinema Co., Ltd., Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Phone Ilkeston 17. 471 Seats. Booked at King’s P.H., Ilkeston. Twice nightly. Mat. Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Ashby-de-la-Zouch 111. Station, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, L.M.S.

ASHFORD Kent
ASHFORD THEATRE fl. 1953. Owned by Workingmen’s Club. (TOIB)
CINEMA Beaver Road (WE) -Prop., The Cinema (Ashford) Ltd. 833 seats. Booked at Hall. Continu¬ous. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 35ft. Stage, 20ft. deep. Three dressing-rooms. Phone Ashford 124. Station, Ashford, SR. Exchange
CINEWORLD Bockhanger Eureka Leisure Park 12 screens / 2,200 seats
EXCHANGE THEATRE / Corn Exchange Bank Street - Opened 1862 f., Charles Creery (1907) By 1940 - Prop., Ashford Entertainments Co., Ltd. Occasional shows. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 24 ft deep. Five dressing-rooms. Dance Hall. Closed and demolished 1966.
GARRISON THEATRE Rep in 1954 – Tudor Players (Richard Gale) Demolished.
ODEON THEATRE High Street (BTH) Opened 31st August 1936 – Strike Me Pink. Architect: Andrew Mather. 1570 seats. 1941 - Props., Odeon (Ash¬ford) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from a p.m. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 39ft. Stage- Cafe-Restaurant attached. Phone Ashford 496. Station, Ashford, SR. Closed 30th August 1975 – The Four Musketeers. 1976 – Bingo, now Mecca.

ASHFORD Middx
ASTORIA Church Street (RCA) Opened 1936. Architect: David E. Nye. -- Props., Perrin & Perrin. 1,140 seats. Prices 8d. to 2s. 6d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 48ft. Cafe and Dance Hall attached. Phone 2571. Station, Ashford, Mddx. Closed to film 1975. Bingo to July 1998. Demolished.

ASHINGTON Northumb
BUFFALO C1NEMA Station Road (BTH) – Props.: Joe & Ethel Lamb as Pic. Pal. By 1941: Prop., Wallaw Pictures, Ltd. Man, Dir., W, Lawson. Continuous, once on Sunday. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Ashington 31. Station, Ashington, L.N.E.R. Closed 1967. Supermarket. Demolished.
Craig’s Hall, J. Craig (1907)
HIPPODROME North Seaton Opened 1914. By 1941: (BTP) -Prop., Wm. Henderson, ‘ Stavordale,’ Morwick Road, Warkworth. Phone 54. 950 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Prices 7d. and 10d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Ashington 122, Station, North Seaton, L.N.E.R. Closed and demolished 1970s.
Linton Miners’ Hall (1907)
Miners’ Theatre (No 3) Fred Gould (1907) Opened as a full-time cinema in 1912 by Walter Lawson. Re-named Regal c.28 and later rebuilt.
PAVILION THEATRE Opened 1910. Theatre then cinema. (BTH) -Prop., Wallaw Pictures, Ltd. Man. Dir., W, Lawson. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Ashington 6. Station, Ashington, L.N.E.R. Closed 1961. Now Gala Bingo.
REGAL THEATRE Station Road. Opened 1939 - (WE) Props., Wallaw Pictures, Ltd. Man. Dir., W. Lawson. 1,422 seats. Booked at H O., Woodhorn Road. Twice nightly, once on Sun. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Ashington. Closed 1979, demolished 1989/90.
WALLAW CINEMA Prop., Wallaw Pictures, Ltd., Wallaw Buildings, Ashington, Northumb. Phone 31. Closed 1982. Converted to shops and slot machines.

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD Lancs
PALACE Bryn Street 483 seats. Bought by ABC 1936. By 1941: (BTP) -Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, W. 1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 500 seats. Booked at H O. Twice nightly. Phone Ashton-in-Makerfield 7304. Station, Bryn, L.M.S. Closed 2nd March 1966. Now shops and slot machines.
QUEEN’S PICTURE HOUSE (WE) - Prop. Ashton-in-Makerfield Picture House Co., Ltd. 868 seats. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone Ashton-in-Makerfield 7166. Station, Bryn, L.M.S.
SCALA CINEMA Heath Road (WE) - Props., Doman Enterprises, Ltd., 11/13, Victoria Street, Liverpool. 550 seats. Twice nightly. Mat., Mon. and Thurs. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Booked by W. J. Speakman, 10, Commutation Row, Liverpool. Proscenium width 22ft. Stage, 10ft. Three dressing-rooms. Phone Ashton 7337. Stations, Ashton-in-Makerfield, L.N.E.R., & Bryn, L.M.S.

ASHTON-under-LYNE Lancs
CINEWORLD Ashton Moss 14 screens / 2,700 seats. Opened September 2002
Co-operative Hall (1907)
IDEAL PICTURE PALACE Opened 1909 by Messrs. Mills, Herbert, & Barrett.
METRO / ODEON / GAUMONT / MAJESTIC PICTURE HOUSE Old Street (WE) Opened 22nd April 1920. Architect: Arnold England. 1,233 seats. 1936: Organ: Compton 2/6 single chamber - fixed console (ex-Liverpool Rialto). By 1941 - Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, Regent Street, W1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,500 seats. Booked at H O. Continuous during week. Separate shows on Sats. and Holidays. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width 35ft. Stage, 18ft.; three dressing rooms. Phone Ashton 1993. Station, Charlestown, L.M.S. Became Gaumont c.1946. Odeon 1962. As Metro from 1981 seated 977. Closed.
NEW PAVILION ELECTRIC opened 1912 by the Broadhead Circuit – The Little Railroad Queen
Oddfellows’ Hall J. Jenkins (1907)
PICTURE PAVILION Old Street (WE) - Props. Pavilion (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd. 1,300 seats. Booked at H O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 35ft. Phone Ashton 1895. Stations, Charlestown, L.M.S., & Park Parade & Oldham Road, L.N.E.R. Still open in 1953 (TOIB)
PICTUREDROME Opened 1909 by Weisker Brothers.
QUEEN’S ELECTRIC THEATRE Wellington Road (WE) - Prop., Queen’s Cinema (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd. 905 seats. Seventeen shows weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Ashton 2375. Station, Charlestown, L.M.S. Buxton circuit proposed to restore live shows 1946.
ROXY (BTH) -Props., Roxy Cinema (Ashton) Ltd. 1,154 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Con¬tinuous. Mats., Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat. Booked at Mayfair Cinema, Whitefield, Manchester. Variety, Tues. only. Booked through P. Simister, 27, Bournelea Avenue, Burnage, Manchester. Proscenium width 36ft. Two dressing-rooms. Phone 1511. Station, Ashton (Charlestowon).
RYCROFT PICTURE PALACE William Street – Prop., Hulme Hargreaves, Ltd. Res. man. W. Owers. Two shows nightly. Mat. Sat. Three changes weekly. Prices 2½d. to 7d. Seating 620. Full licence. Voltage 240. Station. Charlestown, L. & Y.R.
STAMFORD CINEMA - Props., Snape & Ward, 24, John Dalton Street, Manchester. Booked at Manchester. Phone Deansgate 3542.
STAR PICTURE THEATRE / PICTUREDROME / ASHTON HIPPODROME / STAR THEATRE Church Street Opened 1879. Converted to cinema & & opened as Ashton Hipp. 28 September 1909. 3rd October – second week re-named Picturedrome - ‘World in Motion Pictures’. Weisker Bros. involvement. By 1941 as Star P T: (BTH) 644 seats. Continuous nightly. Two Mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 1124. Station, Charlestown, L.M.S. Closed, 1947. Demolished: ?early 60s.
TAMESIDE THEATRE / ABC / EMPIRE SUPER CINEMA / EMPIRE HIPPODROME Oldham Road Opened 1903. Broadhead tour. Seats 1,274 – 744 stalls, 530 circle & gallery. Mgr W. Leech (1907) Became cinema 1932. Rebuilt cinema-style by Drury & Gomersall 1933. 1,600 seats. Prosc 35’ x 25’, 4’ deep, grid 48’. Kalee projectors. BTP sound. By 1941: (BTP) - Controlled by Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone. Whitehall 8484. Booked at H O. Contin¬uous, from 6.15. Mon. to Fri., Mats, daily except Fri., three shows on Sat. Prices 9d. to 1s. 3d. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width 36ft. Stage, 43ft.; nine dressing rooms. Phone Ashton-under-Lyne 2095. Station, Charlestown, L.M.S. Renamed ABC c.1963. Closed 5th March 1975. Re-opened as Tameside Theatre 15th March 1976.
THEATRE ROYAL Oldham Road (No 3) Charles Revill (1907) Prop., Theatre Royal (Ashton-under-Lyme) Ltd. Opened 14th September 1891. Architect: Frank Matcham. Prosc. 29’, 45’ deep, 75’ wall to wall. Cap. 3,000. ?Films from 1908. Converted to cinema 1931. Back to theatre in 1937. (BTP) -Lessees, Ashton New Cinema, Ltd. 1,700 seats. Closed 1957. Demolished 1972.
Town Hall, f., J. Neal (1907)

ASKERN nr. Doncaster Yorks
PICTURE HOUSE Market Place (WE) -Prop., New Star Cinemas (London) Ltd., New Star Cinema, Aire Street, Castleford. 750 seats. Con¬tinuous. Booked at H.O. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Films by Motor Transport. Closed in 60s. Supermarket.

ASPATRIA Cumb
PALACE CINEMA (BA) -Props., C. H. Over & Sons, Market Square, Aspatria. 500 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Picture and Variety, Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices. 6d. to 1s. Stage 16ft. deep. Two dressing rooms. Phone Aspatria 15. Station, Aspatria, L.M.S. Closed. Bingo.
Public Hall, Cephas Bouch (1907)

ASTLEY Lancs
The CINEMA (BA) - 420 seats
REGENT

ASTON Warwickshire - see Birmingham

ATHERSTONE Warks
Corn Exchange f., Harry Charnell (1907)
PICTUREDROME 1919 props., J. Z. Brigges & H. E. Vero. Interior re-constructed 1931: architects: H. G. Bradley & Clarke. By 1941: (AWH) - Props., Picturedrome (Atherstone) Ltd., 39, Cornwall Street. Birmingham. Phone Central 7245. 380 seats. Continuous Mon., Thurs. and Sat.; once nightly Tues., Wed, and Fri. Mat. Sat. Sun. at 7.30 p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Booked by V. I. Oliver, 637, Stratford Road, Birmingham. Proscenium width 16ft. Phone Atherstone 2220. Station, Atherstone, L.M.S.
REGAL CINEMA (RCA) Opened 28th September 1937. Architect: Harold S. Scott. Props., Regal (Ather¬stone) Ltd., 89, Cornwall Street, Birmingham. Phone Central 7245. 744 seats. Booked by V. I. Oliver at The Savoy, 687, Stratford Road, Birmingham. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous evenings. Mats. Thurs and Sat. Sun. at 7.30 p.m. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Atherstone 2220. Station, Atherstone, L.M.S. Sold to Mayfair crcuit. To ABC 1943. To independent 1960. Closed 1987. Demolished for housing.

ATHERTON Lancs
GEM KYB20
PALACE Market Street (BTP) - Prop., Eagle Picturedromes, Ltd. Booked by T. C. Robinson. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Atherton 57. Demolished.
SAVOY Market Street (WE) - Props., Eagle Picturedromes, Ltd., County Playhouse, Ring Street, Wigan. T. C. Robinson. 814 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s.2d. Twice nightly. Phone Atherton 57. Station, Atherton. Snooker club.
Volunteer Hall Sergt.-Inst. Hodder (1907)

ATTERCLIFFE Yorks - see Sheffield

ATTLEBOROUGH Norfolk
Corn Hall f., James Bacon (1907)
Drill Hall (1907)
REGAL CINEMA - Prop., Bostock Cinema Circuit 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. 450 seats. Booked at H. O. Once nightly, two shows Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Attle¬borough, L.N.E.R.

AUDLEY Staffs
THE PALACE / CORONATION P.P. Hall Street 1919: Oakes & Turner. Res. man. P. Turner. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., E. H. Plant, ‘ The Laurels,’ King’s Avenue, Wolstanton. Phone Newcastle 67166. 525 seats. Booked at The Laurels, King’s Avenue, Wolstanton. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 1s. 2d. Films hy Road Transport. Station, Longport.

AVONMOUTH Glos
Avonmouth Hotel Hall f., C. Stone. (1907)
CINEMA Collins Street (BTH) -Prop., S. L. Kellett, 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Station Avonmouth Dock, G.W.R.
PORTVIEW CINEMA Collins Street 1919 props., Avonmouth & Portishead Picture Houses Ltd. Res. man. W. J. Rolph. Two shows nightly. two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Licensed for music. Voltage 365. Station Avonmouth Dock

AXMINSTER Devon
NEW CINEMA Prop. & Res. man. W. H. G. Newbury. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d to 1s. 3d. Seating 300. Station, Axminster.
PLAZA / GUILDHALL CINEMA West Street Opened c1925. (BA) -Prop., Axminster Guildhall Co., Ltd. 514 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Non-continuous. Stage, 26ft.; two dressing rooms. Dance Hall. Phone Axminster 2123. Station Axminster, SR. Closed to film 1960s. Now multi-purpose venue.
REGENT CINEMA Market Square Castle Hill Prop. Mr. Walford. Some live shows.

AYLESBURY Bucks
GRANADA / (Grand) PAVILION High Street Orig. opened 2nd March 1925. Architect: C. H. Wright. 800 seats. Closed 1936 and re-vamped and enlarged – Robert Cromie. Opened 4th January 1937 – 1,234 seats. By 1941: (RCA) -Prop., London & District Cinemas, Ltd., Capitol Cinemas, Church Street Epsom, Surrey. Phone Epsom 99876. 1,240 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Aylesbury 242. Station, Aylesbury, L.N.E.R. Bought by Granada 1946 and renamed in June 1947. Closed as cinema 7th October 1972. Now Gala Bingo & Social Club.
MARKET THEATRE Market Square (RCA) - Opened 21st January 1911. Prop., Aylesbury Electric Theatre Co. 400 seats. Easter Saturday 1924 gutted by fire. Re-built & re-opened 22nd December 1924. Architects: Taylor & White. 648 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 5.45 p.m. Two mats. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Aylesbury 242 Station, Aylesbury. 1953 – open as New Market under Theatre Aylesbury Ltd. Closed 1954. Stalls levelled to form Grosvenor rink / ballroom. Later Borough Hall. Closed c1980, and later demolished.
ODEON / ABC Superplex Cattle Market 6 screens / 1,434 seats
ODEON THEATRE Cambridge Street (BTH) Opened 21st June 1937 - Dimples. Architect Andrew Mather. 1451 seats. 1941 - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd. Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Continuous, from 2 p.m daily. Sun. from 7.30 pm. Stage; four dressing-room. Phone Aylesbury 660. Tripled 1973. Re0furbished 1984. Closed 30th October 1999. Demolished 2005.
STAR PAVILION / COUNTY / ROYAL Cambridge Street fl. 1900 – 1910 Tent or wooden building in Borough Arms field. Presented Melodramas. Offered ‘armchairs with anti-macassars – 1/6’.
TOWN HALL KINEMA / Town Hall f., P.A. Wright (1907) 1919: Prop. C. Senior. Continuous show. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 2s. Seating 450. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 220. Station, Aylesbury, G.C.R., & Metropolitan.

AYLSHAM Norfolk
COUNTY CINEMA - Props., V. E. H. Cinemas, Ltd., 45, Dereham Road, Norwich. Now Youth Centre.
Town Hall f., Walter E. Tuttle (1907)
Aylsham - Travelling show - H. Sultings.

B

BACUP Lancs
Co-operative Assembly Rooms W. Maden (1907)
EMPIRE / ART PICTURE PALACE / COURT THEATRE PICTURE PALACE / NEW COURT THEATRE / ROYAL COURT THEATRE Rochdale Road Opened 1893: converted from 1850 iron works. Prop., John Walters. Architects: Walters & Love (with Charles G Cook). New Court Theatre - F. Denman Wood (1907) c.1918: To Jackson’s Amusements. By 1941: (WE) -Prop., Jackson’s Amusements Ltd., Hippodrome, Rochdale. Phone 3212. Booked at Rialto Theatre, Rochdale. 1017 seats. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Stage and seven dressing-rooms. Phone Bacup 259. Station, Bacup L.M.S. 948: Upper circle removed. Star Cinemas. 1953: Cinema & variety (TOIB) Closed. 1969: bought by Bacup Amateur Op. & Dram. Society to date. 485 seats.
KOSY / GEM / Public Hall Burnley Road Opened as cinema 1910. 1919: Kosy Prop. Wilmore & Wishey. Res. man. Joe Mellor. One show daily. Two on Sat. Two changes weekly. 3d to 1s. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 120. Station, Bacup L.&Y. closed and demolished for Regal.
Mechanics’ Hall f., Levet Brown (1907)
REGAL SUPER CINEMA Burnley Road (WE) (formerly KOZY) Re-built 1931: architect: Harry Cropper, FFAS. By 1941: Prop., The Valley Enter¬tainments (Waterfoot) Ltd. 960 seats. Twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Stage. Proscenium, 45ft. Phone Bacup 104. Closed. Bingo. Derelict. Sold at televised auction in 2006 for £181,000.
ROSENDALE THEATRE fl. 1893 (Hannah)

BACKWORTH Northumb
MINERS THEATRE (AWH) - Props., A. & R. Henderson, 3 Coronation Street, Annetsford, Dudley R.S.O. 400 seats. Prices 3d. to 9d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 16ft.; stage 12ft.; two dressing-rooms. Station, Backworth, L.N.E.R.

BAGNOR nr Newbury Berks
WATERMILL THEATRE Opened 1967. Converted from barn. Seats 113 – s: 69, c: 44. Private theatre in Shax. or early Restoration shape.

BAGSHOT Surrey
ELCTRIC CINEMA 1919: Prop. Vernon & Martin. Res. man. E. Vernon. Continuous. Two changes weekly. 4d. to 1s. 6d. Seating 300. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 110.
PRINCES CINEMA High Street (BTH) -Prop., Border (Berks) Cinemas, Ltd. 355 seats. Booked at 53, West Hill, Wembley Park, Middx. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bagshot 195. Station, Bagshot, SR.

BAILDON nr. Shipley, Yorks
PICTURE HOUSE Northgate Opened 1917. By 1941: (WE) – KYB20 By 1941: Props., Granby Picture House Co., Ltd., Baildon. 400 seats. Booked by Props. Once nightly. Three shows Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d. Pro¬scenium width 24ft. Cafe attached. Phone Shipley 1056. Station, Shipley, L.M.S. To A. S. Hyde Circuit - Baildon Cinema Co. Booked by A. S. Hyde at H.O. Shipley. Closed 1960. Demolished.

BAKEWELL Derby
PICTURE HOUSE Haddon Road (WE) - Prop., Holmwood Picture Palace Co., Ltd., Grayfriars, Bakewell Road, Matlock. Phone Matlock 72. 655 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 9d. Pro¬scenium width 38ft. Phone Bakewell 144. Station, Bakewell, L.M.S. Demolished.
Town Hall f., E. Morewood Longsdon (2907)

BALDOCK Herts
ASTONIA High Street Opened c.April 1939. Prop. Noel A. Ayres. Architect: H. V. J. Dutton. 810 seats. Part-time bingo October 1967. Closed to film 30th December 1969 – Jack the Giantkiller and Ride the Wind. Bingo. Closed 30th June 1985. Demolished for OAP flats.
CINEMA 34 White Horse Street Opened Monday 22nd September 1913. c.400 seats - one raked floor. Reversed auditorium. Once nightly, three on Sat. Two changes weekly. To Noel A. Ayres c.1928. Café added. By 1940: Prop., Baldock Cinema Co., Ltd. 500 seats. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Baldock 88. Cafe attached. Station, Baldock. Films by Herts & Beds Transport. Closed c.1940. WWII - storage. Commercial use.
Public Hall f., Wm. Marriott (1907)

BAMBER BRIDGE Lancs
EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE (Electrocord) - 400 Seats.

BANBURY Oxon
BANBURY THEATRE
Cadbury Memorial Hall Wm. Coulthard (1907)
GRAND THEATRE Broad Street Opened 1911. rebuilt in ?early 30s after fire. By 1941 - (Imperial) Prop., E. A. Bagley. 950 seats. Cinema from WWI. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Banhury 2159. Station, Banbury. Closed 1968. To bingo. Now Chicago Rock Café.
NEW THEATRE Opened 1832. Sill stands – internally gutted.
ODEON / ABC / CANNON / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / REGAL Horsefair (RCA) - Opened 7th October 1940 – The Four Feathers. Architect: A. P. Starkey. Props., Rickenya, Ltd., Arun Theatre, Arundel. Phone Arundel 2237. 897 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous. Booked at Arundel. Phone Banbury 2071, Station, Banbury. To Southan Morris. To Essoldo 26th August 1954 & re-named 1956. To Classic 2nd April 1972. Twinned 28th January 1973 - 1: 482; 2: 23.
PALACE THEATRE Market Square (BA) Opened 1857. Rebuilt 1916. Cinema from c.1924. Con¬trolled by Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continu¬ous. Phone Danbury 2254. Station, Banbury, G.W.R.&Film Transport. Now a bank.
PICTURE HOUSE 1919: Prop. T. & N. Blinkhorn. Res. man. H. N. Blinkhorn. Continuous. Two changes weekly. 5d. to 1s. 3d. Seating 400. Licensed for music and dancing.Voltage 460.
THEATRE ROYAL f., Geo. S. King (1907)

BARKING Essex
ABC / CAPITOL East Street Opened 21st October 1929. Architect J. Aldridge. Prop., W. F. Lesadd. Organ: Standaart. To ABC 19th May 1930. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd. 1,266 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone Rippleway 2702. Station, Barking. Closed 12th December 1959. Demolished, now part of M&S.
ACE / ABC / STATE Barkingside (RCA) – Opened October 1938. Architect: George Coles. Props., Kay Bros., 185, Wardour Street. Phone Gerrard 2835. 2,500 seats, Prices 6d. to 2s. Continuous, Booked at H.O. Cafe and Dance Hall attached, Phone Valentine 5767. Station, Ilford. To ABC from Monday 16th February 1948 – Mine Own Executioner. Re-named 1964. 1972 – bingo/ circle film split. Cinema closed 4th December 1976. Cinema returned under Ace. 1982 Closed 30th April 1984. Whole building bingo. Now Gala.
Animated Pictures Bull St
BROADWAY THEATRE / BIOSCOPE PICTURE THEATRE Broadway Opened 1914. 560 seats. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Broadway Cinema (Barking) Ltd., 152/253, Minories, E.C.3. Phone Royal 6896. 560 seats, Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked in London, Proscenium width 21ft. Phone Rippleway 3512. Station, Barking, L.M.S. Demolished late 1940s.
CENTRAL HALL Mission 1,400 cap. Destroyed by enemy action January 1945. Ruins demolished.
CINEMATOGRAPH / PICTURELAND / Public Baths Concert Hall
ODEON / RIO Longbridge Road (RCA) Opened 1935 by Kay Bros. Architect: George Coles. Props., Kessex Cinemas, Ltd., 142 Wardour Street, W1. Phone Gerrard 5252. 2,200 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Pictures and Variety. Prices 6d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Grangewood 2900. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Stage Amplification. Sold to Rank’s G.C.F. Renamed Odeon 1945.Tripled 1974. Closed 1998. Demolished, flats on site.
REGENT / ELECTRIC THEATRE & Vaudeville / ELECTRIC THEATRE de LUXE Rippell Road Opened July 1910. prp., A. E. Martin. Sold, re-furbisjed, re-opened as Electric September 1923. Props., Rose & Bockner. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Rose & Bockner, 808 seats. Con¬tinuous from 1 p.m. Two changes weekly, Prices 4d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Rip. 2657, Station, Barking, L.M.S. 1955 sold to D. Freedman & re-named Regent. 750 seats. Closed 14th July 1956. Supermarket. Demolished for shops.
THEATRE-de-LUXE Bamford Road/Wakering Road Opened c1914. Prop., Electric Theatres (1908) Ltd. !922: prop. Arthur Blake. Closed c.1925. Workshop / 2nd-hand furniture store / sausage factory. Demolished. Council almshouses. Demolished for ring road.

BARLESTONE Leics
CINEMA - Thur. and Sat. only, Prices 4d. to 1s.
COSY CINEMA

BARNARD CASTLE Co. Durham
Music Hall, f. (1907)
SCALA CINEMA 13 Galgate (WE) – 1929: Rt. Sutherland, propr. By 1941: Prop., M.B.C. Cinemas, Ltd, 500 seats. Booked at Hippodrome, Workington. Twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s.3d. Phone Barnard Castle 50. Station, Barnard Castle, L.N.E.R. Still running in 73 (Westrex)
VICTORIA CINEMA / Victoria Hall, Birch Road f., T. Borrowdale (1907) 1929: Alfd. Stewart, propr.
WYCLIFFE CINEMA 42a Bank 1929: Prop.: Major Kirkup. By 1941: (Mihaly) - Prop., H. B. C. Cinemas. 750 seats. Booked at Newcastle or Workington. Continuous, Prices 3d, to 1s. Station, Bamard Castle, L.N.E.R.

BARNET Herts
ESSOLDO / DOMINION (WE) Opened 31 October 1938. Architect F. E. Bromige after Edgar Simmons. 1941 - Fred. W. Allwood Circuit, Wallace House, 113-117 Wardour Street W1. Phone Gerrard 1363. 1,000 seats, Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at H O. Phone Barnet 4450. Station, New Barnet. Closed 21st December 1967 – My Fair Lady. Demolished for supermarket.
GAUMONT / BARNET CINEMA / CINEMA PALACE 122 High Street Opened Boxing Day 1912 Re-named & circle added 1926. Talkies Monday 17th February 1930 – The Trial of Mary Dugan. Modernised & new frontage c.1934. To Odeon c.1936. 1,038 seats. 1941 (WE) - Prop., Odeon (High Barnet) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 4d. Stage, Phone Barnet 0677. Re-named Gaumont January 1955. Closed 8th August 1959 – The Mouse That Roared and Juke Box Rhythm. Demolished for supermarket 1961.
NEW BARNET KINEMA / HIPPODROME / Assembly Rooms Lytton Road f., F. Fergusson (1907) Opened as Hipp cinema 27th April 1925. Prop. M. P. Lawrence. Closed 18 July. To F. H. Melhuish, re-opened as Kinema Saturday 10 October 1925 – Miss Bluebeard and The Floorwalker. Closed Saturday 29th May 1926. Rebuilt as Pic Th.
ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Great North Road Opened 15th May 1935 – bought-in scheme. Architect: Edgar Simmons. Building cost £29,130. 1553 seats. Own electricity. 1941 - Props., Odeon (Theatres) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Prices 9d. to 2s. 4d. Continuous, from 2 p.m. daily, Stage; two dressing-rooms. Phone Barnet 4147. Tripled 1974.
REGAL CINEMA / NEW BARNET PICTURE THEATRE Lytton Road Opened Thursday 11th November 1926. Rebuild of NB Kinema. Prop., F. H. Melhuish. Re-named 1933. To A. W. & R. B. Green. Closed Saturday 26th June 1937. Rebuilt, enlarged, new front. Re-opened Monday 11th October 1937 – Wings of The Morning. Architect: Howes & Jackman. By 1941: Props., Leebert Theatres, Ltd. 500 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Pros¬cenium width 24ft. Stage and two dressing-rooms. Phone Barnet 3010. Station, New Barnet, L.N.E.R. Films by Road Transport. To Classic & closed 28th July 1966 – The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. Bingo to 1985 at least.

BARNOLDSWICK Yorks
Albert Hall James Starkey (1907)
ALHAMBRA THEATRE / Palace Roller Skating Rink The Parrock Opened 13th July 1909 – steel frame, corrugated iron sheeting, wooden lining. Opened as Alhambra 1912. Prop. T. Palmer (Leeds). Burned down night 23/24th April 1924. Not rebuilt.
Co-operative Hall (1907)
Queen’s Hall f., W. Watson (1907) listed KYB15
MAJESTIC PICTURE HOUSE (BA) Prop., M. Hartley & Sons, Ltd., Market Buildings. Phone Barnoldswick 122. 700 seats. One show nightly. Two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Leeds. Dance hall attached. Station, Barnolds¬wick, L.M.S. Demolished, library on site.
PEOPLE’S PALACE Public Hall & Skating rink St. James Square Cinema by 1914. 800 seats. 1918 mgr Jack Williams. Prices, 4d to 1s. By 1920, props. Nutter & Brown. 1925 props., People’s Palace Co. Res. mgr. W. Watson Brown. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., People’s Palace (Barnoldswick) Ltd., St. James Square, Barnoldswick. Phone no. 98. 668 seats. Booked at Leeds. Once nightly, twice on Sat, Mats., Wed. and Sat. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d, to 1s. Proscenium width 20ft. Stage, 20ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Phone Barnoldswick 98. Station, Barnoldswick.
Victoria Hall listed KYB15

BARNSLEY Yorks
ABC / RITZ Peel Street (WE) Opened 22nd March 1937 - My Man Godfrey. Architects Verity & Beverley. 2,007 seats. WurliTzer 3c/7. 1941: Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone. Whitehall 8484. Continuous, Booked at H O. Station, Barnsley, L.M.S. Renamed c.1961. Closed 16th March 1974 with Holiday on the Buses. Demolished.
ALHAMBRA THEATRE Doncaster Road - Opened as theatre 1st October 1915. Architect: Mr. Hinchcliffe. Closed as theatre 8th June 1925. Cinema – Koenigsmark. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Picture House (Barnsley) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks, Phone Marlow 695-9. 2,100 seats, Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Continuous from a pm. Prices 4d. to 1s. 6d. Stage; 10 dressing-rooms. Phone Barnsley 3736. Closed by Rank Organisation 1960. Empty. Top Rank bingo 1968. Demolished 1982.
Arcade Assembly Hall, J. Hewitt (1907)
CIVIC THEATRE / PUBLIC HALL Harvey Institute, Eldon Street – Opened 25th January 1878. Props., The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the County Borough of Barnsley, Mgr G.E. Hoey in 1907. January 1908 – disaster when children trampled each other to death before a matinée in James Atroy’s Variety and Picture season. Royal Yorks. Co. 2,000seats (KYB14) 1919: Prop. United Picture Co., Res. Man., Mrs. Coulthard. Two shows nightly. Three matinées weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d to 9d. . Seating 1,500 Licensed for music. Voltage 230. Station, Barnsley. M.R. & G.C.J.C., L.&Y.R. By 1941: Phone 3170. 1,322 seats. Available for Theatrical and Kinematograph Exhibition. 1970s: seats 1,012: movable stalls 586, circle 426.
COSY CINEMA / Temperance Hall / Oddfellows’ Hall Pitt Street Opened as cinema 30 April 1910 - Royal Canadian Pictures. 1,280 seats. (KYB14) 1919: Temperance Hall - Man., C. Wyke. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 2d. to 6d. Seating, 550. Voltage, 50.
ELECTRIC THEATRE Eastgate Opened 11th March 1911- props., Electric (Barnsley) Co Ltd. 550 seats. (KYB14) Barnsley’s first purpose-built cinema. 1919: Prop. Jas. Cempy. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 2½d. to 8d. Seating 600. Voltage 220. Station, Barnsley, L. & Y. R. & M. R.
EMPIRE Super CINEMA / New EMPIRE PALACE 62-68 Eldon Street. Opened 8 June 1908. Architects: North & Robins. Props.: Barnsley Empire Palace Company. Cost £17,500. First manager Harry Leacey, followed swiftly by Will Smithson, father of musical-comedy actress Florence Smithson. 1160 seats. Early pictures. (KYB14) By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Gaumont British Pictures Corpn. 1,160 seats. Booked at H O. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Barnsley 363. Destroyed by fire 1955. Rebuilt as Gaumont (later Odeon) q.v..
GLOBE PICTURE HOUSE New Street (WE) Opened c September 1914. 1st mgr Stanley Broughton. 1919: Prop. ,Globe Picture House Ltd., Res Man R. H. Whyham. Continuous show daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s 3d. Se ating, 1,000. Licensed for music and dancing Voltage, 220. Station, Barnsley, M.R., G.C. R. & L. & Y. By 1941: 1941 - Prop. Globe Picture House (Barnsley) Ltd. Res. Man, & Licensee, Mrs. A. Wyham, 872 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous, Daily Mat, Prices 4d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Barnsley 467. Station Barnsley Court House,
HIPPODROME / Circus Town End Opened as variety theatre 2nd March 1903 - Alec Hurley & Harry Monckton but with films as a regular feature of bill. Reopened 26th December 1903 by Barnsley Hippodrome Syndicate. Geo. Birkill (1907)
ODEON / GAUMONT Eldon Street Opened 27th February 1956 - on site of burned-out Empire. Architects: T. P. Bennett. Seats: 1,283 Re-named 1962. Twinned 1980 - 1: 414 2: 435. Closed 17th September 2005.
PAVILION PICTURE THEATRE / Olympia Skating Rink Opened as rink 20 August 1909. By 1914: prop., Metcalf. 980 seats. (KYB14) 1919: Prop. Mid. Yorkshire Entertainments, Ltd. Res. Man., A Sinclair. Two shows nightly. Matinée Monday. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Seating, 2,000. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage, 230. Station, Barnsley, M.R. , G.C.R., & L & Y. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Mid-Yorkshire Entertainments, Ltd., 53, Street Lane, Leeds, Phone Leeds 64352. 1,452 seats, Booked at H O. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Barnsley 2588. Station, Court House, L.M.S. Burned down 1950.
PRINCESS PICTURE PALACE Town End Opened c1912 – 800 seats (KYB14) 1919: New Century Pictures Ltd. Res. Man., H. Leacey. Continuous. Two matinées weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 2½d. to 6d. Seating. 850 Licensed for music. Voltage, 230. Station, Barnsley. M. R. By 1941: (BA) Continuous, Prop., New Century Pictures, Ltd. 850 seats. Booked by Gaumont-British Pictures Corpn, Prices 3d. to 9d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Barnsley 3737.
SAVOY CINEMA Lundwood (BTH) - Props., Lundwood Cinemas, Ltd. 684 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 45ft. Phone Brierley 42.
STAR PICTURE HOUSE STAR / BRITANNIA PICTURE PALACE Sheffield Road Opened 7th November 1910. 900 seats. (KYB14) Modest brick-built cinema 85 ft in length and 35 ft wide, with seating on a single floor, fitted with tip-up seats in red leather and crimson velvet. The auditorium was decorated in crimson and white. 1919: Prop. C. Wike. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 2d. to 6d. Seating, 700. Voltage 50. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., T. H. Whittaker, 247, Park Road, Barnsley. Phone 3360. 500 seats, Booked at Hall. Continuous. Station, Barnsley. Closed 1959.
THEATRE ROYAL (1) Erected 1814 by Wm. Depledg. Opened as ‘Theatre’ 26th July 1815. 1878 – Salvation Army. Re-opened by public co. led by Joseph Hewitt (?Grimsby brewer) 1888. Closed & Demolished.
THEATRE ROYAL (2) Wellington Street (No 3). Foundation stone 7th June 1898. Opened Mon 29 December 1898 – Morrell & Moullet’s No. 1 Co. – The Geisha. Architect Herbert Crawshaw - cost £16,000. Seats: 1,200. Prosc. 28’, depth 50’ 6’’, 2 scene docks, 8 dressing rooms. A. G. Mitchell in 1907. Damaged by fire 1942. Closed 18th May 1957. 1961: bingo. Now nightclub.
VICTORIA THEATRE ‘The Vic.’ fl. 1953 – touring revue.
Kate Taylor – cinema history notes

BARNSTAPLE Devon
Assembly Room, F. Adams (1907)
CENTRAL / ASTOR / CLASSIC / ODEON / GAUMONT PALACE Boutport Street (BA) Opened 3rd August 1931. Architect: W. H. Watkins. 1,124 seats. 1941 – Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, W1, 1,112 seats. Booked at H O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Barnstaple 2550. Stations, Barnstaple, G.W.R., & Barnstaple Junction, S. R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Odeon 1962. to classic 1967. Twinned. Now 4 screens: seats 1: 388 2: 80 app. 3: 80 app. 4: ??
FORESTERS’ HALL THEATRE / PICTURE PALACE Opened as full-time cinema February 1919. Prop. or lessee Albany Ward. 1953: run by Courtney – locally-owned. (TOIB)
JOHN GAY THEATRE SG46: White Heather Productions (Repertory). Booking Agent: John S. Patton, 25, 8. Molton St., W1. Cap.: 225. No works of John Gay may be performed. Once nightly 7.30 Matinee Saturday. Only 10ft. flats can he used. Prosc. opening: 21ft. x 10ft. Elec. equip.: 230 v. D.C. Footlights two, four dips. Lighting to be improved. Dressing rooms: One single, two chorus (acc. 10). No orchestra. Licence for light refreshments to company and staff. In 1953 owned by Andrew Melville (TOIB)
COSY CINEMA / PICTURE PALACE 2 Silver Street Opened 1910. By 1919 prop. Wilfred E. Jones. Closed c.mid-20s? Demolished.
Parish Church Room, Hasfer. (1907)
PICTURE HOUSE 58 High St Opened 1918. Closed 1924, demolished.
QUEEN’S THEATRE / ALBERT HALL / Music Hall, Boutport Street. Part of Corn Exchange of 1855. Several times rebuilt. Oliver J. Nicklin. (1907) Rebuilt by Corp. 1952: seats 814 – S: 514, B: 300.
REGAL The Strand (BTH) -Props., Regal (Barnstaple) Ltd. Continuous, Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 20ft.; six dressing-rooms. Phone 2002. Station, Barnstaple G.W.R./S.R. Nightclub since 1982
THEATRE ROYAL Opened 1843 f., Harry Ashton (1907). Closed in 1930. Site used for Gaumont Palace.

BARROW-in-FURNESS Lancs
APOLLO (1) / ASTRA / ABC / RITZ (WE) Opened 14th September 1936 by Union Cinemas. Architects: Drury & Gomersall (+ local F. J. Parker). Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S. W. Booked at H O. 1,735 seats. Three shows daily. Phone Barrow 999. Station, Barrow Central. 1950 mgr C. B. B. Crisp. Renamed ABC c.1961. Closed 15th January 1977 – became Astra and tripled. Closed 1999 as Apollo multiplex opened. Demolished 2004.
APOLLO (2) Hollywood Park, Hindpool Road LA14 2NA Seats: 1: 117 2: 102 3: 257 4: 256 5: 117 6: 117
Carlisle Palace Opened 1873. Closed & demolished 1903.
Central Hall, H. Gaythorpe (1907)
CIVIC HALLS Duke Street Seats 960. Prosc. 31’
CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / GAIETY and PICTUREDOME Abbey Road Opened 22nd March 1913. Built by Capt. Calvert Routledge. 1914 KYB Prop. Hugh Robertson. 1922: Prop. Gaiety & Picturedrome (Barrow) Ltd. Mgr: Mr. Armstrong, Mus. Dir. F. Burns, Engineer Mr. Vinney. 1934: Prop. The Three Theatres, Ltd. Twice nightly 6.45 / 8.45, daily mats. 2.30. August 1936 leased to Union, then ABC October 1937. Closed November 1938. Back to Brennan and re-opened. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Brennan’s Cinemas, Ltd., 107, Duke Street, Barrow-in¬-Furness, Phone 990. Separate houses, 1,000 seats. Booked at Manchester, Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Barrow 375. Station, Central, L.M.S. Sold to February Essoldo 1948. 1950 mgr: G. Yeadon (as Gaiety). Renamed c.1950. Closed 1st June 1968. 1977 demolished.
CLASSIC / ODEON / ROXY / ROYALTY THEATRE and OPERA HOUSE / ROYAL ALHAMBRA Cavendish Street. Opened as R. A. 1872. royalty 19894. Hugh Robertson (1907) rebuilt 1937 by Drury & Gomersall. 1200 seats. 1941: (WE) - Prop., James Brennan, 107, Duke St., Barrow-in-Furness. Phone 990. 952 seats, Prices 4d. to 1s. 2½d. Three shows daily. Booked at Manchester and Liverpool. Phone 228, Station, Barrow-in-Furness, Central Station, L.M.S. Sold to ODEON in 1943 – renamed 1945 when 948 seats. 1950 mgr F. J. Field. Later seats 804. Sold to Classic in December 1967 – renamed. Closed 1976. Nightclub use. Disused. Now PG’s Wine Bar
COLISEUM THEATRE Abbey Road Opened 1907 on site of wooden circus by Capt. Calvert Routledge (Pic. Pioneers). Architect: A. Winstanley. 1,070 seats. Cinema 1914. 1922 owned by C. & M. Routledge, Ltd. 1934: Props., The Three Theatres, Ltd. Mgr. S. Armstrong. Pictures & Variety. Mat. daily: 6.30 / 8.45. Seats, c.1,350. To Union circuit 1936. By 1941: (WE) Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Picture House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone Whitehall 6484. Booked at H O. Three shows daily. Phone Barrow 598. Station, Barrow Central, L.M.S. To Essoldo (through Gatshead Emp. Pal. Co.) 21st March 1948. Variety revived. 1950 mgr: G. Yeadon. Closed 18th January 1964 after panto. Disused; demolished 1978.
Drill Hall Strand (1907)
ELECTRIC THEATRE Buccleuch Street/Dalton Road (BTH) Opened 1911 by Charlie Barber. 1922: Lessee: C. Barber; man. Mr. Pearson. 1932: re-decorated in ‘Italian Lake’ semi-atmospheric style - murals and foliage by Fred. A. Foster (Nottingham). Closed 1933-34 1934: Lessee R. T. Dockeray. Mgr. Frank E. Pearson. Twice nightly, 6.45 / 8.45, mats. Mon. Thurs, Sat. By 1941: Prop. Furness Electric Theatre Co., Ltd. 760 seats, Booked at Hall. Twice nightly, Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Barrow 184. Station, Central, L.M.S. 1950 mgr F. E. Pearson.
EMPIRE fl. 1897. (Hannah)
HER MAJESTY’S / THEATRE ROYAL Albert Street Opened 1864 or 9 as T.R. Rollo Balmain (1907) Renamed H.M. 1905. 1914KYB Prop. Calvert Routledge. 1922 owned by C. & M. Routledge, Ltd. Man. dir., Mrs Calvert Routledge. 1934: Lessee C.C. Taylor. SG46: Prop.: Terence Byron, Ltd., 35, Abingdon St., Blackpool. No agent. Cap.: 800. No matinées. Variety, revue, and pantomime. Tel: 924. 1950 mgr W. G. Baines. Closed 1954 (under R.S. Theatres) 1957: Repertory– Renaissance Theatre Co. Last Director, Donald MacKechnie: last S.M. David C. Hird. Closed 14th January 1967. Demolished 1973.
OSBORNE CINEMA Michaelsea Road 1934: Lessees, Osborne Ltd. Mgr R. J. Evans. Tel: 30. Continuous 6.30 to 10.40.
PALACE THEATRE / HIPPODROME / New Amphitheatre Duke Street Opened 29th December 1873 as the Royal Amphitheatre, architect Arthur Worrall. Salvation Army Citadel. Partially demolished. Rebuilt as theatre 18th January 1912. Architect: G. Walker; converted to cinema by Fred Newman (KYB1914). Reconstructed 1915. 1922: Pictures and Variety. 2,000 seats. Man. dir., J. Graham Crocker. Modernised 8th August 1931. 1,356 seats. 1934: Props. The Three Theatres Ltd. Mgr. T. Byrne. To Union circuit August 1936, then ABC October 1937. By 1941: (WE) Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H O. Continuous. Phone Barrow 418. Station, Barrow-¬in-Furness (Central) L.M.S. 1950 mgr W. Joy. To Essoldo 21st March 1948. Closed 17th March 1963 OR 1st June 1968. Bingo. Demolished 2000.
Queen’s Hall Abbey Road C. J. Roberts (1907)
REGAL 47, Forshaw Street (WE) Opened 1931 by James Brennan. Architect F. J. Parker. 1,050 seats.1934: Gen mgr S. Kirby, mgr E. Melville. Twice nightly ‘Talkies and Variety’. 6.30 / 8.40. Mat. daily. October 1936, leased/sold to Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone Whitehall 8484. By 1941: Continuous. Phone Barrow 549. Station, Barrow Central. 1950 mgr G. Brodie. Closed 29th December 1956.
ROYALTY THEATRE and OPERA HOUSE Cavendish Street Opened 1872. Altered 1894. Architect: Mackintosh. Tel: 228. 1922: Lessee & Mgr: Hugh Robertson. Res. mgr. T. Watson Armstrong (re-decorated, new electrics and heating). 1934: 1,000 seats. Twice nightly – 6.50/8.50p.m. Lessees, Miss E. A. Robertson & J. M. McFarlane. Res. mgr. R. F. Douthwaite. Closed and demolished 1937.
(SALTHOUSE) PAVILION CINEMA Roose Road. 1922: Licensee & mgr. Cllr. G. Shyvers. 960 seats. 1934: Props. James Brennan & S. Kirby. Res. mgr. W. G. Brown. Twice nightly 6.30 / 8.40. Mat. Sat 2.30. By 1941: (WE) - Props. Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street, W.1, 943 seats. Two shows daily. Mat., Sat. Booked at H O. Phone 515. Station, Central, L.M.S. 1950 mgr Mrs. E. Brown.
TIVOLI THEATRE of VARIETIES / STAR PALACE of VARIETIES / ALEXANDRA Forshaw Street. Opened 1868 as Alex. Renamed Star in 1871, then Tivoli. Bought by Signor Rino Pepi at auction in 1902. Early films on the ‘Pepi-Scope’. !922 – Props., Labon & Signor Pepi. Tel: 549. Res. man. J. Johnson. Sold to James Brennan in 20s – first of Brennan circuit. Demolished in 1931 for Regal.
Town Hall (Old) Cornwallis street f., J. Gunson (1907)
WALNEY THEATRE Natal Road, Walney Island Opened 1st November 1915. 786 seats. 1922 man. dir. Will Catlin, res. mgr W. D. Mackenzie. 1934: Props., The Three Theatres Ltd. Gen. mgr A. J. Hope. 800 seats. Cont. from 6.30, mats. Mon & Sat. To Union circuit 1936. To ABC October 1937. By 1941 (BTH) - Props. Union Cinemas, Ltd. Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone Whitehall 8484. Continuous, Mon. to Fri.; two shows on Sat, 786 seats. Booked at H O. Phone Barrow 422. Station, Barrow-in-Furness (Central) L.M.S, Film Transport. To Essoldo 20th March 1948. 1950 mgr N. Willis. Sold to Essoldo in 1950. Closed 20th OR 29th June 1959. Bingo. Supermarket 1964. Demolished 1983.
Extra information from 1934 Directory, Allen Eyles’ circuit histories and 1950/1 Yearbook

BARROW-upon-HUMBER Lincs
FORESTERS’ HALL High Street – mobile 16mm. shows. (M. Brader)
PICTURE THEATRE High Street. Opened 19th January 1922. Owner: Cecil Whiteley. c.650 seats. Closed 1937. (M. Brader)
Barrow-on-Humber Picture House 1922: Gilbert Kilburn & Noel G. Bailey lessees

BARROWFORD nr Nelson Lancs
EMPIRE Palace / PALACE PICTURES / EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE Nora Street Opened 1913. W. Taylor man. dir. Electricity from tram-lines. Pictures & variety. From February 1927 lessee Betty V. Gableton, gen hmgr. Douglas Milton, Cyril Bell res. mgr, assistant Herbert Holgate. 1928 mgr. Charles Gaston. April 1930 lessee W. Hargreaves, Wilson Stobbart gen. mgr. Closed c.1932. Empire Garage. Then Popular Garage. Still stands with façade altered.

BARTON-on-HUMBER Lincs
CENTRAL HALL PICTURE HOUSE 1919 - 1929. Silent only – closed on death of owner. (M. Brader)
ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE High Street. 1922: Props.: Arthur Window & Albert Mason. Seats: c.400. 14th April 1922. First sound-on-disc in town – 29th March 1930. Closed 1936. (M. Brader)
Oddfellows’ Hall High Street f., F. Thompson (1907)
NEW THEATRE High Street. 475 seats. 1930-1941. (M. Brader)
OXFORD PICTURE THEATRE & THEATRE OF VARIETIES Newport Street 1922: Edwin William White¬ley, proprietor. By 1941: Prop., Cecil Whiteley. 560 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly, twice Saturday, Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Closed to film mid 60s. Bingo till 1972. Still stands as warehouse. Now sports hall.
STAR THEATRE / STAR PICTURE HOUSE High St. 1922: Percy Lee, mgr. Opened by Cecil Whiteley in 1937. 350 seats. By 1941: (AWH) Once nightly, twice Saturday, Booked at Hall, Stage, 12ft. deep; two dressing-rooms, Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Barton 109. Station, Barton-on¬-Humber, L.N.E.R. Later BTH machines and WE sound installed. sold to Star circuit. Closed 5th June 1957- Men are Such Fools. Demolished – housing. (M. Brader)
Temperance Hall J. Hudson (1907)
Volunteer Hall W. Hardy (1907)

BARWELL Leics
EMPIRE Picture Palace Shilton road (AWH) – 1932: Hy. Spencer Cooper, proprietor. 350 seats
PALACE - 350 seats, Once nightly, Mon., Tues. and Thurs, Two shows Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d.

BASILDON Essex
ARTS CENTRE Towngate 454 seats. Opened c.1968. Closed March 1988. Demolished.
ROBINS / CANNON / ABC 1&2 Town Square/North Gunnels Opened 5th September 1971. Gen. mgr. James Court. 644/455 seats. Chief Bob Hall. To Cannon 1986. To Robins. Closed 1999.
TOWNGATE THEATRE & MIRREN STUDIO Pagel Mead Opened April 1988. Seats 550 and 188.
UCI Festival Leisure Park, Pipps Hill SS14 3DG Seats: 1: 361 2: 180 3: 146 4: 164 5: 220 6: 337 7: 246 8: 220 9: 164 10: 146 11: 180 12: 538 [Sold November 2005 to Empire Cinemas (Ward Anderson)]

BASINGSTOKE Hants
CANNON / ABC 1 & 2 / WALDORF Wote Street (WE) Opened 1935. 863 seats. To Union 1937. By 1941 -Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 25, Regent Street, London, S.W1. Phone. Whitehall 8434. Luxury lounge treatment 1971. Twinned and renamed 15th September 1977 – seats 420 / 218. To Cannon. Closed 21st February 1991. Derelict.
ELECTRIC THEATRE Wote Street 1931: C. Walker, mngr.
HAYMARKET THEATRE / GRAND CINEMA / GRAND THEATRE / Corn Exchange Wote Street f., W. Leavey (1907) Opened as cinema 1913. 1931: George Casey, lessee & manager. Bought by Union 1937. Closed c.1939. By 1941: (WE) 598 seats. opened as theatre. renamed Haymarket 1951. 454 seats. Renovated 1992.
PLAZA / Drill Hall Sarum Hill f., (1907) Bought by Union c.1937. By 1941: (WE) - 700 seats, Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, London S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Closed 26th June 1954. Became Co-op furniture store. Demolished for office block 1981.
SAVOY THEATRE Wote Street (BTP) Opened 1935. By 1941 - Prop., Basingham Theatres, Ltd., 75-77, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1. 710 seats, Booked at H O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d, Phone Basingstoke 133. Station, Basingstoke, SR. Demolished.
Town Hall, T. Pritchard. (1907)
VUE / STER CENTURY Festival Place 1: 199 2: 181 3: 143 4: 275 5: 275 6: 120 7: 319 8: 248 9: 295 10: 176. Ster Century until autumn 2005.
VUE Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, West Ham RG21 2YR Seats: 1: 427 2: 238 3: 223 4: 154 5: 157 6: 157 7: 154 8: 223 9: 238 10: 427

BASLOW with BUBNELL Derby
STOCKWELL HALL (Metropolitan) -- 100 seats

BATH Somerset
AS¬SEMBLY ROOMS Alfred Street f., C. B. Oliver (1907) Ballroom opened as cinema c1924. Bought by Savoy Cinemas (ABC foundation circuit) c1926. closed 26th March 1934. Now restored by National Trust.
BEAU NASH PICTURE HOUSE / ELECTRIC (WE) Westgate Street Opened 1914. 1920 reconstructed as Beau Nash. Architect: Alfred J. Taylor. 744 seats, later enlarged to 1,088. Bought by ABC August 1929. By 1941 - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1, Phone Gerrard 7337. 1,081 seats. Booked at H O. Continuous. Proscenium width 25½ft. Phone Bath 4330. Station, Bath, G.W.R. and L.M.S. Modernised 1971. Closed 18th October 2004.
Drill Hall (1907)
FORUM Southgate Street (WE) Opened 1934. Architect: W. H. Watkins & E. Morgan Willmott. By 1941 -Prop., Avon Cinema Co., Ltd., to, Windsor Place, Phone Cardiff 225. 2,139 seats, Booked at HO. Continuous from 2.45. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 50ft. Phone Bath 4962. Cafe attached and Dance Hall, Station, Bath, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Now Bath City Church
Jubilee Hall (1907)
LITTLE THEATRE St Michael's Place (WE) - Prop., Consuelo de Reyes, Citizen House, Bath, Booked at Everyman Theatre, Hampstead. Continuous. 218 seats, Prices 8d. and 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 16ft. Stage 16ft. deep. Six dressing rooms, Cafe attached, Station, G,W.R. and Road Transport. Twinned: Seats: 1: 192 2: 74
ODEON James Street West 1: 360 2: 300 3: 210 4: 200 5: 200 6: 125 7: 100 8: 100
ODEON THEATRE / REGAL / PICTUREDROME Southgate Street Opened c1914. Enlarged & renamed 1930. to Union. To Odeon & re-named 1935. 863 seats. By 1941 (BTH) - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Continuous from 2.15 p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d, Stage. Phone Bath 3533. Closed 13th December 1969. Demolished
PALACE THEATRE / PAVILION / LYRIC Opened 1886 as Lyric; 1888 Pavilion. To MacNaghten V. Circuit 1903 as Palace - F. Macnaghten (1907). By 1941: Prop., W. S. Pearce, 900 seats, Variety. Phone Bath 2261. SG46: Prop.: W. S. Pearce. Palace Theatre, Bath. Bookings: Nat Day, Albion House, New Oxford St., London W.C.1. Cap.: 800. Twice-nightly 6.30 and 8.30, Sats. 6 and 8. No Matinées. Variety and revue. Stage: Pros. 24ft., height 18ft., min. depth from Setting line 24ft., height under fly galleries l8ft., width between fly galleries 30ft., grid to stage 28ft., no counter¬weight gear, 16 sets lines. Elec. equip. 240 v. A.C. Footlights, three circuits. Four battens each with two circuits. Two spots on stands. Four floods on stands. One f.o.h. following lime. No facilities for flying. Dressing rooms: Eight. Orchestra: Resident eight (piano, two violins, bass, sax, trumpet, trombone, drums). Amplifying equip.: One mike. No turntable. Closed 21st May 1955 – interior re-modelled. Regency ballroom from 2nd May 1956. Then wrestling and bingo. (TOIB)
ROBINS / GEMINI St John's Place 3 screens [Closed Jan2004, incorporated into Theatre Royal]
SCALA CINEMA / OLDFIELD PICTURE HOUSE Oldfield Park (WE) - Props., Harris Cinemas, Ltd., 22, West Park, Redland, Bristol, Phone 35645. 808 seats. Booked by Props, Continuous, Prices 9d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Bath 5020. Stations, Bath, G.W.R. & F.T.S. (Great Britain) Ltd. Closed 1961. Leo’s Superstore.
THEATRE ROYAL (No 2) Egbert Lewis (1907) SG46: Prop.: Reg. A. Maddox. No agent or barring clause. Cap.: Stalls 211, boxes 54, amphitheatre 100, D. Circle 145, U. circle 211, gallery 250. Once-nightly at 7. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday, 2.30. Plays, opera and ballet. Stage: Prosc. 28ft. x 20ft., depth 30ft., height to flies 20ft., width between fly galleries 32ft., stage to grid 40ft., hemp lines 40 sets. Elec. equip.: Voltage 230 A.C. and D.C. Footlights, three with ind. dimmers. Battens, four each with three circuits and dimmers. Spot bar with four spots ind. dimmer controlled, Dressing rooms: Nine. Separate room for orchestra. Orchestra: Acc. for 14. Resident orchestra five. Microphone and two loud speakers. 2006: Still open as theatre. Maddox father & Son for c.50 years mid-20th c.

BATLEY Yorks
COLLIN’S CINEMA Victoria Street, Batley Carr 1928: Prop. Collin’s Cinema Co. Ltd. Res. Man. H. Westmorland. Prices: 2½ to 11d. 1938 Prop: T. Bickler. By 1941 – (WE) Prop., Bickler Cinemas, Ltd., 211a Harrogate Road, Leeds. Phone 65986. Occasional Variety, Booked at Leeds, Con¬tinuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Dewsbury 267. Stage. Station, Batley Carr, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.
CO-OP HALL up 250 stone steps – 1st cinema.
EMPIRE Super CINEMA St. James Street By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Batley Theatre & Opera House, Ltd. 933 seals. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Batley 412, Station, Batley, L.N.E.R. & L.M.S. To A.S. Hyde Circuit.
PLAZA Well Lane 1938: Props: Jefton Entertainments Ltd., Cross St. Manchester. Tel: Blackfriars 0752. 1941: (WE) - Props., Central Picture Theatres (Lincoln) Ltd., Central Chambers, 42, Albion Street, Leeds. 628 seats, Con¬tinuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. 3d. Booked at Leeds, Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Batley 308. Station, Batley, L.M.S.
PICTURE PALACE Well Lane 1928 - Prop. Batley Pictures Ltd. Res. Man. W.H. Copeland. Bked @ Hall. Twice nightly. Mat: Mon & Sat.. Prices: 2½ to 11d. Tel: Batley 308
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE Bradford Road 1926: Gen. Man & Sec. Charles William Clow. Bked @ Hall. Two shows nightly. Three mats. Variety once a month, booked by Hodgson’s Variety Agency, Bradford. Stage: 5ft. deep. 4d to 1s. To A. S. Hyde Circuit. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Regent Pictures (Batley) Ltd. 810 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Two shows, Sat, Mat., Tues. and Sat, Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Batley 449. Station. Batley, LN.E.R. & L.M.S.
THEATRE ROYAL (No 3) Opened 1896. J. E. Whitty (1907). ? Became cinema in 1921. Demolished 1961.
Town Hall (1907)
VICTORIA CINEMA / Victoria Hall Branch Road f., J. Hopkinson in 1907. 1928: Prop: Regent Pictures (Batley) Ltd. Gen. Man & Sec. Charles Clow. Bked @ Regent Picture House. Two shows nightly. Three mats. Pictures & variety. Booked by Hodgson’s Variety Agency, Bradford. Stage: 21ft. deep. 2d to 8d.Tel: Batley 449 By 1941: (RCA) - Props., Regent Pictures (Batley) Ltd., St. James Street, Batley. 750 seats. Films booked at Empire Cinema. Two shows nightly. Prices 4d. to 10d. Phone Batley 412. 1954: Props: Yorkshire Cinemas (Batley) Ltd. 636 seats. Cont from 5.30 p.m. Mon - Fri., Sat from 1.30. Prices: 6d to 1/6d. Three changes weekly. Bked @ Leeds. Tel: 1047

BATTLE Sussex
Drill Hall (1907)

BAWTRY Yorks
PICTURE PALACE (BA) -Prop., Palace Cinema (Bawtry) Ltd., 4 Tickhill Road, Doncaster. Phone 53166. Continuous, Booked at Leeds, Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Bawtry 81. Station, Bantry, L.N.E.R.

BEACONSFIELD Bucks
The CHILTERN / PICTURE HOUSE Station Road Opened 1927. (BTP) -Props. Weller & Stevenson’s Theatres, Broadway Cinema, Chalfont St. Peter. Phone Gerrard’s Cross 2904. 500 seats. Booked at H O. Continuous, Prices 7d. to 2s. 6d, Phone Beaconsfield 248. Station, Beaconsfield, G.W.R. & G.C. Joint. Now adventure playground.

BEAMISH Co Durham
BEAMISH PICTUREDROME Handenhold 18th Oct 1912 - 28th Jan 1914 (Frank Manders)

BEAUFORT Mon.
CINEMA - Props., Beaufort Cinema & Billiard Hall Co., Ltd. Continuous when open. Stations, Beaufort or Ebbw Vale, L.M.S., & Ebbw Vale, G.W.R.
GAIETY (BA) - 560 seats.

BEBINGTON Cheshire
RIALTO (WE) - Prop., Bedford Cinemas (1928) Ltd., 29, Castle Street, Liverpool, 2. 1,271 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d,
ESSOLDO / REGAL Bebington Road Opened 12th February 1938. Architect: S. Colwyn Foulkes, 1316 seats. To Southan Morris, To Essoldo 26th August 1954. Closed 22 February 1969. Soon demolished.

BECCLES Suffolk
CINEMA Saltergate Opened October 1914. Prop., A. P. Robinson. 500 seats. Prosc. 24’, 12’ deep; two dressing rooms. Once nightly. 2d. to 1s. By 1941 - Props., Beccles Cinema Co., Ltd. 400 seats. Closed February 1960 – Life in Emergency – Ward 10 and Ask Any Girl. Showroom & warehouse, now furniture shop.
Corn Hall / THEATRE Exchange Square 1819 – 1845. Built by David Fisher. 1819 – 1845. Frederick Charles Burton, ‘the last of the barnstormers’, took a benefit there. He died in 1917 aged 95. By the 20s it had become the Corn Hall. Still there behind Lloyd’s Bank, part of same building. (Mellor)
Public Hall / Town Hall f., G. Fisk (1907) Built 1785 – often used for dramatic performances before the Fisher Theatre was built. Early film shows till 1914. Still stands.
REGAL THEATRE Ballygate (WE) Opened 1931. Architect: Cecil Masey & F. J. Meen. Stadium seating. Prosc. 36’x20’, depth 15’; four dressing rooms. Prop, Beccles Cinema Co., Ltd. 647 seats. Booked at Hall. By 1941: Continuous. Twice on Sat. Mats., Wed, and Sat, Prices 7d. to 2s, Proscenium width 36ft. Phone Beccles 133. Station, Beccles, L.N.E.R. BA sound fitted later. 1955 – CinemaScope. Closed Saturday 20th November 1976 – Kelly’s Heroes. Bingo. Demolished 1989 – except for adjoining shops & flats.
NEW CINEMA – ?reference to the Regal

BECKENHAM Kent
ODEON THEATRE Elmers End 46 Croydon Road Opened 26th August 1939 – The Man in the Iron Mask. Architect: Keith Roberts (Andrew Mather). 1,518 seats. Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d, Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Phone Beckenham 5081. Closed 5th January 1957 – Dance with me Henry and Overland Pacific. Demolished. (Shortest-lived original Odeon except bombed Canning Town.)
ODEON / ABC / MGM / CANNON / ABC 1,2,3 / ABC / REGAL High Street Opened 22nd September 1930 – The Rogue Song. Architect: Robert Cromie. Prop., Beckenham Picture Houses, Ltd. (Alfred Reed’s Theatres). 1,980 seats. Prosc. 47ft. Projection box at rear of stalls. Organ from September 931: WurliTzer 2/8 (rebuilt as 3c. 1937). Bought by Union 1936. 6d. to 2/-. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas Ltd., 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone 8484. Continuous. Pic¬tures and Variety. Booked at H O. Café and Dance Hall attached. Stage, 24ft. Seven dressing-rooms. Phone Beckenham 1171, Stations, Clock House or Beckenham Junction, SR. Renamed ABC 1962. Tripled 1978/9 Seats: 587 (former circle) 295, 124. Now 6 screens
PAVILION High Street (Edibell) Opened 31st October 1914. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Props. South London Cinema Co. (1916) Ltd. 1921 Prices 5d. to 2/4d. Miss Jordan, mgress. c.1928, Frank Theobald, mgr. closed c.1933. Public Hall f., T. W. Thornton (1907)
Extra information: B. Hornsey (Bromley booklet)

BECONTREE Essex
ODEON / REGENT CINEMA Green Lane, Chadwell Heath Opened 1929. Architect: Lewis Solomon & Sons. Prop. Kay Ltd. (Kessex Cinemas). Café. (RCA) - Prop., Kessex Cinemas, Ltd., Film House, Wardour Street, London W1, Phone Gerrard 5252. 1,500 seats. Booked at H. O. Continuous, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Stage and 4 dressing-rooms. Phone Seven Kings 2302. Station, Chadwell Heath, L.N.E.R. Leased then sold to Odeon and re-named 1946. Closed 4th April 1970. Empty. Bingo.

BEDALE Yorks
ASSEMBLY ROOMS Market Place - Occasional shows, 200 seats.
Drill Hall, f., J, Linscott (1907)

BEDFORD Beds
CANNON / GRANADA 5-9 St. Peter’s Street (RCA) Opened 15th December 1934 – The Thin Man. Architects: William T. Benslyn, James Morrison & R. Furneaux Jordan (Theodore Komisarjevsky interiors). 1,690 seats (996 stalls + 694 circle). Props., The Granada Theatres, Ltd., 36, Golden Square, W1. Phone Gerrard 3554. Phone Bedford 3348. Café attached. 70mm 28th July 1968 - Doctor Dolittle. Mgr. Charles Field. 29th July 1974 café converted to Granada 2. 209 seats. Existing box used - periscope system. 1982 Granada proposed bingo in main house, keeping mini as cinema. To Cannon January 1989 & re-named. Closed 2nd December 1990 - The Exorcist 3 and Flatliners Screen 2. Demolished February 1991. Supermarket — now with BFI commemorative plaque.
CENTURY / PLAZA / Castle Rink Embankment Opened October 1909 as skating rink, later dances, exhibitions, boxing, variety shows, and as a café. To Robert Chetham February 1924. Converted to Plaza 4th March 1929. 1052 seats - single well-raked floor. Pictures & occasional stage shows. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., R. Chetham. 1,052 seats. Continuous. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Bedford 2345. Station, Bedford, Midland Road. L.M.S. Post-war run by John Chetham. Last mgr. Stan Hunt. Sold to Granada 17th February 1969, renamed Century. Reduced to 973 seats. Mgr Ronnie Blake, David Simpson Apri1 1970 to September 1971. Then Richard Wilson. Closed 22nd June 1974 - The Professionals. Bought by council. Plans to convert to live theatre / regional film theatre shelved. Leased for 5 years to operator of Royal County, for use as restaurant/nightclub. Failed. Demolished 1983.
CINEWORLD / UGC / CANNON Aspects Leisure Park, Newnham Avenue Opened 20th December 1990. Seats: 1: 336 2: 293 3: 293 4: 290 5: 191 6: 191 UGC until summer 2005.
CIVIC THEATRE - projection facilities.
Corn Exchange f. (1907) Early film seasons.
GRANADA 3 / EMFIRE 27 Midland Road - Opened 27th May 1912. Prop.: Ernest Blake. 534 seats (374+160). Taken over by Granada Christmas Day 1934. 682 seats. By 1941: (WE) Props., The Granada Theatres, Ltd., 36, Golden Square, W1. Phone Gerrard 3554. Phone Bedford 3848. Station, Bedford, L.M.S. Closed, improved, and re-opened 1954. ‘Closed until further notice’ 6th September 1975 – Superchick and Knucklemen. Reopened as Granada 3 18th April 1976. Closed 19th June 1977 and demolished. Electricity Board showroom.
PALACE High Street/Silver Street Opened 6th April 1912. Architects: Warner & Felce. Prop., Blake brothers. 600 seats. Bought by Granada 1934. Closed 22nd March 1936. Immediately demolished. Shop.
PICTUREDROME Duck Mill Walk Opened 2nd May 1910. Leased to Blake brothers, later Robert Chetham 1917. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., R. Chetham, ‘Turton,’ Bedford, Phone 2913. 600 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d, Phone Bedford 3331. Station, Bedford L.M.S. To John Chetham Closed 1964. Demolished. County Hotel.
ROYAL COUNTY THEATRE Midland Road (No 3) Adapted from Central Hall (1898) & opened in 1899 as Royal County Theatre & Opera House. E. Graham-Falcon (1907) WWI – officers’ training school. WWII – Salvation Army canteen. Re-opened 1945. SG46: Prop.: Rose Newton, Royal County Theatre, Bedford. Cap.: Orch. stalls 87, stalls 86, P. stalls 99, pit 98, D. circle 85, Fam. circle 97, balcony 126. Barring clause: 17 miles’ radius. Once nightly 7. Matinées Saturday 2.30. Twice nightly 6.30 and 8.40, Saturday matinée. No set policy. Stage: Prosc. 26ft. Height 20ft. Min. depth from setting line 21ft. Height under fly galleries 21ft. Width between fly galleries 30ft. 6 in. Height of grid from stage 46ft. 6 in. No counterweight gear. 28 sets hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 210 v. A.C. Footlights, three circuits with dim¬mers. Three battens each with three circuits with dimmers. Two floods on stands. Three following limes (one f-o-h, two perches). Dressing rooms: Six large. Separate room for orchestra. Orchestra: Acc. 16. Resident eight (2 violins, bass, trombone, 2 trumpets, piano, drums) Amplifying equip.: Microphone supplied. Closed 1959. Bingo 1963. By 1974 – theatre restaurant. Bingo. By 2006 – Church of Zion.

BEDFORD LEIGH, Lancs - see Leigh, Lancs.

BEDLINGTON Northumb
Locke Memorial Hall f., (1907)
PALACE Opened c.1896: Closed c.1927. Demolished or converted to Wallaw.
PRINCE OF WALES Glebe Road (WE) - Opened c. 1890. To cinema c.1918. Run by C. N. Walton in 1939. By 1941: Prop., Emily Hastwell, c/o Walton, 53, Westlands Road, Darlington. 736 seats, Continuous, Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d, Booked at Newcastle. Phone Bedlington 3223. Station, Bedling¬ton, L.N.E.R. Later Crown Tombola Club. Demolished.
WALLAW CINEMA (WE) - Prop., Wallaw Picture, Ltd., Ashington, Northumb. Booked at H.O. 1,356 seats, Two shows nightly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d, Phone Bedlington 2259. Station, Bedlington

BEDMINSTER Glos - See Bristol.

BEDWAS and MACHEN Mon
WORKMEN’S HALL (RCA) -Props., Bedwas Workmen Hall Institute, Booked at Hall. 850 seats. Continuous, Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Bedwas 23. Stations, Bedwas & Caerphilly, G.W.R.

BEDWORTH Warwick
GRAND CINEMA Bulkington -Prop., - Nicholls, Booked at Hall, Continuous, Two changes weekly. Station, Bedworth. L.M.S.
PALACE Leicester Road (BTH) - Prop., Edward W. Wallis. 850 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Two Changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Pros¬cenium width 20ft. Phone Bedworth 86. (Closed.)
Public Hall, f., T. P. Harrison (1907)
PLAZA / STAR CINEMA (Morrison) King Street,-Prop., Edward W. Wallis, Coventry Road, Bulkington. 386 seats, Booked at Hall, Continuous, Prices 5d. to 11d, Station, Bedworth, L.M.S. Closed.

BEESTON Notts
CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / ASTORIA Derby Road, Lenton Abbey (BTP) Opened Monday 8th June 1936. Architect: A. J. Thraves. Prop., Lenton Abbey Astoria Ltd. 1,144 seats. By 1941: Props., Abbey Theatres, Ltd., Elite Bldgs., Notting¬ham. 1,200 seats. Continuous, evenings only. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at H.O. by Herbert Elton, Phone Nottingham 2273-4. Proscenium width 38ft. Phone 54758. Station, Beeston, L.M.S. To Essoldo 1949 & re-named Friday 1st August 1952. Closed 18th April 1970. Re-opened as New Essoldo Monday 28th December 1970. 437 seats. To Classic Friday 31st March OR 2nd April 1972. Closed to film Saturday 1st OR 11th October 1975. Bingo. Skateboard. Snooker hall, derelict 1993. Demolished December 1993 - January 1994.
Council School Rooms New School, Baugh (1907)
ESSOLDO / MAJESTIC CINEMA Queen’s Road/Station Road (BTH) Opened Thursday 1st September 1938. Architect: E. S. Roberts, 1,038 seats. By 1941 - Props., Abbey Theatres. Ltd., Elite Buildings, Nottingham. 1,000 seats. Prices 8d. to ls.6d. Booked by Herbert Elton. Phone Nottingham 2273/4. Continuous. Phone 55123. Station, Beeston, Notts. To Henton (Midlands) Ltd. To Essoldo 1949 & re-named c.1951. Closed to film Saturday 14th September 1968. Bingo. Demolished July 1988.
PALLADIUM (1) / COSYDROME CINEMA / COZYDROME Chapel Street Opened August Bank Holiday 1907 – conversion of chapel. Re-named Cosydrome Cinema August 1908. Closed mid-December 1909. Ran as Pall. Wednesday 30th October 1912 to Saturday 11th October 1913.
PALLADIUM SUPER CINEMA (2) High Road Opened Friday Boxing Day 1913. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Palladium (Beeston, Notts) Ltd., Burton Bldgs., Parliament Street, Notting¬ham, Phone Nottingham 42081. 750 seats. Booked at HO. Continuous. Stage, 15ft. deep. Prices 6d, to 1s. 4d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Beeston 54619. Station, Beeston, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 18th April 1959. Demolished.
PALACE / PICTURE PALACE High Road High Road Opened Saturday 1st February 1913. By 1941: (WE) - Prop. J. H. H. Allsop. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 4d. Station, Beeston, L.M.S., & Road Transport. Closed Saturday 20th February 1960. Demolished. Shops.
PAVILION High Road Opened Friday 16th February 1912. ‘Tin Trunk’ – probably temporary wood & corrugated-iron erection. Closed Saturday 7th December 1912.

BEIGHTON Derby
Board School Room C. Hellwell (1907)
CENTRAL HALL High Street (BTH) 420 seats. Once nightly, twice Sat. Prices 4d, to 1s. Closed 1968, now garage premises.

BELPER Derby
PALACE King Street (WE) - Prop., Thos, P. Moorley. 850 seats. One show nightly, twice Sat, Mat., Sat, Two changes weekly. Booked by J. Pollard, Bentick Chambers, Mansfield. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d, Width of Proscenium, 24ft. Stage, 18ft. Three dressing-rooms. Phone 153. Station, Belper, L.M.S. Demolished, Wilkinsons on site.
RITZ / Public Hall King Street - Props., Belper Public Hall Co., Ltd. f., J. Pym (1907). 1941: (BTH) Booked by J. Pollard, Bentick Chambers, Mansfield. 725 seats. Once nightly, twice Sat., Mat., Wed, Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d, Proscenium width 22ft. Stat¬ion, Belper, L.M.S. Later split for bingo / film. Then former circle twinned. To Sam Lavington. Sold as flat at £4,500, personal cinema came free. Closed. Lottery Grant 2006. Hoped to re-open late 2006.

BELTON nr. Doncaster Lincs
Conservative Hall f., J. W. Ross (1907)
PUBLIC HALL Grey Green - Prop., Trustees. Occasional shows. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Belton, Axholme Ry.

BELLINGHAM Northumb
TOWN HALL CINEMA

BELVEDERE Kent
BELVEDERE CINEMA Picardy Street (AWH) - Prop., J. Helsdon Burton, 5, Bloomsbury Place, Southampton Row, W.C.1, Phone Museum 5853. 400 seats, when reconstructed. Continuous. Booked at H O. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. (Closed.) Possibly this was the Cosy, and the reconstruction never happened.
Public Hall f., Dr. H. Crane (1907)
COSY TALKIE THEATRE / COSY / GRAND ELECTRIC THEATRE Picardy St/Sheridan Rd Opened c.1913. Props. W. T. Smith & Son (Geo. Edward) c.1930. Taken over by W.A. Atkinson, AWH sound installed. 275 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Demolished.
QUEENSLAND ELECTRIC Crabtree Manor Way Opened c.1914. Props., Chas. Crump & Chas. Wimm. c.250 seats. Sold c. 1921 to Walter M. Sparrow & Wm. Skinnerton. Continuous. Three changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 8d. Sold c1928 to L. W. Fox. No talkies. Disappears.

BENTHAM Yorks
PICTURE HOUSE
Public Hall f., R. Sanderson (1907)

BENTLEY with ARKSEY, near Doncaster Yorks
COLISEUM (WE) -900 seats
Town Hall, J. Peters (1907)

BERKELEY Glos
THE BERKELEY / ELECTRIC CINEMA Station Road-Lessee, Alan G. Mason, High Street. Phone Berkeley 35. 300 seats, Booked by Prop. Continuous, Mon. to Fri.; twice on Sat, Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station. Berkeley, G.W.R. Films by Road Transport.

BERKHAMSTED Herts
COURT THEATRE High Street Opened Saturday 24th March 1917 – rebuild of brewery. Architect: Ewan S. Barr. Prop. David Pike & P.P. co. Cap. 700+, later 624. Mgr C. W. Fox. To S&K by March 1930. Rebuilt/modernised with new entrance block 17th September 1934. c.1,000 seats. Organ: Christie 3c/6 (stage left chamber) with surround on lift – removed 1937. Rep. th. 1939-40. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Shipman & King, M84, Shell Mex House, Strand, London W.C. Phone Temple Bar 5077. Booked at HO. Continuous from 2 p.m. Proscenium width. 34ft. Phone 154. Station, Berkhamsted. L.M.S. Closed 11th June 1960 – The Horse Soldiers. Supermarket. Fire 1969. Demolished. Tesco on site.
GEM Cowper Road Opened 1911 – corrugated iron. Cap. 168. Closed c.1913.
PICTURE PLAYHOUSE King’s Arms Yard Prince Edward Street Opened c.November 1912 – conversion of stables. Architect: Herbert A. Bowes. 340 seats on one raked floor. Closed 17th March 1917. Now re-fronted as King’s Hall.
REX High Street (RCA) Opened 9th May 1938. Architect: David E. Nye. Props: Shipman & King, M84. Shell Mex House. Strand, London W.C. Phone Temple Bar 5077. 1,100 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Café. Phone Berkhamsted 134. Station, Berkhamsted L.M.S. Closed 16th January 1973 – The Amazing Mr Blunden. To Star & re-named Studio 1 – part-time bingo. To Zetter & circle twinned as Rex 1 & 2 1976. Stalls bingo. Closed to film. [600 seat restored for 6th December 2004 re-opening as part of scheme converting rest of building to flats]
Town Hall, f., W. J. Pickin (1907)

BERWICK-on-TWEED Northumb
BERWICK THEATRE (WE) -Props., Berwick Theatre, Ltd., 3, Bridge Street, Berwick, Phone 203. 1,100 seats. Booked in Newcastle. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 33ft. Stage, 28ft. deep. Six dressing-rooms. Café and Dance Hall. Phone Berwick 268. Station, Berwick, L.N.E.R.
Corn Ex¬change, f, A. L. Miller (1907)
PLAYHOUSE Sandgate - Opened between 2nd August 1913 / 9th April 1914. By 1941: (WE) Props., Berwick Playhouse Co. 992 seats, Booked at Hall. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Stage, four dressing rooms. Phone Berwick 155. Seats: 650. Fly tower over acting area. Closure announced for 31st August 2005.
Queen’s Rooms, f., W. M. Mather (1907)
THEATRE Old Brewery Lane, Hide Hill. ‘A very simple long room which had a raked floor and scenery painted on the wall of the stage area’ – letter from Borough Planning Officer. 1978: owned by Joe Youngman who purchased the building as part of the A&B Garage. (BTG)

BEVERLEY Yorks
Assembly Rooms, f., F. Mills (1907) Became part of Regal.
MARBLE ARCH PICTURE PALACE (WE) Butcher Row- Opened post-WWI by Joshua Butt. 1941: Props., Marble Arch Picture Palace Co. (Beverley) Ltd. 1,100 seats. Booked at Leeds, Continuous, Mat., Mon., Thurs and Sat, Two changes weekly. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. 4d, Stage, 14ft. deep. Phone Beverley 168. Cafe attached, Station, Beverley, L.N.E.R.; & Road Transport. Demolished, supermarket car park.
PICTURE PLAYHOUSE / Corn Exchange 1886 – leased by Ernest Symmons in 1913 and converted to cinema. By 1941: (Wired) Prop., E. P. Symmons, 5, Eastgate. 480 seats, Booked at Hall, Continuous. Two shows Sat, Mat., Mon. and Thurs. Prices 6d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Beverley 15. Station, Beverley, L.N.E.R. Closed. Attempt at re-opening failed.
REGAL (WE) Norwood – opened 2nd November 1935. Local co. & County. Architect: Robert Cromie. Part of Assembly Rooms block. Bought by ABC 1937. Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30 31 Golden Square, London W1. Booked at H. O., Continuous. 946 seats. 6d. to 1s 6d. Café and Dance Hall. Phone 368. Station, Beverley, L.N.E.R.; & Road Transport. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed 22nd June 1968. Bingo / snooker. Derelict.
THEATRE – part of Butler of York Circuit. 1805. Lost by Butler c.1816.

BEWDLEY Worcs
GARDEN CINEMA (BA) -Props., J. E. Smithson, Greenacres, Habberley Road, Wribbenhall. Booked at Bewdley. 500 Seats. Continuous. Mon., to Fri., Mat. Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 10ft. deep. Two dressing rooms, Phone Bewdley 26. Station, Bewdley, G.W.R.
St. George’s Hall, f., Mrs. Woodward (1907)

BEXHILL-on-SEA Sussex
ABC / RITZ (WE) Buckhurst Road Opened 18th January 1937. Architects: Verity & Beverley. 1,142 seats. – 1941: Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, SW1. 1,126 seats. Proscenium width 44ft. Booked at H. O. Continuous, Phone Bexhill 600. Station, Bexhill, S.R. Closed 2nd December 1961. Bingo. Demolished.
CINEMA de LUXE Western Road Opened 1913. Closed 1921, now a garage.
De La WARR PAVILION Marina Opened 1935. Prop., Corporation. Architects: Erich Mendelsohn & Serge Chermayeff. SG46: Cap.: Stalls, 650, balcony 500. Once nightly 7.30. Matinées Wednesday or Thursday and Saturday. Repertory, summer shows, orchestral concerts. Stage: Prosc. 28ft., height 14ft., depth 25ft., height under flies 28ft., width between flies 32ft., height of grid 40ft., hump lines 28, not including spot bar or battens. Elec. equip.: 230 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Foot¬lights, three, battens, three, each with three circuits, spot bar with eight spots. Floods coupled to three dimmers, Pit lighting with three circuits. 15 dips. One spot on stand. 12 floods on stands. 12 f.o.h. pre-set spots. Two f.o.h. following limes. Five spots between battens. Dressing rooms: Five single, two chorus. Band room. Orchestra: Three (acc, 40). Piano, violin, ’cello. Summer rep’ 50s – Penguin Players, then Richard Burnett.
Egerton Park/Pergola (1906-c.1935); 1906 Unknown; after 1935 D
GAIETY /York Hall London Road Opened 1895. Architect: Randolf Richard. f., J. Osborn (1907) Rebuilt 1935 - (WE) Props., Gaiety (Bexhill) Ltd., 9, North Street, Brighton, Booked at Picturedrome, Eastbourne, by Managing Director. Continuous. Phone Bexhill 680. Closed by bomb l944.
Jubilee Memorial Hall f., P. S. Hallett (1907)
Pavilion Theatre/ Kursaal Opened 1896. Architect: G.H. Grey. J. M. Glover (1907). ?alteres 1911 Renamed WWI. Closed c.1935. Demolished 1936.
REDSTACK PLAYHOUSE / CURZON / CLASSIC / PLAYHOUSE (WE) Western Road 1941 - Props., Kinema Playhouses, Ltd. Man. Dir., Randolph E. Richards. Booked at Picturedrome, Eastbourne, Continuous, Phone Bexhill 78, Station, Bexhill S.R. Later – circle only. Seats: 175. Closed 28th October 2004 as Curzon; reopened December 2005, partly as live theatre. 175 seats.
SAVOY / CARLTON CINEMA / St. GEORGE’S / NEW PALACE / BIJOU Town Hall Square Opened 1910, altered 1912. ?To cinema by 1931. By 1941 (men) - Prop., A. Alcock, Glebe Cottage, Sedlescombe, Battle. Phone Seddlescombe 62. 490 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bexhill 423. Station, Bexhill Central, S.R. (from Charing Cross & Victoria). (Closed.) Re-opened Closed 1954. Demolished mid-80s (Theatres Trust)
Victoria Hall (1907)

BEXLEY and BEXLEYHEATH Kent
ABC 1 - 4 / ABC CINEBOWL / REGAL (WE) Broadway Opened 3rd September 1934. Architect: Richard Cromie. Leased Sidney Bacon. c1935: bought by Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, 30-31 Golden Square, W1, 1,947 seats. Continuous. Booked at H O. Proscenium width 45ft. Stage, 44ft. Four dressing rooms, Phone Bexley 1680, Station, Bexleyheath, S.R. Films by Road Transport. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Bomb destroyed organ chambers. Renamed ABC January 1962. Bowling alley added. Quads 25th May 1978: 506, 350, 230, 216. Closed & demolished 1987.
ASTOR / PALACE (2) Opened 1934. 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Harry Quinton, Glouces¬ter House, Warren Road, Bexleyheath. Phone 1999. 786 seats. Prosc. 26ft.Continuous, Booked at Hall, Prices 6d, to 2s. Station, Bexleyheath, S.R. 1961: sold and renames. Closed 4th November 1967 – Up the Creek and Raising the Wind.
BROADWAY / NEW CINEMA (WE) Broadway Opened c.1913 Prop. Bexleyheat Cinemas ltd. 550 seats – one floor. Prosc. 22ft., 14ft. deep. Fly tower. 1941 - Prop, Harry Quinton. 734 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 22ft Stage, 14ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Prices 6d. to 2s. Phone Bexleyheath 1999 Station, Bexleyheath, S.R. Closed as cinema 1956 - now ‘Rat & Parrot’ pub.
BROADWAY PICTURE PALACE Pincott Street 300 seats. N. S. Nesbitt. ?closed during WWI
CINEWORLD 28-70 The Broadway 9 screens / 1,500 seats
Freemantle Hall High Street
PALACE (1)/ Public Hall Chapel Road Opened 1870 Cost £2,000. Concert Room: cap. 500. f., T. Jenkins (1907) 1915 Pease’s Perfect Pictures. 1915 – leased by Harry Quinton. Pictures & variety. Prosc. 16ft., stage 10ft. deep. Prices 4d to 1s. Twice nightly. Two mats. three changes weekly. Cinephone sound. B urnred down 1934. Replace on same site by Palace (2).
Royal Electric Animated Picture Palace

BICESTER Oxon
Corn Exchange f., J. P. Drover (1907)
CROWN CINEMA Sheep Street (BTH) Prop., Alfred Tilt. Phone Bicester 23. 300 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mat. Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Hotel (12 bedrooms h. & c. Billiard table) RAC/AA appointed, Stations, Bicester G.W.R. & L.M.S.
REGAL CINEMA London Road (BTP) Opened September 1934. Architect: Harold S. Scott. Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street, London SW1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Controlled by Associated British Pictures, Ltd. Continuous. Booked at H O. 504 seats. Phone Bicester 169. Stations, Bicester, G.W.R. & L.M.S. Motor Transport. Closed 3rd December 1975. Bingo. Demolished.
St. Edburg’s Hall f. (1907)

BIDDULPH Staffs
PALACE (Kamm) King Street - Props., Crooks, Turner & Shemilt. 500 seats. Booked at Hall by Geo. H. Crooks, One show nightly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Station, Tunstall, L.M.S.

BIDEFORD Devon
BIJOU Lower Gunstone Opened c.1913. Prop. H. Gale. c.400 seats. Closed during WW1? Now a nightclub.
ELECTRIC PALACE KYB14 – no further information.
Market Hall J. Stoneman (1907)
New Assembly Rooms J. R. Pounds (1907)
PALACE THEATRE (BTH) - Originally opened 1869. J. Edgar Squire in 20s. 1929 – Mr. Robertson. By 1941: Props., Palace Theatre (Bideford) Ltd. Continuous, Prices 8d, to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 21ft. 9 in. Stage, 20ft. deep. Phone Bideford 213. Station, Bideford, S.R. Seasonal rep. in 50s. (TOIB) Closed 1961. Demolished c.1971
PALLADIUM Mill Street Opened during WWI. Prop. H. G. Brain. Closed 1926, then Patt’s Stores, greengrocer’s shop in 1995.
Public Rooms Bridgeland Street f., Caleb Squire (1907)
STRAND CINEMA Kingsley Road (BTH). Opened 21st July 1938. Architect: D. E. Nye for Maurice Prince. 800 seats. Props., Bideford Entertainments, Ltd. 800 seats, Continuous, Prices 8d, to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone 70. Station, Bideford, S.R. CinemaScope July 1955. 1973: old to Ken Jones, Clifton Circuit. Closed Saturday 2nd May 1981 – The Mirror Crack’d. Leased by Jame sRobertson. Re-opened 24th May. Closed April 1982. 1984 re-opeend by G .Potter. Closed. Nightclub. Derelict till demolished 1990.

BIGGLESWADE Beds
Drill Hall A. J. Hills (1907)
EMPIRE Hitchin Street (AWH) - Props., Cox Cinema Co., Ltd. 480 seals. Booked at Regal House, Biggleswade. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Phone Biggleswade 2297. Station, Biggleswade, L.N.E.R. Demolished – Empire Close on site.
REGAL Station Road (BTP) - Props, Cox Cinema Co., Ltd., Regal Cinema. Booked at Hall. 736 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 2s, 4d. Phone Biggleswade 2230, Station, L.N.E.R. Biggleswade. Now Flutters Bingo.
Town Hall f., H. Chaundler (1907)

BILLERICAY Essex
FOLD ARTS CENTRE High Street
RITZ Chapel Street (BTP) Opened April 1938. Props., Billericay Cinema, Ltd., Bexwell House, Downham Market, Phone Downham Market 8. 648 seats, Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous, Booked at Hall. Proscenium 25ft. Phone Billericay 259. Station, Billericay. Films by Road Transport. To APP Theatres Ltd (Albert Phelps) by 1955. Closed to film 1971. Bingo. 1992: snooker club. Demolished 2000.
Town Hall, f., J. Jefferies (1907)

BILLINGBOROUGH Lincs
FORESTERS’ HALL Vine Street (Imperial) - Opened 1939 as permanent cinema. !941: Prop., Allan Lewthwaite, 19, Broadway, Crowland, Lincs. 224 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. One show Fri. at 7.30 p.m. Booked at Leeds. Proscenium width 5ft. Films by Motor Transport. Sold to Gray brothers of Peterborough 1949. WE sound installed. Closed 14th October 1954. Still stands. (M. Brader)
- Fri. Travelling show - Mr. Yardley.

BILLINGHAM-on-TEES Durham
FORUM THEATRE Opened 1968. Architects: Elder & Lester. Theatre consultant Michael Warre. 637 seats in 3 tiers.
PICTURE HOUSE (WE) -Props., Picture House (Billingham) Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Newcastle, Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Norton 53311. Station, Billingham, L.N.E.R.

BILLINGHAY Lincs
COSY CINEMA (Morrison) Billinghay - Opened 1927 by Cecil J. Williams. Leased to Charles Willows, who re-equipped and installed Gyrotone. 1941: Prop., C. R. Gaskill. 290 Seats. Booked at Leeds. Once nightly. Two shows Sat. Proscenium width 12ft. Prices 3d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Tattershall. WWII – run by R.A.F. Closed mid-60s. demolished 1972. (M. Brader)
HIGH STREET CINEMA 1922: John Willows, proprietor

BILSTON Staffs
Foxy Lady Oxford St
ALHAMBRA High Street Opened 1912. Leased by Thomas Wood to 1927. 1941 (RCA) - Prop. E. K. Hawtin, Allport Road, Cannock. Tel. Cannock 3307. 425 seats. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 9d. Booked at Forum, Cannock. Stage, 7ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Bilston 41400, Station, Bilston, G.W.R. Closed c.1964 - continued on a very part-time basis until c.1982. Supermarket.
COSELEY PICTURE HOUSE (Gyrotone) near Bilston - Prop., W. Page, ‘The Bungalow,’ Ivy House Lane, Coseley, near Bilston, 400 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, nightly. Mats., Mon., Thurs., Sat, Prices 4d. to 1s, Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Sedgley 3256. Station, Coseley, L.M.S.
ELECTRIC PALACE Opened c.1913. Closed c.1921
New Drill Hall (1907)
ODEON THEATRE / PALACE / WOOD’S New Picture PALACE (2) Lichfield Road. Opened 17th November 1921. Prop. Thomas Wood. Architect: A. Hurley Robinson, interior Val Prince. 1400 seats. Largest silent screen. Sound installed, acoustics improved. September 1936 leased to C. S. Joseph circuit & re-named Palace. Bought by Odeon & renamed 1937. By 1941 (BTH) – Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. 1,251 seats. Continuous from 2 p.m. Sat. from 6 p.m. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d, Stage and seven dressing-rooms. Phone Bilston 41025. Café attached. Closed to film 22nd February 1964. Bingo. Now multi-purpose hall.
SAVOY High Street Opened 10th October 1927. 21- year lease to C. S. Joseph. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Astel Pictures, Ltd. C. S. Joseph Circuit, 74, Salisbury Road, Moseley, Birmingham 13. Phone South 1238. 700 seats. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Thurs. & Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Bilston 41398. Station, Bilston, G.W.R. Closed 1962.
THEATRE ROYAL (No 3) Opened 1902. H. Battersby (1907)– 1941: (BTH) Props., Astel Pictures, Ltd., C. S. Joseph Circuit, 74, Salisbury Road, Moseley, Birmingham 13. Phone South 1238. 800 seats. Pictures and Variety. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 26ft. Stage, 25ft. deep. Six dressing-rooms. Phone Bilston 41001. Station, Bilston, G.W.R. SG46: Prop.: Astel Pictures, Ltd., 38, John Bright St., Birmingham. Cap.: Stalls 145, D. circle 186, boxes 18, U. circle 152, P. stalls 105, pit 108, standing about 100. Barring clause: 3 miles. Once nightly 7.15. Usual matinées Thursday and Saturday 2.30. Twice nightly 6 and 8. Saturday matinée. All classes of entertainment. Stage: Prosc. 25ft., height 20ft., stage depth from setting line 30ft., height under fly galleries 20ft., width between fly galleries 30ft., height of grid from stage 40ft. No counterweight gear, 26 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 200-210 v. A.C. 50 cycles. Footlights four circuits. Four battens each with two circuits. Cyclorama top lighting with two floods not coupled to dimmers. Two floods on stands. Two f-o-h pre-set spots. One following lime at back of house. Dressing rooms: Four single, two large chorus (total 10 in each). Orchestra: Acc. 10. Resident (Cond., 2 violins, piano, drums, cornet, trombone, ‘cello). Amplifying equip.: two-turntable reproducer, f-o-h or stage. Microphone. Don Auty: ‘A dump. The chorus girls’ room was a wooden hut at the back. The wall had holes drilled in it by the local youths.’ Closed 1955, demolished 1961.
WOOD’S PALACE (1) / Town Hall Church Street Opened as cinema 1910. Closed 1921. Replaced by Palace.

BINGLEY Yorks
Co-operative Assembly Rooms (1907) Henry Hibbert film show 22nd Feb 1900
BINGLEY HIPPODROME (WE) Main Street- Props., Bingley Hippodrome, Ltd., Old Bank Chambers, Keighley. Phone Keighley 2264. 739 seats, Booked at Leeds, Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Bingley 174. Station, Bingley.
MYRTLE CINEMA (WE)-Props., Bingley Cinema, Ltd., 9, Henry Street, Keighley. Phone 204. 900 seats, Booked at H. O., Continuous, Prices 6d. to 9d. Phone Bingley 211. Station, Bingley, L.M.S.
Victoria Hall, f., R. Laycock (1907)

BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA Kent
RITZ (Kalee) - 400 seats. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s.6d.

BIRKENHEAD Cheshire
ABC / SAVOY Argyle Street (RCA)- Opened 10th October 1938. Architect: W. R. Glen. Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 2,016 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings, daily Mat. Phone Birkenhead 161. Station, Woodside, Birkenhead, Mersey R. Re-named ABC 1961. 1970 – luxury lounge: 600 seats stalls only. Closed 27th March 1982. Snooker club.
ARGYLE MUSIC HALL D. J. Clarke. Opened 21st December 1868. 800 seats. 1876 – dramatic licence obtained as P.oW under Dennis Grannell. Returned to Argyle mus hall 1890., Bombed 26th September 1940. Intended to be rebuilt but inadequate insurance cover.
ASTOR / CLAUGHTON PICTURE HOUSE / CLAUGHTON MUSIC HALL Claughton Road Opened 1862. f., J. R. Simm (1907) 1912 converted to cinema. BTH sound June 1930 - Sunny Side Up. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Claughton Picture House Co., Ltd., 8, Cook Street, Liverpool, Phone Bank 8605. 800 seats. Booked at 9, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, by Alfred Levy. Continuous evenings. Daily Sat. Phone Birken¬head 2029. Stations, Central, Mersey R., & Woodside. By September 1952 to Woodhill Entertainments (Manchester) & re-named Astor. 1956 refurbished - closed later same year. Bingo. Closed 1981. Demolished March 1982.
AVENUE SUPER THEATRE (BTH) Bidston Avenue. Props., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37/38 Golden Square, W1. 1,300 seats. Pictures and occasional concerts, Booked at HO. Con¬tinuous, Mon. to Fri. Twice on Sat. Prices 6d, to 1s. 6d. Cafe. Phone Birkenhead 3524. Stations, Liverpool Central, C.L.C., & Park. Birkenhead, Mersey R.
EMPIRE / CANNON / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / EMPIRE CINEMA 30-32 Conway Street Opened 26th May 1917. Architect A. Ernest Shennan. c.700 seats. Modernised 1930s. By 1941: (WE) Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd. 893 seats. Booked at 37 38, Golden Square, W1. Continuous evenings. Mon, to Fri., three shows on Sat. Slats., daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Birkenhead 1815. Station, Woodside, G.W.R. To Essoldo 26th August 1954. Bingo January 1968. Modernised. Re-opened 14th February 1969 as ‘Essoldo Luxury Cinema’. 500 seats. £40,000. To Classic & renamed 2nd April 1972. To Cannon. Re-named Empire c.14th March 1990. Closed 23rd November 1990. Carpet warehouse. Quasar centre.
ESSOLDO / COLISEUM PICTURE HOUSE / Music Hall & Assembly Rooms Bebington Road, Tranmere Opened 15th November 1879. Converted to cinema c.1910. Talkies 8th November 1929 – Weary River. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Cheshire Picture Halls, Ltd., Park Road North, Birkenhead, Booked at H.O. Three shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Rock Ferry 355. Station, Green Lane, Mersey R. To Southan Morris Cinemas. To Essoldo with circuit 26th August 1956. Closed 1962 – A Story of David. Furniture store to mid-1990s. Demolished 2005.
ESSOLDO / RITZ Conway Street Opened 4th October 1937 – The Man in Possession. Architect: Robert Cromie. Prop. Cheshire Picture Halls. 2,170 seats. Organ 4/ By 1941: Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37-38 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 4556. Damaged by bomb 21st December 1940. Rebuilt by W. M. Shannon. Re-opened 13th January 1947. To Essoldo & re-named 26 August 1954. Closed to film 5th January 1969. Bingo. Demolished 2001.
GAUMONT Park Road East (BA) - Props., General Theatre Corporation, 142-150, Wardour Street, W1. 1,696 seats, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous from 2pm. Pro¬scenium width 40ft. Booked at New Gallery House, Regent Street, W1. Stage 18ft. deep. Seven dressing rooms, Station, Woodside, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Now a furniture shop.
La SCALA / THEATRE ROYAL (No 3) W. W. Kelly (1907 – see Liverpool theatres) Converted to cinema 18th April 1921 – architect James Bramwell. 1,000 seats. Bought by ABC February 1930. Closed 6th February 1937 and demolished for Savoy.
LYCEUM - Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37-38, Golden Square, London W1.
LYRIC CINEMA (BA) Price Street-700 seats, Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 6d. Stations, Central, Mersey R., & Woodside, G.W.R.
MAJESTIC Conway Street
New BIRKENHEAD HIPPODROME / METROPOLE THEATRE / GAIETY / OHMY’s CIRCUS Grange Road 1888 – permanent circus building with arena and stabling. Adapted as Gaiety by 1896. 1898,William Wallace Kelly turned into Metropole. (for Kelly – see Theatre Royal & Liverpool theatres). He left in 1905 for T.R. – empty for 3 years. 7th December 1908 – Walter de Frece re-opened as N.B.Hipp. – Vesta Tilley. By 1912 Clarke of Argyle took over – mainly cinema. Bombed during war.
NEW MAYFAIR-Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Lid., 37-33, Golden Square, London W1.
PARK PICTURE HALL Opened 1909 – 1st cinema - James R Saronie, local photographer.
PICTURE HOUSE - Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37-38, Golden Square, London W1,
PLAZA THEATRE (WE) Borough Road Opened 1930 - Prop., Bedford Cinemas (1928) Ltd., 29, Castle Street, Liverpool, Phone Central 1545, 2293 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous, from 2.30 p.m. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d, Stage, 18ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Café attached, Phone Birkenhead 1119. Stations, Birkenhead (Woodside or Central). Mecca B&S. Demolished.
QUEEN’S HALL f. Rees & Tattersall (1907). (BA) Claughton Road - Prop. General Theatre Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Pictures and Variety. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Daily Mats. Prices 5d. to 8d. Phone Birkenhead 1498. Stations, Liverpool Termini
REGAL Bebington Rd opened 1928. By 1941--Prop., S. M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37/38, Golden Square, London W.1.Phone Gerrard 4556. Closed 1969, demolished 1970.
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE Church Road, Higher Tranmere Opened Monday 16th July 1926 - Forget-me-not and The Bashful Sailor. prop., Tranmere Picture House Ltd. WE sound 10th March 1930 - Compromise. To ABC c.August 1935. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,091 seats – one floor. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat. daily. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Rock Ferry 611. Station, Central, Mersey R. Closed 1st December 1956. Demolished. Shops on site.
REX - Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37/33 Golden Square, London W1. Phone Gerrard 4556.
RIALTO (WE) Bebington Road-Prop., Bedford Cinemas (1928) Ltd., 19, Castle Street Liverpool, 2. Phone Central 1544. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Daily Mat, Proscenium width 40ft. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Rock Ferry 1383. Station, Bebington, near Birkenhead,
RIO / PALLADIUM Price Street Opened 29th November 1913. Architects: Nagington & Shennan, 800 seats. To Southan Morris. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., S.M. Super Cinemas, Ltd. 800 seats, Continuous. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Birkenhead 2093. Station, Park, Mersey, & L.M.S. Closed by bomb damage. repaired. Re-opened as Rio - wooden seats as wartime economy measure. To Essoldo 26th August 1954. Closed 13th April 1957. Roxy Bingo Club. Demolished 1987.
ROXY / CHARING CROSS PICTUREDROME Charing Cross Opened 2nd November 1910. Architects Campbell & Fairhurst. 1000 seats. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., J. F. Emery Cinema Circuit, 26, Cross Street Manchester. 760 seats. Continuous Mats. daily. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Booked at H.O. Phone Birkenhead 1911. Station, Woodside, or Central, To Southan Morris. To Essoldo 26th August 1954. Closed 21st July 1956. Supermarket.
SUPER CINEMA (BA) Conway Street-Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corpn., Ltd. Booked at 123, Regent Street, W.1. 792 seats, Continuous from 1.30 p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Birkenhead 2211
THEATRE ROYAL (1) Destroyed by fire c.1892. Ruins stood for some years. Demolished for T.R. (2)
THEATRE ROYAL (2) Opened by W. W. Kelly 1905 – licence transferred from Metropole. (Sell)
VUE Conway Park Seats - 1: 311 2: 354 3: 159 4: 202 5: 429 6: 202 7: 159

BIRMINGHAM Warwick
ABC CINEBOWL / PAVILION (WE) Stirchley - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,938 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Pro¬scenium width 53ft. Café. Phone King’s Norton 1241. Demolished.
ADELPHI SUPER CINEMA (BTH) Hay Mills - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887, 1,248 Seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Daily Mat. Phone Victoria 1208. Station, New Street, L.M.S. Closed 1968. Now Asian Community Centre.
ADULT WORLD / SUNSET CINEMA Hinckley Rd
ALBION PICTURE THEATRE New Inns, Handsworth (WE) - Prop., Albion Picture Theatres, Ltd. Booked at Hall. Con¬tinuous. Two changes weekly, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Northern 0433. Station, Snow Hill
ALEXANDRA THEATRE / LYCEUM THEATRE John Bright Street Opened: whit Mon. 1901 as Lyceum – The Woodman. Prop., Wm. Coutts. Architects: Owen & Ward. November 1902 – old to Lester Collingwood and renamed Alex, 1911 – bought by Leobn Salberg & his two brothers-in-law. Closed 6th April 1935 – Dick Whittington. New façade & auditorium by Satchwell & Roberts. 1,530 seats. Prosc. 42’, depth 32’.Re-opened December 1936 – Cinderella. Derek Salberg took over.: rep. panto. 1959 – bars opened. October 1968 – bought by council (£85,000) and new bridge and frontage block added. SG46: Prop.: Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham) Ltd., John Bright St., Birmingham. Touring attractions booked direct. No barring clauses Cap.: Stalls 658, P. stalls 36, D. circle 402, U. circle 454. Once nightly, repertory 6.30, pantomime 6. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday 2.30. Pantomime daily. Entertainment: Reper¬tory May to December. Pantomime December to April. Stage: Prosc. 40ft. x 28ft., depth 24ft., height under flies 24ft., width between fly galleries 45ft., stage to grid 50ft. No counterweight gear. 48 hemp lines. Lighting: Voltage 230-250 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, four circuits. Battens four, each with four circuits. All ind. dimmers. Spot bar, 10 spots with dimmer control. Dips six, switch con¬trolled. Floods six, on stage. Front of house pre-set spots six. Front of house following limes four. Dressing rooms: 10 single, two chorus acc. 36. Band room. Orchestra Pit: Acc. 12. Resident orchestra (repertory) three violins, bass, ‘cello, clarinet, drums. Pantomime: us above with flute, two saxophones, three brass and harp. Amplifying.- Two turn-table reproducer and microphone.
ALHAMBRA (RCA) Opened 1929. Architect: Satchwell & Roberts. By 1941: Moseley Road-Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,348 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 50ft. Phone Victoria 2826. Stations, New Street & Snow Hill.
AMC 12 Broadway Plaza, Five Ways 12 screens / 2,800 seats
APOLLO PICTURE PLAYHOUSE (BTH) Tyburn Road Opened c.1931. Architect: A. L. Snow. 1941 - Prop., Apollo Picture Playhouse, Ltd., 8, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, Phone Mid, 4173. 1,225 seats, Booked at Hall. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d, Continuous from 2 p.m. Sun. from 3 p.m. Phone Erdington 0834. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Films by Road Transport. Demolished.
ASHTED ROW PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Highgate Picture House, Darwin Street, Birmingham. Man. Dir., A. N. Ardagh, 824 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Mat., Mon., Thurs., and Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Aston Cross 3432. Station, New Street, L.M.S.
ASTON CROSS PICTURE HOUSE Lichfield Road Opened c.1913. Architect: Archibald Hurley Robinson. 900 seats. Bought by ABC c.1929 By 1941: -(BTH) Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat. daily, Phone East 0430. Station, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Closed 3rd August 1963. Asian films. Demolished.
ASTON HIPPODROME Opened 7th December 1908. Architect: James Lister & Co. Cost £10,000. 1,800 seats. Post – WWWIII – 1959, F.J. B. Theatres. Closed 4th June 1960. Bingo. Stage demolished 1980, rebuilt for bingo.
ASTORIA CINEMA / THEATRE ROYAL Aston Built 1893. Prop., Mr. Bloore. Architect G. H. Ward. Cost £6,500. Prosc. 28’, depth 36’, width 52’. Re-built 1894 by Charles Barnard (£13,000). Re-constructed 1912. Architect: Mr. Collett - £7,000. Closed December 1925. Slightly altered & opened as Astoria Cinema 12th December 1927. Architects: Satchwell & Roberts. 1,271 seats. Sold to ABC 1929. By 1941: (BTH) -Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. 1194 seats, Booked at H.O. Separate shows. Proscenium width 29ft. Phone Aston Cross 2384. Stations, Station Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Closed 26th November 1955. Became ATV studio. Demolished 1970. BRMB.
ATLAS CINEMA Flaxley Road, Stechford (WE) - Props., Atlas Picture House, Ltd., 322 Broad Street, Birmingham. 1,348 seats. Prices 5d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous Mon., Wed., Thurs. from 2 pm., Tues. and Fri. from 5 p.m. Sat. from 1.30 p.m., Sun. from 4 p.m. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Stechford 2206.
BAKER STREET PICTURE HOUSE Handsworth Opened 1911.
BEACON CINEMA (BTH) Great Barr - Props., Beacon Cinema (Great Barr) Ltd., Prudential Bldgs., Colmore Row, Birmingham, Phone Cen. 5323. 1,228 seats, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 2 p.m. Proscenium width 40ft. 6 in. Phone Gre 1415. Booked by Clifton Circuit, Birmingham, Station, Great Barr, L.M.S. Demolished.
BEAUFORT CINEMA (WE) Coleshill Road, Ward End - Architect: Archibald Hurley Robinson. Props., Beaufort Cinema (Birmingham) Ltd. Licensee, John T. Jackson. 1,584 seats. Booked at Hall, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Pro¬scenium width 35 ft, Phone Stechford 2307. Demolished.
Bingley Hall, W. H. Lythall (1907)
BIRCHFIELD PICTURE HOUSE Bragg Road, Perry Barr (RCA) Opened 1912. Prop., Birchfield Picture House, Ltd. Booked at Hall. Continuous from 2 o’clock, daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d, Phone Birchflelds 4333. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Closed 1962, Supermarket.
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME / BIRMINGHAM THEATRE / HIPPODROME / TIVOLI / TOWER Opened as variety / circus 1899. Cap. 3,000.Thomas Barrasford reconstructed as Tivoli in 1900. 1900 seats. 1903. Hippodrome. Rebuilt 1919. 24/25 – altered by Moss’ Empires for £30,000+. Architects: Birdwood & Mitchell. Re-opened 16th February 1925 – Happy Hours revue. Modernised 1963. £167,000. Seats: 1,61 (S: 924, C: 995). Moss’ Sold to city 1979. Renovated 1980. New stage & fly tower since, and renovated/re-equipped regularly since to date.
BORDESLEY PALACE / IMPERIAL High Street. Opened 1899. Architect: Owen & Ward. £25,000. 1903 - bought by Moss’. £6,000 conversion to Palace c.1911 leased to T. Morton Powell, then 1915 to Messrs. Kimberley for stock co. and melodrama. Became cinema 1929. By 1941: (BTH) Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., Golden Square W.1. 1,296 seats. Continuous. Daily Mats. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Victoria 1830. Film Transport. Closed c.1939 and used as Min of Supply grain warehouse. Demolished 1957.
BRISTOL CINEMA Bristol Road, Birming¬ham, 5 (BTH) - Props., Bristol Cinema (B’ham) Ltd. 1,700 seats, Booked at Hall. Continuous daily, 2.30 to 11. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 50ft. Phone Calthorpe 1904. Station, Birmingham. Demolished 1987.
BROADWAY CINEMA (FI) Bristol Street - Prop., Mrs. N. C. Smith. Phone Acocks Green 0766. 940 seats, Gen. & Bkg. Man., B. H. Paul. Booked at Warwick Cinema, Acocks Green. Continuous. Mat. daily. Prices 6d., 9d. 1s., and 1s. 3d. Phone Midland 1761, Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
CAPE HILL ELECTRIC THEATRE (BA) Smethwick-Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s.2d. Phone Smethwick 0181. Station, Smethwick, L.M.S. & Transport
CAPITOL CINEMA (WE) Ward End-Prop., Capitol Cinema (Ward End) Ltd. 1,410 seats. Booked at Hall. Res. Man. & Licensee, Wm. Moseley. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone East 0528. Station, Stechford, L.M.S. Tripled. closed. Asian temple.
CARLTON PICTURE THEATRE (WE) Taunton Road, Sparkbrook. Opened 1928. By 1941: Prop., M. W. T., Ltd, Central House, 75, New Street, Birmingham. 1,504 seats. Continuous. Mat., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sat, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone South 2636, Station, New Street, L.M.S. Bombed WWII.
CARLTON THEATRE Saltley Arthur Carlton (1907)
CINEPHONE / ELECTRIC Opened 1912. Architect H. W. Rosenthal. Modernised 1958. Demolished.
CINEWORLD Broad Street Tennant Street B15 1ES Seats: 1: 371 2: 330 3: 269 4: 181 5: 287 6: 43 7: 341 8: 185 9: 275 10: 240 11: 263 12: 167 [UGC until summer 2005; at March 2006 Web site remains distinct]
CINEWORLD / UGC Great Park, Rubery Seats: 1: 165 2: 187 3: 165 4: 149 5: 288 6: 194 7: 523 8: 247 9: 400 10: 149 11: 187 12: 165 13: 82 [UGC until summer 2005; at March 2006 Web site remains distinct; sold November 2005 to Empire Cinemas (Ward Anderson) as part of OFT requirement following Cineworld/UGC merger]
CINEWORLD Touchwood Shopping Centre Solihull 9 screens / 1,700 seats
CITY SCREEN Gas Street [3 screen venue announced June 2003 for 2005 opening]
CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / DANILO (RCA) Quinton - Props., Danilo (Quinton) Ltd., 3, New Street, Birmingham. 1,598 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone 32. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
CLIFTON CINEMA, Perry Barr Opened 1938. - Props, Clifton Cinema (Great Barr) Ltd., Bloxwich Road, Leamore, Walsall, 1,300 seats, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous daily. Booked at Lombard House, Gt. Charles Street, Birmingham, Phone Great Barr 1288, Station, Birmingham, L.M.S. & G.W.R.
COLISEUM THEATRE Saltley Road (BTH) - Prop., M.W.T., Ltd., Central House, 75, New Street, Birmingham, Booked at Hall. Three shows daily. Stage, 40ft. deep. Prices 3d. to 1s. Phone Aston Cross 3396. Station, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
CORONET CINEMA Coventry Road, Small Heath (WE) -Prop., Coronet Cinema (Small Heath) Ltd. 1,155 seats. Booked at Kingston Cinema. Continuous. Mat. daily (except Fri. ) at 2.45. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Victoria 0420. Station New Street L.M.S. Film Transport.
CROWN THEATRE Icknield Port Road (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinema., Ltd., 30.31 Golden Square, W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,326 seats. Booked at H.O. Union House, Regent Street, W1. Continuous. Evenings, Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Proscenium width 52ft. Phone Edgbaston 1122. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
CRYSTAL PALACE / Day’s Concert Hall Hurst Street Opened 1853. Prop. James Day. White Swan pub. Re-built as Crystal Palace September 1862. Closed Bank Holiday 1893. Sold by Harry Day (son) to Moss’. Demolished for Empire.
DELICIA Costa Green (WE) - 1,110 seats. Booked at Newhall Street, Birmingham by C.S. Joseph. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Aston Cross 5951.
Dexter’s Music Hall Halesowen
EDGBASTON (RCA) Monument Road-Props. Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 149-151, Regent Street, London W.1. 1,616 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Edgbaston 2973.
ELECTRIC / TATLER / CLASSIC / JACEY / Station Street (BTH) - Prop., Jacey Cinemas, Ltd. , Somerset House, Temple Street, Birmingham. Phone Midland 2491. 385 seats. Continu¬ous from 12p.m. Prices 6d. and 1s. Booked by Props. Phone Mid. 1556. Station, New Street, L.M.S. Seats: Closed, twinned - 1: 200 2: 100 [Closed 12th December 2003; one screen reopened 16th December 2004]
ELECTRIC CINEMA (BAF) Cape Hill--Props. Denman Picture Houses, Ltd. 768 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Continuous daily from 2 p.m. till 8. Sat. from 4.30 till 8. Station, Smethwick.
ELITE PICTURE HOUSE 116 Soho Road, Handsworth - (BTH) Prop., Elite (Soho Road) Picture House, Ltd. 900 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sat. Proscenium width 30ft. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Northern 0665. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
ELITE THEATRE Bordesley Green (RCA) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London WI. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,327 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Daily Mats. Stage, 30ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Victoria 0169.
Empire (1910) St Paul’s Rd, Smethwick
Empire (1911) Erdington Demolished.
EMPIRE PAVILION (Edibell) Blackheath.
EMPIRE THEATRE Pershore Road, Stirchley Opened 1912 By 1941 (BTH) - Prop., Associated British Cine¬mas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sat. Two changes weekly. Phone King’s Norton 1663. Closed 1950s. Now garage.
EM¬PIRE, Moss’ Empires, Ltd.;
EMPRESS CINEMA (Gyrotone) Witton Road Aston - Prop., Suburban Halls, Ltd. 550 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone East 0804. Station, Witton. L.M.S. Now a factory.
ERA CINEMA Bordesley Green (BTH) Prop. - J. H. Hodge, 982, Bristol Road Sth, Northfield. 653 seats. Con¬tinuous. Prices 8d. and 1s. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Victoria 0543. Station. New Street, L.M.S.
ESSOLDO / DANILO (RCA) Bristol Road – Opened 1939. Props., Danilo (Longbridge) Ltd., 3, New Street, Birming¬ham. Phone Mid. 0871. 1470 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at New Street, Birmingham. Phone Priory 2470. Station, Northfield, L.M.S. & Film Transport. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
Exchange Rooms, W. F. Haydon (1907)
FORUM New Street (WE) - Opened 1930. Architect: W. R. Glen. Prop., Associated British Cine¬mas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,261 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Midland 4549. Stations. New Street, L.M.S ., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
FUTURIST THEATRE John Bright Street (WE) - Prop., Greater Scala Birmingham) Ltd. 1,209 seats. Continuous. Booked at Paramount Film Service, Ltd., 104, Oxford Street, W1. Prices 6d. to 1s. until 3 p.m., 1s. to 2s. after. Café attached. Phone Midland 0292. Station, New St. L.M.S.
GAIETY CINEMA (1)/ GAIETY MUSIC HALL Aston Cross A. Busbell (1907) Became cinema 1920. Sold to ABC 1929. Closed by explosion 1936. Demolished 1938 and rebuilt as super-cinema
ABC / GAIETY CINEMA (2) Opened 18th November 1939. Architect: W. R. Glen. 1,480 seats. (WE) Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London. W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,400 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Central 1186. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids . Renamed ABC 1963. Closed 29th November 1969. Demolished.
GAUMONT CINEMA Steelhouse Lane (BA) - ¬Props., Gaumont British Picture Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. 2,105 seats. Continuous. Prices 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d. Booked at H.O. Café attached. Station, Snow Hill, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
GLOBE ELECTRIC PALACE High Street, Aston (RCA) -Prop., Lyons Estate, 117, Colmore Row, Birmingham. 700 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat. daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Birmingham, Aston Cross 0652. Station, New Street, L.M.S. Demolished.
GRAND PICTURE HOUSE (BTP) Alum Rock Road-Prop., Saltley Grand Picture House Co., Ltd., 84, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Phone Central 3843. 806 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous from 2 p.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sat.; Tues. and Fri. from 5 p.m. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone East 0471. Station, New Street, L.M.S. (Parcels Office). Films by L.F.T.
GRAND PICTURE PALACE (BTP) Soho Road, Handsworth-Prop., C. G. H. S. Cinema Co., Ltd, 728 seats. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Northern. 0595. Station, Handsworth, L.M.S.
GRAND THEATRE (No 1) J. W. Turner – home for Grand Opera. Bought by Moss’ Dec 1907 re-opened as Music Hall.
GRANGE SUPER CINEMA (WE) Coventry Road, Small Heath-Prop., Coronet Cinema (Small Heath) Ltd. Phone Victoria 0434. 1,310 seats. No booking. Continuous daily from 2 pm.; Sun. from 3 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Station, Small Heath Film Transport.
GRAVELLY HILL PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Slade Road--Prop., William Devey, 19, Park Avenue, Handsworth, Phone Nor 0328. 964 seats. Continuous from 1.30 p.m. daily; Sun., from 3 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 36ft. by 32ft. Phone East 0461. Station, Aston.
GREEN LANE PICTURE HOUSE (Film Industries) Green Lane, Small Heath - Prop., Green Lane Picture House, Ltd. 772 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly. Mat, daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d., 6d. and 9d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Victoria 0504,
GROVE CINEMA (WE) Dudley Road, King’s Heath - Prop., Grove Cinema (Birmingham) Ltd. 1,607 seats. Continuous. Matinees daily except Fri. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at H.O. Phone Smethwick 0343. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
Harborne and Edgbaston Institute B. W. Wilson (1907)
HARBORNE PICTURE HOUSE (BA) Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 123, Regent Street London,W.1. 700 seats. Continuous 6 to 10.30. Mats., Mon., Thurs., and Sat., at 2. Three changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Harborne 1281. Station, New Street, L.M.S.
HEATH CINEMA Washwood Heath Road, Saltley (BTH) - Prop., Victoria Talkie Theatres, Ltd. Booked at Hall. 800 seats. Continuous. Mat., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone East 0230. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
HIGHGATE PICTURE THEATRE Darwin Street (BTH) - Prop., Highgate Picture Theatre, Ltd. 713 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 10½d. Phone Victoria 0724. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
HOCKLEY PICTURE HOUSE Soho Hill Hockley Handsworth Opened 1911. Site used 1922 for New Palladium.
IMAX Millennium Point, Curzon Street Seats: 385
KING’S NORTON CINEMA The Green (WE) Opened 1938 -Props., King’s Norton Picture House Co., Ltd., The Green, 1,134 seats, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous evenings, Mat. daily. Booked at Birmingham. Phone 1079. Film Transport. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Demolished 1983.
KINGS (Edibell) Blackheath.
KINGSTON CINEMA Coventry Road, Small Heath (WE) Architect: Satchwell & Roberts 1941 - Props., Coronet Cinema (Small Heath) Ltd. 1,475 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Victoria 2639. Now church use.
KINGSWAY CINEMA King’s Heath (WE) - Prop., Kingsway Cinema (King’s Heath) Ltd. 1,346 seats. Registered office, 43, Cannon Street, Birmingham. Booked at Hall. Continuous daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Phone Highbury 1352.
LADYWOOD PALACE Demolished.
London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 2,128 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Proscenium width 47ft. 6 in. Phone Erdington 0214. Station, Chester Road, Erdington.
LOZELLS PICTURE THEATRE, Lozells Road - Prop., Lozells Picture House, Ltd. 1,440 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Northern 49. Station, New Street, L.M.S. Bombed WWII.
LUXOR Balsall Heath Road (BTH) - Props., Luxor Cinema (Birmingham) Ltd., Victoria Playhouse, Aston. Phone East 0479. 650 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. Continuous even¬ings. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Booked at Bristol Cinema, Birmingham. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Calthorp 1040. Station, Birmingham.
LYRIC PICTURE PLAYHOUSE (BTH) Edward Street Parade-Prop., Birmingham Lyric Picture Playhouse, Ltd., Parade, Birming¬ham. Phone Central 6630. 1,100 seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Continuous. Daily Mat., except Fri. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Central 6630. Stations, New Street, L.M.S. & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
MAJESTIC PICTURE THEATRE Smethwick (BTH) -Prop., Hewitsons, Ltd., Windsor Theatre Bearwood Road, Smethwick. Phone Bearwood 2244. 1,326 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat., Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 4d., includ¬ing tax. Proscenium width 35ft. Phone Bearwood 2229. Slation, Smethwick, L.M.S.
Masonic Hall, E. W. Beech (1907)
MAYFAIR CINEMA College Road, Perry Common - (RCA) Prop., Mayfair Cinema (Birmingham) Ltd., 117, Colmore Row, Birmingham. 1,624 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Daily Mat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 45ft. Phone Erdington 1773. Station, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
METROPOLE Snow Hill. A. Melville (1907) By 1941: (RCA) 900 seats. Continuous. Daily Mat. Prices 7d. and 10½d. Booked at H.O. Phone Central 3986. Station, Snow Hill, G.W.R. War damage close 1941. Demolished c1952.
MIDLANDS ARTS CENTRE Cannon Hill Park Seats: 1: 202 2: 144
Moseley & Balsall Heath Insti¬tute A. G. Hudson (1907)
MOSELEY PICTURE HOUSE Moseley Road (BTH) -Licensee & Man., J. Levey. 900 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Mat., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Calthorpe 1753. Station, Camp Hill,
NEW IMPERIAL SUPER CINEMA 516, Moseley Road (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. 963 seats, Continuous. Phone Calthorpe 2283. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
NEW OLYMPIA PICTURE HOUSE (RCA) Ladypool Road, Sparkbrook-Props., The Triangle Co. 800 seats. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily; Sun., at 3 p.m. Prices 8d. and 5d. Phone Victoria 0124. Station, New Street, L.M.S.
NEW PALLADIUM Soho Hill, Hockley, Handsworth Opened November 1922 – on site of Hockley Pic Hse. To ABC 1936. Architect: L. L. Dussault. (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. 926 seats. Continuous. Mat., daily, except Fri. Phone Northern 0380, Station, Snow Hill, G.W.R.
NEW REGENT (BA) Ledsam Street-Prop. Ladywood Pictures, Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 10½d. Phone Edgbaston 1113, Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
New Temperance Hall (1907)
NEWS THEATRE (BTH) High Street-Prop., Jacey Cinemas, Ltd. Continuous. Pro¬gramme of News and Interest lasting 75 minutes. Prices 7d. and 1s. 2d. Phone Midland 6269. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
NEWTOWN PALACE (WE). Newtown Row-¬Prop., Newtown Palace, Ltd., Licensee & Man., E. C. Kirms. 1,564 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Hall by K. C. Kirms. Full size stage; seven dressing rooms, Continuous, 6.30 to 10.30, Mat. daily at 2 pm, Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 7d. Phone Aston Cross 5379. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Demolished.
NORTHFIELD CINEMA (BTP) Bristol Road, South Northfield-Prop., Northfield Pictures, Ltd. Phone Priory 1463. 1,178 seats, Con¬tinuous. Booked at Hall, Prices 9d. to 1s.6d. Proscenium width 36ft. Phone Birmingham 31. Station, Northfield, L.M.S.
OAK CINEMA Selly Oak (WE) - Props., Asso¬ciated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,600 seats. Continuous daily from 2.30, Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Selly Oak 0139. Station, Selly Oak, L.M.S. Demolished 1984.
ODEON / PARAMOUNT (WE) New Street -Props., Paramount Theatre (Birmingham) Ltd., 2, Cavendish Square, London W.1. 2,439 seats. Continuous. Prices 1s. 2d. to 3s. Booked at Paramount Theatres, 104-108, Oxford Street, London W.1. Pictures and Variety. Caf attached. Phone Mid. 6101-1. Station, New Street, L.M.S. B2 4NE Now: 1: 238 2: 387 3: 308 4: 239 5: 204 6: 190 7: 126 8: 80
ODEON THEATRE Birchfield Road, Perry Barr (BTH) Opened 1930 By 1941 - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cook¬ham, Berks. Continuous, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Stage, two dressing-rooms. Phone Birchfield 4453. Station, Perry Barr, L.M.S. Now catering suite.
ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Kingstanding - Prop. Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Stage. Phone Sutton 2551.
ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Long Lane, Blackheath - Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 2.30 p.m., except Tues, and Fri., from 6 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Blackheath 1036. Stage, two dressing-rooms.
ODEON THEATRE Stratford Road Shirley (BTH) Opened 15th April 1935. Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d, Phone Shirley 1183. Closed to film 29th October 1977 – 101 Dalmations. Top Rank bingo. Closed 1980. Demolished September/October 1985. Supermarket on site.
ODEON THEATRE / WARLEY CINEMA Wolverhampton Road/Hagley Road, West Warley (BTH) - Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd. , Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous. Three shows on Sat. Prices 9d. to 2s. 4d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Stage, one dressing-room. Phone Bearwood 1549. Converted to Top Rank Bowl. Demolished 1973.
OLTON CINEMA Warwick Road, Olton (WE) Opened c.1932. Prop. Olton Cinema Co. Architect: Horace G. Bradley & Clark. 1941: Props., Lombard House, Great Charles Street, Birmingham. Phone Cen. 3656. 1,418 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Continuous. Phone Aco 0593. Station, Olton,G.W.R. Demolished 1972.
ORIENT (WE) Six Ways, Aston- Opened 4th August 1930 by ABC (scheme bought in). Architects: Satchwell & Roberts; decoration George Legg. 1,541 seats. Prop., Asso¬ciated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. 1,573 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Renamed ABC 1964. Closed 23rd August 1969. Asian films. Demolished for housing.
OXFORD NEWS THEATRE High Street (BTH) 350 seats.
PALACE High Street, Erdington (WE) Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. 1,449 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Café, Ballroom and Tennis Courts attached. Phone Erdington 1623. Station, Erdington. Closed 1970s. Demolished.
PALACE THEATRE Summerhill Road (BTH) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd. 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings, Mats. daily; two changes weekly. Proscenium width 32ft.; Stage, 31½ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Phone Colmore 4536. Station, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
PAVILION Wylde Green (BTP) Opened October 1931. Architect: Harold S. Scott, decorators Bryant’s Adamanta. Organ: Christie 3c/9 on lift – chambers each side of pros. 2,270 seats. Super Simplex projectors/Hall & Connnolly H.I. arcs. Magnascope screen. 1941 (WE) - Props., Pavilion (Wylde Green) Ltd. Controlled by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, W.1.
PICCADILLY / ABC / PICCADILLY SUPER CINEMA Stratford Road (WE) Props., Associated British Cinemas Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,910 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Daily from 2.30 p.m. Proscenium width 40ft.; Stage, 12ft. deep; three dressing-rooms. Phone Victoria 1688. Stations, Snow Hill, G.W.R., & New Street, L.M.S.
PICTUREDROME 372-76 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook Opened 1912. Prop./lessees Weisker Bros.
PICTURE HOUSE High Street, Erdington (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 537 seats. Booked at H.O. Continu¬ous nightly. Mats, daily. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Erdington 1484. Station, Erdington, L.M.S. Closed 1956. Demolished.
PLAZA Stockland Green (BTH) Opened 1928. Architect: A. L. Snow. 1941 - Prop., Stockland Green Playhouse, Ltd., 43, Cannon Street, Birmingham. Phone Midland 5221. Booked at Hall. Continuous daily; two shows on Sun. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Erdington 1048. Stations, New Street, L.M.S. & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Closed 1978. Demolished for supermarket.
PRINCE OF WALES’S THEATRE (No 1) J. F. Graham
PRINCE’S, The Smethwick (BTH) - Prop., Hewit¬sons, Ltd. 2,590 seats. Booked at Windsor Theatre, Smethwick. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Smethwick 0221. Stations, Smethwick, L.M.S., Smethwick Junc., G.W.R. Demolished.
PRINGLE’S PICTURE PALACE Gooch Street Highgate Closed 1959.
ABC / REGAL CINEMA Soho Road/Booth Street Handsworth Opened 13th October 1929. Architect: Harold S. Scott. 2.096 seats. To ABC 1935. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-3 1 Golden Square. W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887 2,112 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mats, daily. Phone Northern 1801. Stations, Snow Hill, G.W.R., or New Street, L.M.S. Re-named ABC c.1959. Closed 16th November 1968. Bingo. Re-opened for Asian films. Demolished c.1980.
REPERTORY THEATRE (1) Opened 1914. Owner Barry Jackson as Birmingham Reper¬tory Theatre, Ltd., Station St., Birmingham. SG46: Cap.: 468. Once nightly 6.30. Matinées Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Repertory. Stage: Prosc. 22ft. x 20ft., depth 24ft., height under flies 30ft., width between fly galleries 38ft., stage to grid 50ft. No counterweight gear. Hemp lines 18 sets. Lighting: Voltage 230 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, five circuits. Battens one, four circuits. All with ind. dimmers. Spot bar, 12 spots. Cyclorama top lighting, 24 floods coupled to four dimmers. Dips, seven with ind. dimmers, one switch controlled. Spots on stage, four. Floods four. Front of house spots three. Dressing rooms:
REPERTORY THEATRE (2) Broad Street.
REX - Blackheath. Fitted ‘Ardente ‘ Deaf Aids
RIALTO Stratford Road, Hall Green Opened 1927. By 1941 - (BTH) Prop., Springfield Picture Playhouse, Ltd., 33, Paradise Street Birmingham. 958 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Four Mats. weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Springfield 1270. Station, New Street, L.M.S. Closed 1959. Demolished.
RINK CINEMA Windmill Lane, Smethwick (BA) Opened 1931 - Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corpn, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Smeth¬wick 0950. Station, Smethwick, L.M.S.
RITZ CINEMA Bordestey Green East (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Booked at H.O. 1,450 seats. Continuous. Daily Mat. Phone Victoria 1070. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., or Stechford, L.M.S.
ROBIN HOOD THEATRE (WE) Stratford Road, Hall Green Opened 1927. By 1941 - Prop., Associated British Cinema. Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1., 1,517 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Springfield 2371. Stations, Snow Hill, G.W.R., & New Street. Closed 1970. Demolished.
ROCK CINEMA (WE)-Prop., Regalia Cinema Co. (Birmingham) Ltd., Prudential Bldgs., Colmore Row, Birmingham. 1,600 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Continuous daily from 2 p.m.; Fri., from 4.30 p.m.; Two shows on Sun. at 3 and 5.30 p.m. Phone East 0476. Films by Road Transport. Station, Saltley. Demolished.
ROOKERY PICTURE HOUSE (BA) Handsworth-Prop., C. Williams, Elmdean, Carlyle Road, Edgbaston. 600 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mat., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sat; Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Northern 0691. Station, Snow Hill, G.W.R., & New Street, L.M.S.
ROYALTY High Street, Harborne (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,500 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2.30 daily. Phone Harborne 1619. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill.
RUBERY CINEMA New Road (BTP) Opened 1939 -Props., Northfield Pictures, Ltd., Bristol Road, South, Northfield, Birmingham. Phone Bri 1463. 1,006 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous evenings. Mats., Mon., Thurs., and Sat. Proscenium width 35ft. Booked at Northfield Cinema. Phone Rubery 193. Station, Northfield, L.M.S. Demolished.
SAVOY King’s Norton, Breedon Cross (BTH) - Prop., Parry Amalgamation, Ltd., 351, Moseley Road, Birmingham. Phone Cal 5505. Booked at Birmingham. 950 seats. Continu¬ous. Evenings, Mats., Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Pro¬scenium width 25ft. Phone King’s Norton 1069. Station, Lifford, King’s Norton, L.M.S.
SAVOY Pershore Rd, Stirchley Factory.
SCALA THEATRE (WE) Smallbrook Street- Prop., Greater Scala (Birmingham) Ltd., 21, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham. Phone Midland 0347. 800 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. One change weekly. Phone Midland 0578. Proscenium width 26ft. Station, New Street.
SHELDON CINEMA (WE) Coventry Road-Prop., Coronet Cinema (Small Heath) Ltd., 75, New Street, Birmingham. Phone Midland 5707. 1,481 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats, daily, except Fri. Booked at Coronet Cinema. Phone She 2158. Station, Birmingham, L.M.S. Demolished.
SHOWCASE Kingsbury Road, Erdington B24 9QE 12 screens / 3,599 seats
SMETHWICK EMPIRE (BTH) Smethwick- Prop., Hewitsons, Ltd., Windsor Theatre, Bearwood Road, Smethwick. Continuous. Booked at Windsor Theatre, Phone Bearwood 2244. Stage, 28ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Prices 8d. to 1s. 4d., including tax. Phone Smethwick 0757. Stations, Smeth¬wick, L.M.S., & Smethwick Junction, G.W.R.
SOLIHULL PICTURE HOUSE High Street (BTH) - Prop., Solihull Picture House Co., Ltd., Daimler House, 33, Paradise Street, Birming¬ham. 600 seats. Booked at Bristol Cinema Bristol Road, Birmingham. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Solihull 0398. Station, Solihull, G.W.R.
SPRINGFIELD PICTURE PLAYHOUSE (BTH) Stratford Road, Sparkhill-Prop., C. J. Pictures, Ltd., Stratford Road, Sparkhill. 600 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Springfield 1211. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
STAR Slade Rd, Gravelly Hill, Erdington Demolished.
THEATRE ROYAL (No 1) Op 1774. Rebuilt 1901. Tom B. Davis (1907) SG46: Prop.: Moss Empires, Ltd., Cranbourn St., London W.C.2. No sgent. Cap.: 0. stalls 287, R. stalls 118, stalls 134, P. stalls 182, D. circle 223, circle 134, U. circle 352, gallery 402. Times: Once nightly 6.30. Matinées Thursday and Saturday. Entertainments: Musical comedy, plays and pantomime. Stage: Prosc. 33ft. x 30ft., depth 27ft., height under flies 26ft., width between fly galleries 42ft., stage to grid 59ft. No counterweight gear. 64 hemp lines. Lighting: Voltage 220. Footlights, four circuits, battens, five (four circuits) all with ind. dimmers. Spot bar, 16. spots. Dips, six with ind. dimmers, 15 switch controlled. Eight floods on stage floor. Six front of house pre-set spots, all on one dimmer. Three front of house following limes. Dressing rooms: 15 single, two chorus (36 in each). Band room, Orchestra Pit: Acc. 17. Resident orchestra of seven. Violin-leader, 2nd violin, pianoforte, ‘cello, bass, trumpet, drums, Amplifying: Two turn¬table reproducer and microphone. Foot¬lights not removable.
TIVOLI (WE) Yardley-Prop., Tivoli Cinema (Yardley). Ltd., Coventry Road, South Yardley. 1,342 seats, Booked at Hall. Con¬tinuous. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Acocks Green 0808. Station, New Street, L.M.S.
Town Hall, James Bevis;
TRIANGLE CINEMA (RCA) Gooch Street - Props., Lyons Estate, King’s Court, Colmore Row, Birmingham. Phone Central 5278. 600 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 8d. Phone Calthorpe 1060.
TUDOR THEATRE (BTH) Haunch Lane, Yardley Wood (Classitone) -Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,500 seats. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Highbury 1161. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R.
UGC Arcadian Arcadian Centre: 10 screens. Closed 6th November 2003.
UGC Broad Street Tennant Street: 12 screens
UGC Great Park Great Park, Rubery: 13 screens
VICTORIA PLAYHOUSE (BTH) Victoria Road, Aston-Prop. & Res. Man., A. W. Rogers, 1,300 seats. Booked at Bristol Cinema, Bristol Road, Birmingham, 5. Mats, daily. Prices. 3d. to 1s. Phone East 0479. Station, Bir¬mingham.
VILLA CROSS PICTURE HOUSE (BA) Handsworth Opened 1913. By 1941 -Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,200 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Northern 0607. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Demolished 1989,
VUE STAR CITY Seats: 1: 440+6 2: 138+2 3: 107+2 4: 190+2 5: 243+3 6: 243+3 7: 178+2 8: 138+2 9: 138+2 10: 119+2 11: 119+2 12: 539+6 13: 208+6 14: 208+5 15: 140+2 Green Card 1: 33+2 GC2: 52+2 GC3: 52+2 19: 539+6 20: 119+2 21: 119+2 22: 115+2 23: 111+2 24: 143+2 25: 135+2 26: 181+2 27: 243+3 28: 243+3 29: 160+2 30: 338+2 (+n indicates number of disabled positions) [Not all screens may be open at end 2004]
WALDORF PICTURE THEATRE (WE) Walford Road, Sparkbrook-Prop. , Parry Amalgama¬tions, Ltd., 351, Moseley Road, Birmingham. Phone Calthorpe 1505. 897 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. Continuous daily from 1 p.m.; Fri. from 5 p.m.; Sun. from 3 p.m. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Victoria 0503. Stations, New Street, L.M.S., & Snow Hill, G.W.R. Closed 1960s. Hindu temple.
WARWICK Westley Road, Acocks Green (BTH) Opened 1929. By 1941 - Props., Broadway Cinema Circuit (N. C. Smith). Gen. & Booking Manager, B. H. Paul. 1,280 seats. Booked at Hall. Continu¬ous daily from 1 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Acocks Green 0766. Station, Acocks Green.
WEST END CINEMA / CURZON HALL, E. W. Beech (1907) Walter Jeffs ran cinema season in May 1901. In 1906 he turned it into a full-time cinema. By 1941: (WE) Suffolk Street-Prop., Gaumont-British Cpn. , Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent, 6642. 1,385 seats. Booked at H.O. Continu¬ous. Occasional Variety. Café and Dance Hall attached. Width of proscenium, 40ft. Prices 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Midland 0022. Stations, New Street, L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
WINDSOR THEATRE Bearwood (WE) - Prop., Hewitson’s, Ltd. 1,750 seats. Pictures and Occasional Variety. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Sat., Mon., and Thurs. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d., in¬cluding tax. Phone Bearwood 2244. Stage, 25ft. deep; eight dressing rooms. Café attached. Station, Smethwick, L.M.S.
WINSON GREEN PICTURE HOUSE Winson Green Road (WE) - Prop., Winson Green Picture Palace Co., Ltd. 1,299 seats. Continuous. Four Mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone Northern 1790. Station, Winson Green, L.M.S.

BIRSTALL Yorks
LOW LANE CINEMA (BA) - Prop., Varieties (Yorkshire) Ltd. 500 seats. Booked at H. O. Continuous. Phone Batley 275. Station,
Bradford, M.R., & L.N.E.R. Films col¬lected in Leeds.
PRINCE’S PICTURE PALACE Market Street (WE) - Prop., Pictures (Birstall) Ltd. 754 seats, Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 1d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Batley 470. Films by Road Transport.
Temperance Hall W. Manns (1907)

BIRTLEY Co. Durham
APOLLO Jones Street (WE) - Prop., Eadie & Faid. 900 seats. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 10d. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone Birtley 123. Station, Birtley. Still on Westrex list 1974.
Birtley Hall 1910 Durham Road
CO-OPERATIVE CINEMA (WE) - Prop., S. Charlton Docking, 6, Sanders Gardens, Birtley. Booked at Newcastle-on-¬Tyne. 560 seats. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 9d. Proscenium width 15ft. Phone Birtley 77. Dance Hall attached. Station, Birtley L.N.E.R.
PLAZA
THEATRE ROYAL Orchard Street (BTH) Opened 1910 – conversion of chapel. By 1941 Prop, F. J. Russell, ‘Whiterigg,’ Durham Road, South, Low Fell, Gateshead. Phone Low Fell 76862. 750 seats. Continuous. Booked at Newcastle. Prices 3d. to 8d. Stage, 15ft. deep; three dressing rooms. Proscenium width 23ft. Station, Birtley, L.N.E.R. Closed 1958. Demolished 1968.

BISHOP AUCKLAND Co. Durham
EDEN THEATRE / THEATRE ROYAL Princes Street/ Newgate Street (No 3) Opened 1865 OR 28th August 1871. Rebuilt & enlarged as Eden 17th October 1892. Architect: Frank Matcham. Cap. 1,500. Altered 1902. J. Huntley (1907) C.1920 occasional cinema. Altered 1923. 1929: G. L. Drummond, propr. & mngr. Went live after WWII after years as cinema. Frank H. Fortesque rep., variety & revue. SG46: Prop.: G. & M. Drummond Cinemas, Ltd. Cap.: 952. Orch. stalls 125, stalls 145, pit stalls 98, pit 68, D. circle 165, circle 132, U. circle 221. Barring clause: 10 miles radius. Not to play within radius prior to engagement nor three months after. Performances: Continuous, Monday to Friday 6, Saturday 6 and 8. Matinée Saturday. Revues, variety, etc. Stage: Pros. 24.ft. x 20ft. Grid to stage 40ft., 25 sets hemp hues. Elec. equip.: 240 v. A.C. Footlights three. Battens four, each with three circuits. Two floods. Five front of house pre-set spots. Two following limes. Dressing rooms: 10. One ironing room. Band room, Orchestra: 12. Piano, two violins, bass, alto-sax, trumpet, trombone, drums. Resident. To Essoldo 1947. Closed 1969. Demolished 1975.
GRAND THEATRE West Auckland (AWH) - Props., Etherington Bros. 800 seats. Once nightly inc. Sun. Two shows Sat. and Children’s Mat. Prices 6d. and 8d. Pro¬scenium width 26ft. Station, West Auckland. L.N.E.R.
ESSOLDO / HIPPODROME PICTURE HOUSE Railway Street Opened as music hall 6th December 1909. Architect: J. W. Taylor. £10,000. 1,800 seats. From c.1919 occasional cinema. To J. G. L. Drum¬mond August 1923 as cinema. 1929: J. G. L. Drummond lessee & mgr. Talkies 2nd Sept 1929 - Mother's Boy. By 1941: (AWH) Props., G. & M. Drummond Cinemas, Ltd. 900 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly and Sunday programme. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bishop Auckland 121. Station, Bishop Auckland, L.N.E.R. To Essoldo May 1947. 900 seats. Closed 1966. Became Ladbroke’s Bingo.
KING’S HALL 44-45 Newgate Street Opened 1914. 1929: Auckland, Drummond & Co. lessees; J. G. L. Drummond, mgr. 1,200 seats. By 1941: (AWH) – Prop., The Hippodrome. 950 seats. Booked at Hippodrome. Twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bishop Auckland 121. Station, Bishop Auckland, L.N.E.R. Sold to Essoldo 1947. Closed 1960. Supermarket. Demolished.
LYRIC PICTURE HALL South Road Opened July 1912.
ODEON / MAJESTIC Tenters Street (WE) Opened 21st November 1938. Architect: Joshua Clayton. 1,380 seats. -Props., Majestic Cinema (Bishop Auckland) Ltd., 20, High Row, Darlington. 1,400 seats. Continuous from 5.30p.m., Mon. to Fri. Two separate shows on Sat, at 5.30 and 7.15 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone 552. Station, Bishop Auckland L.N.E.R. Bought by/ renamed Odeon 1944. Twinned 1973. Closed October 1983. Demolished 1995.
OLYMPIA Railway Street Opened 17th Oct 1910. Closed 24th November. Re-opened under new management 26th December 1910.
PAVILION PICTURE PALACE Newgate St
PICTURE HOUSE West Auckland Opened 22nd September 1913.
Temperance Hall, J. W. Robson (1907)
THEATRE ROYAL
Town Hall f., H. C. Kilburn (1907)

BISHOP’S CASTLE Salop
Assembly Rooms f., J. Roberts (1907)
PICTURE HOUSE Closed 1950s. Now flats/job centre

BISHOP’S STORTFORD Herts
CINEWORLD Anchor Street Seats: 1: 299 2: 104 3: 160 4: 259 5: 230 6: 185. Sold November 2005 to Empire Cinemas (Ward Anderson).
EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE 20 South Street Opened Monday 25th March 1912. Architect: Houston & Houston. Props., F. A. Dando & C. E. A. Gilbert. Reversed auditorium. Cap. 500 – one raked floor. Closed c.1916. Demolished. Site retail use.
Great Hall f., B. Sparrow (1907)
PHOENIX / CINEMA / PSA Hall 1 South Street Opened Saturday 10th February 1912 – conversion of Pleasant Sunday Afternoon hall (orig. 1866 chapel). Mgr. Alfred J. Hatrick. Rear projection. 400 seats. 1914 enlarged by 100 seats, new stage, 2nd projector. To E. E. Smith October 1916. Balcony added – re-opened 9th November. Taslkies from 9th February 1931 – The Love Parade. Closed by fire March 1932. Re-built as Phoenix 23 September 1935 – One Night Of Love. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Ernest E. Smith, The Drive, Warwick Road, Bishop’s Stortford. Phone 653. 554 seats. Booked at Regent. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Phone 456. Station, Bishop’s Stortford, L.N.E.R. Closed 3rd May 1958 – Crime In The Streets. Demolished. Site retail use.
GRANADA / REGENT South Street (BA) Opened 9th or 16th November 1931. Architect: E. M. Allan-Hallett. Prop., Ernest E. Smith, The Drive, Warwick Road, Bishop’s Stortford. Electrical supply: self-generated. Phone 653. 999 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. Continuous, Prices 8d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Bishop’s Stortford 456. Station, Bishop’s Stortford, L.N.E.R. Films by Cambs. & District Transport. Bought by August Granada 1965. Re-vamped, re-named, re-opened 30th January 1967 – My Fair Lady. Architect: George Coles & Partners. Closed 22nd January 1977. Bingo. Demolished 1983 for M&S.
THEATRE

BISHOP’S WALTHAM Harts
Oddfellows’ Hall H. Giovanelli (1907)
PALACE CINEMA High Street (AWH) 1931: T. Pink, propr. 1941: Props., Homedene, Bank Street, Phone Bishop’s Waltham 140. 216 seats. Not continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 20ft. Booked at Southampton. Station, Bishop’s Waltham, S.R.

BLACKBURN Lancs
ALEXANDRA PICTURE THEATRE / Alexandra Hall Dock Street / Eanam Street - Built and opened in 1909 by the Pendleton Brothers. ‘Penk’s Palace’. To Dowry Circuit 1912. Sound: Gramo-Radio. Manager in 30s – Jack Hudson. (Pic. Pioneers) By 1941: (Gramo-Radio) Prop., Ainsworth & Hudson, 450 seats. One show nightly. Mats., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 9d. Phone Blackburn 5748. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. Closed 1960s. Bingo. Films again – Unit 4. Bingo again. Warehouse. Derelict from 1995.
ALHAMBRA
APOLLO FIVE / UNIT 5 - 7 / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / MAJESTIC / EXCHANGE HALL CINEMA / Cotton Exchange King William Street. Orig op 1865. Architect: Breakspeare. Opened as Exch cinema 1914. Yorke Circuit. Re-named Maj 31st March OR 31st October 1924. Architects: L. H. Maxwell & G. G. Dickinson, 1500 seats. Modernised & re-opened 10th October 1932. 1,582 seats. Leased to ABC 1935. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W1. Phone Gerrard 7987. 1,582 seats, Continuous. Mat, daily. Phone Blackburn 6433. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. ABC lease expired November 1953. To Buxton Theatre Circuit. Renovated. Architects: Drury and Gomersall. To Essoldo 21st December 1955 & re-named January 1956. Renovated/re-opened 19th March 1967. To Classic & re-named 1st April 1972. Tripled 5th March 1976. To Brian Tattersall & re-named Units. To Apollo & re-named. 5-screens 15th July 1994. Seats: 1: 295 2: 186 3: 99 4: 104 5: 115. Closed 22nd December 2005 as multiplex opened.
Assembly Rooms (1907)
CENTRAL CINEMA / New CENTRAL HALL Mincing Lane Opened 1909 as skating rink. Then cinema under Mr. Bradley. 1,000 seats. Pros. 20ft. Then Blackburn Picture Palace Co. 1923 – new owners, alteration and enlargement (circle added) as New Central Hall. Mgr J. Jenkinson. 1372 seats. Sound: BTP. Langworthy Picturedromes (Jackson family). RCA replaced BTP- By 1941: (RCA) Prop., I.angworthy Picturedrome, Ltd., Newgate Chambers, Rochdale. 1,372 seats. Continuous evenings. Mat. daily. Prices 6d to 1s. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. Pro¬scenium width 20ft. Phone Blackburn 6357. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. Closed Jan 1957. Other use. 1974 – reopened for bingo till at least 1995. Now snooker club.
CINEMA ROYAL Ainsworth Street Opened 23rd May 1938 – Firefly. Re-built on site of Theatre Royal. Architect: C. R. Cooper. Prop., Northern Theatres Ltd. 1,600 seats. Pros. 26ft. Café. By 1941: (WE) -Prop., Northern Theatres Co., Ltd., 5, Rawson Street, Halifax, 1,500 seats. Café attached. Phone Blackburn, 6810. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. CinemaScope installed. Screen 25ft. seating cut to 1,361. Essoldo bought Northern Theatres in October 1957. Closed under compulsory purchase 18th March 1967. Demolished.
Circus, J. F. Scott (1907)
CO-OP. CINEMA George Street, Whalley (BTH) - Props., Billington & Whalley Co-operative Society, Whalley. 470 seats. Once nightly, Twice Sat. Prices 2d. to 8d. Booked at General Office, Phone Whalley 2191. Station, Whalley, L.M.S.
Eccles’ Assembly Hall James Eccles (1907)
Ex¬change Hall W. Kenyon (1907)
GRAND THEATRE / New PRINCE’S / Amphitheatre Jubilee Street Opened as amph. 23rd February 1880. Architect: Trevanson. Re-built as Prince’s Theatre. Architects: Rodney & Keeley. E. H. Page (1907) Died 1920s. Exrs. Sold. Re-named Grand. 1934 - bought & re-opened by Will Murray & son Roy with variety. SG46: Prop.: WilI Murray & Sons (Theatres) Ltd., Jubilee St., Blackburn. Bookings: Casey Agency, Jubilee St. Cap.: Stalls, 520, pit stalls 92, D. circle 277, gallery 200. Barring clause: Eight miles radius. Once nightly 7. Matinées Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 2.30. Twice nightly 6 and 8. Saturday Matinée if business warrants. Variety, revue, pantomime, repertory. Stage: Pros. 32ft., height 20ft., min. depth from setting line 16ft., height under fly galleries 20ft., width between fly galleries 20ft., height of grid 42ft. Elec. equip.: 230-250 v. A.C. Footlights three. Battens four, each with three circuits. Four floods on stands on stage. Three front of house pre-set spots. Three f.o.h. following limes. Dressing rooms: Eight. Orchestra: Nine, acc. 30. Three violins, piano, ’cello, bass, trumpet, trombone, drums. Resident. Microphone installed. 1950s Frank H. Fortescue rep. co (TOIB). Closed 1956. Demolished 1958.
LYCEUM THEATRE / MUSIC HALL / Old Assembly Rooms Market Street Lane Built 1787. Converted to Mus Hall 1851. re-built 1880. Architect: Culshaw. As Lyceum run by ‘Papa’ Page in 1890s. Closed 1902. Demolished.
ODEON / RIALTO LUXURY CINEMA and CAFÉ Penny Street (WE) - Opened 7th or 23rd December 1931. Architect: Butterworth & Duncan. Props: Assoc British Properties. Chairman David Rosenfield; man. dir. Wm. Madigan. 1,878 seats. Compton 3/7 on lift. Café. Holophane lighting throughout. By 1941: Prop., North British Enter¬tainments, Ltd., Newgate Chambers, Rochdale, Lancs. Phone Rochdale 3212. 1,878 seats. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Three shows Sat, Daily Mat. Phone Blackburn 4246. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. Rank bought in 50s. Closed 23rd March 1974 – Don’t Look Now. Demolished.
OI.YMPIA St. Peter’s Street Opened as skating rink 1909. Converted to Pictures & Variety 1911 by Harry Yorke (of the T.R.). First of Yorke Cinema Circuit. Prosc. 32’, width 70’, depth 50’. WE fitted 1930. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Langworthy Picturedrome, Ltd., Newgate Chambers, Rochdale. Phone 3212. 1,360 seats. Nightly at 7.15 p.m.; Sats. at 5.40 and 7.50 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d, Phone Blackburn 6498. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. Closed 1957. Dance Hall 1959. Mecca Bingo. Nightclub.
PALACE THEATRE Jubilee Street/The Boulevard Opened 11th December 1899. Props., Livermore Bros (The London & Lancashire Theatres Co.) Architects: Wimperis & Arbour, with W. J. Sprague. Equipped with ‘Kinematograph Box.’ Opening manager: Arthur Burton. Cap. 2,500. Prosc. 25½ft., stage width 7ft, 30ft deep. Liquidation & auction. Bought by MacNaghten for £ 2,500 & re-opened as twice-nightly variety hall 10th September 1900 – ‘largest gallery in Lancashire’. Closed June 1932. Re-opened by Circuit as cinema 26th October 1936. 1,250 seats. CinemaScope 1954. Closed with rest of Mac Var Circuit 28th December 1957 – Last of the Badmen. Re-opened by Hutchinson in 1960. Bingo 1964. Circle split off as cinema 27th December 1975 – Shark’s Treasure. Closed 28th Jan 1984 – Educating Rita. Demolished 1988/9.
PALLADIUM Mill Hill, nr Blackburn - Opened 1920. Re-used timber auditorium, brick and stone entrance and stage ends. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Marks Circuit Cinemas., 6, St. Mary’s Gate, Manchester, Phone Blackfriars 4078. 700 seats, One show nightly, Sats., Continuous. Children’s Mat. Sat. Booked at Manchester. Proscenium width 16ft. Prices 4d., 6d. and 9d. Phone Blackburn 6240. Station, Mill Hill, L.M.S. Rebuilt c.1954. Closed May 1962. Supermarket. Still in 1995. Recently closed 2005.
REGENT Yorke Circuit (man. dir. Reggie Yorke d. 1935) 1941- Prop., J, & H. Buxton, 4, Grange View, Leeds.
RITZ / King’s Hall Used as cinema from 28th June 1909. 620 seats. Prosc. 24ft Bought by S. Carter c1952 & renamed. Closed 1st February 1958.
ROXY CINEMA / REGENT King Street Opened Thursday 14th Oct 1920. Props., M. R. & S. Dewhurst. Seats 1,350. Prosc. 25ft. (BTP) Roxy c.1939. (WE) - Prop., Lomar Cinemas, Ltd., Hippodrome, Farnworth. 704 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly. Three Mats. weekly. Prices 4d., 5d, and 6d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Blackburn 6648. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. By 1941: Prop., Lomar Cinemas., Ltd., Hippodrome, Egerton Street, Farnworth. 1,300 seats. One show nightly. Three Sat. Matinee daily, Booked at Manchester. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 25ft. Closed 1961. Furniture store, and still so in 1995.
SAVOY PICTURE HOUSE Bolton Road (BTP) Opened 11th Nov 1922 - Yorke Circuit. Architect John Haworth. 1,031 seats. Pros. 25ft. BTP 1st sound in town – Broadway Melody. To ABC 25th February 1931. To Regent 1933. To Marks circuit 1935. 1,017 seats. By 1941 - Props., Marks Circuit Cinemas, 6, St. Mary’s Gate, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars. 4078. 1,017 seats. Booked at Manchester. Con¬tinuous evenings. Mats. daily. Three shows on Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 3d, to 6d. Proscenium, 25ft. steep, Phone Blackburn 5233. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. To Mcnaghten circuit. 976 seats. Closed with circuit 28th December 1957. To Hutchinson Leisure. Bingo. 1984 builder’s store. 1995 for sale.
THEATRE ROYAL (1) Opened 1818. Façade rebuilt c1851. Demolished for re-building.
THEATRE ROYAL (2) Ainsworth Street (No 3) Opened 1886 on site of former Theatre. Architect: Frank Matcham. Prop., J. F. Elliston. Cap. 2,500. Prosc. 22’, depth 45’, width 38’. Turned to music hall c.1908 by Walter de Frece. Bought by Harry Yorke and re-furbished by Bertie Crewe 1908/9. Reconstructed 1913. Sold to Northern Theatre Co. c. 1924. Installed WE sound and opened as cinema 24th August 1931. 1,550 seats. Closed 3rd May 1937 for replacement by Cinema Royal on same site.
THWAITES THEATRE / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / EMPIRE ELECTRIC THEATRE Aqueduct Road, Ewood Opened 23rd February 1910. 921 seats. 1941: (WE) - Props., Empire Electric Theatre (Blackburn) Ltd. 900 seats. One show nightly. Mats., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone Blackburn 5615. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. To Northern Theatres, taken over October 1957 by Essoldo. To Classic 2nd April 1972. Closed 30th September 1972. Several leases as Asian cinema. Bought by Blackburn Theatre Trust, 1979. Re-opened as Red Brick Theatre. Restored as Thwaites’ Theatre. Still standing in 1995. Amateur theatre.
UNIT 4 / STAR PICTURE PALACE Plane Street – Opened 5th August 1910. £3,000. 1,150 seats. 3d, 4d, 6d. Prosc. 29’. Sound WE. Taylor family from 20s. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Edward Taylor, 594, Whalley New Road, Blackburn. 750 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly; twice Sat, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 29ft. Phone Blackburn 6249. Station, Blackburn, L.M.S. UNIT 4 / STAR Closed 60s. Starlight nightclub. Re-opened as Unit 4. Closed 6th Nov 1982. Church use.
VICTORIA CINEMA / Victoria Hall f., Eanam Bridge. Early cinema – poss. from 1907. By 1941 (WE) - Props., Charnley’s Pictures, Ltd. 900 seats. Gen. Man. Frank Westall. One show nightly. Three Mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Blackburn 5152. Stations, Blackburn, L.M.S. Closed April 1960. Subsidence. Demolished.
VUE Railway Station area [10 screens; opened 18th November 2005]

BLACKDOWN CAMP Surrey
GARRISON THEATRE-Prop., Navy, Army & Air Force Institutes, Imperial Court, Upper Kennington Lane, S.E.11. Phone Hop 6060.

BLACKFEN Essex
ODEON / PLAZA Westwood Lane Opened 26th July 1937. Arch. Robert Cromie. 1,280 seats. Closed 1956. Demolished 1982. Supermarket.

BLACKHALL COLLIERY Castle Eden Co. Durham
REGAL / SUPER CINEMA 1929: Cadman & Maddison, proprs. By 1941: (BTP).

BLACKHALL MILL Co. Durham
PALACE PICTURE HOUSE / THEATRE Mill Road Hamsterley Col¬liery Opened early 1914. Architects Marshall & Tweedy. 632 sears. 1923 leased to Sol Sheckman – North Eastern Theatres. Lease ended 1927. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Chopwell Cinema Co., Ltd., 1, Lesbury Terrace, Chopwell, Co. Durham. 600 seats. Booked at King’s Theatre, Chopwell, by George Stoddart. One show nightly. Two on Mon. and Sat. Two changes. Occasional Variety. Stage 22ft. deep; three dressing rooms, Prices 3d. to 1s. Station, High Westwood, L.N.E.R. Carrier collects in Newcastle. 1947 to Trotter and Murray Cinemas. 1948 to Derwent Cinemas. Closed as cinema 23rdNovember 1957. Social club.

BLACKHILL Co. Durham
OLYMPIA Derwent Street Opened 6th October 1913. 1929: John Adams & Sons, proprietors By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Olympia Cinema (Blackhill) Ltd. 750 seats. Mon. to Fri. once nightly. Twice Sat. Booked at Hall, Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Consett 130. Station, Blackhill, L.N.E.R.

BLACKPOOL Lancs
(Sunday evening shows at all kinemas all year round.)
ABC THEATRE Re-build of Hippodrome. Opened 1963 – Holiday Carnival. Architect: C J ‘Jack’ Foster ABC chief architect, assisted by R. J. Westaway, interio design D. Berry. 1,934 seats. Mgr. Robert Parsons.1981: tripled. Closed 1998. 2002 night club.
ALHAMBRA G. H. Harrop (1907)
CENTRAL PICTURE PALACE Central Road Opened 1913
CENTRAL PIER PAVILION C. C. Chantler (1907) SG46: Only used for concert party season and not let to touring companies.
CLIFTON PAI.ACE Church Street (BA) - Prop., The Blackpool Clifton Palace Co., Ltd. 700 seats. Continuous from 6 30 p.m. Daily Mat. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Blackpool 153. Station, Blackpool (Talbot Road).
COLISEUM Lytham Road. J. A. Barraclough (1907). Wooden former Diorama building converted in 1906 by Alfie Blacker. Closed 1910. (Pic. Pioneers)
DOMINION (WE) Bispham. Prop., Arthur Hall, Palladium. Blackpool. 1,172 seats, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Palladium. Proscenium width 36ft. Stage, 16ft.; two dressing rooms, Three shows daily. Phone 51143. Station, Blackpool North.
EMPIRE CINEMA (WE) Hawes Side Lane, Marton-Prop., A. Hall, Palladium, Blackpool. Phone 41761. 1,164 seats, Twice daily. Prices 3d. to 1s. Booked at Liverpool. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone South Shore 41266. Station, Blackpool South, L.M.S.
GRAND THEATRE Church Street (No 2) - Architect: Frank Matcham. P. Sergenson (1907) By 1941: (WE) Prop., Blackpool Tower Co., Ltd. Empress Buildings. Agent: Clement Butson. 1,711 seats, Twice daily. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Plays, dramas, comedies, and musicals. Proscenium width 30ft. Twelve dressing rooms. Phone Blackpool 1. Stations, Blackpool Central & North, L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed. To bingo. Bought by Trust and re-opened as live theatre. 2006: Still open as theatre.
HIPPODROME / EMPIRE Church Street Opened 4th July 1895. Architect: John Dent Harker. Ballroom/music hall - flat floor and three-sided gallery. 1900: converted to circus, renamed Hippodrome. 1910: arena removed; main floor raked. Cinema with summer variety. Signor Pepi (1907) 1912: J A Barraclough, lessee. 1929: Union, 1st talkie – The Singing Fool. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Blackpool Entertainments (1920) Ltd. Controlled by Associated British Cinemas Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1 . Phone Gerrard 7887. 2,820 seats. Booked at H.O. Four shows daily summer; three shows daily in winter seasons, Stage, 25ft. deep; eight dressing rooms. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone Blackpool 2233. Station, Blackpool. North, L.M.S. Rebuilt 1963 as ABC.
ICE DROME SG46: Prop.: South Shore Rink, Ltd., Casino Buildings, S. Shore, Blackpool. Cap.: 1,785. Once nightly 7. Daily Matinées 2.30. Stage: Prosc. 40ft. x 16½ft., depth 10ft., height under flies 7ft. 9 in., width between fly galleries 42ft., stage to grid 40ft. Counterweight gear, 18 lines. Lighting: Voltage 230 A.C., cycles 50. No footlights. Battens two, with three circuits and ind. dimmers. Cyclorama, nine floods coupled to four dimmers. Floods on stage four. Front of house following limes five. Dressing rooms: Five double, four chorus, acc. 40. Sep. band room. Orchestra pit: Acc. 27. Resident orchestra. Amplifying: Two turn-table reproducer to front of house and stage speakers. Microphone.
IMPERIAL PICTURE PALACE (WE) Dickson Road, North Shore-Props., North Shore Pictures, Ltd. 719 seats. Booked at Regent Cinema, Blackpool. Twice nightly summer, once in winter. Mats., daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Blackpool 270. Stations, Blackpool (Talbot Road & Central, L.M.S.) & Smith’s Auto. Closed 1960. Commercial premises.
KING EDWARD PICTURE PALACE Central Drive (WE) Opened 1910 by Alfie Blacker. By 1941: Prop., Blackpool Central Picture Palace Co., Ltd. 1,009 seats. Three shows daily in summer; twice daily in winter season. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Blackpool 1061, Station, Blackpool. L.M.S.
NORTH PIER THEATRE / North Pier Pavilion, Secretary (1907)
ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Dickson Road. -Props., Odeon (Blackpool) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow. Bucks., Phone Marlow 695-9. Prices 1s. to 2s. 6d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Three dressing-rooms. Phone Blackpool 3365. Closed – Now ‘Funny Girls’.
ODEON Rigby Road FY1 5EP Seats: 1: 420 2: 137 3: 347 4: 155 5: 203 6: 391 7: 158 8: 348 9: 374 10: 203
OPERA HOUSE (1) Church Street. Opened 1889 Prop. William Holland. J. H. Huddlestone (1907) Burned down.
OPERA HOUSE (2) Church Street. Opened 1911 Rebuilt in 1929. Burned down.
OPERA HOUSE (3) Church Street. Opened 15th July 1939 – Turned Out Nice Again. Architect: C. H. MacKeith (Derham, MacKeith & Parners) Props. Blackpool Tower Co. Cap. 3,000. Stage: width 100ft, depth 60ft., grid ht. 110ft. Organ: WurliTzer 3/13. (BTH SUPAS) Props., Blackpool Winter Gardens & Pavilions Co., Ltd., Empress Buildings, Blackpool. 2,925 seats, Prices 1s. 2d. to 1s. 9d. Continuous. Proscenium width 45ft. Booked at Winter Gardens. Café and Dance Hall attached. Phone Blackpool . Station, Blackpool, North, & Central, L.M.S.
PALACE PICTURE PAVILION Promenade (WE) - Prop., Blackpool Tower Co., Ltd. 1972 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices 9d. to 1s. 9d. Phone Blackpool 1. Café and Ballroom attached. Stations, Blackpool, North & Central, L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
PALACE VARIETY THEATRE Promenade,- G. H. Harrop (1907) (WE) Props., Blackpool Tower Co., Ltd. 2,012 seats. Booked at Hall. Variety. Twice nightly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Stage, 37ft. deep; twelve dressing-rooms. Café and Ballroom in same building. Phone Blackpool 1.
PALLADIUM Waterloo Road (WE) - Props., South Shore Theatres, Ltd. 1,450 seats. Booked at H.O, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Occasional variety. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone South Shore 42023. Station, Black¬poo1 South, L.M.S.
PLAZA THEATRE Manchester Square (BTH) - Props., Central Circuits, Ltd., 05, Stanley Street, Liverpool. 700 seats. Booked at Hall, Three shows daily. Prices 6d. to 1s. Four dressing-rooms. Phone Blackpool 297. Station, Blackpool Central, or North.
ABC NORTH SHORE / PRINCESS CINEMA Promenade To ABC 1929. -Props., Black¬pool Entertainments (1920) Ltd. Controlled by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. Continuous winter; four shows in summer. Phone Blackpool 467. Café attached, Stations, Blackpool Central & North, L.M.S. Closed. Other use. Nightclub.
QUEEN’S THEATRE / FELDMAN’S THEATRE Opened as Borough Bazaar of 1877, with hall on upper floor. Rebuilt 1928. Hall op for summer season variety & winter rep & films 1928. Whole building turned into new Feldman’s Theatre during 1937. Architects: Derham, Mc Keith & Partners. Op Easter Bank Hol 1938. Bought by Jimmy Brennan 1952 – renamed Queen’s. SG46: Prop.: Feldman’s Theatre, Houndshill, Blackpool. Book¬ings: Bob Johnson, Booking & Produc¬tions Manager, Feldman’s. Theatre (not solely booked). Cap.: Orch. stalls. 472, stalls 398, pit stalls 280, D. circle 186, circle 376. Running seating (when used) 120. Barring clause: 10 miles radius for four weeks before and four weeks after engagement. Twice nightly 6.10 and 8.20. Matinées Wednesday (summer season only). Revue and variety. Stage: Pros., 25ft., height 20ft., min. depth from setting line 21ft. 6 in., height under fly galleries 22ft., width between fly galleries 36ft., height of grid from stage 62ft. No counterweight gear. 32 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 200 v. A C., 50 cycles. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Four battens, each with four circuits with ind. dimmers. 12 dips with ind. dimmers. 12 floods on stands. Eight f-o-h pre-set spots with ind. dimmers., Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: Nine single, one chorus., acc. 20. Band room. Orchestra: Acc. 12. Resident 10. Three violins, ‘cello, bass, two trumpets, trombone, piano, drums. Rehearsal 11a.m. Mondays. Amplifying equip.: One turn-table reproducer. F-o-h or stage. Two microphones. Closed 1971 and demolished 1972.
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE Church Street (WE) - Props., Regent Picture House (Blackpool) Ltd. 1,092 seats. Booked at Hall by Francis Fennell. Three shows daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Blackpool 1357. Stations, Blackpool (Talbot Road) & Central. Closed 1970s. Snooker.
RENDEZVOUS CINEMA and CAFÉ 57 Bond Street (WE) - Props., Howarth & Beard¬shaw, Ltd. 1,200 seats. Booked at 21, Bridge Street, Manchester, by J. Brearley. Three shows daily, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Café attached. Phone South 42079.
RITZ (WE) - Props,. Union Cinemas, Ltd. Union House, 15, Regent Street, London SW1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Continuous. Booked at H. O. Station, Blackpool, L.M.S.
SOUTH PIER REGAL PAVILION SG46: Prop.: Blackpool South Pier & Pavilion Co., Ltd., South Pier, Blackpool. Cap.: 1,236 (all on one floor). Twice nightly 5.45 and 8. Matinée Wednesday. Revue and concerts. Stage: 34ft. x 18ft., depth 16ft. Lighting: Voltage 200 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights Battens three, four circuits, with ind. dimmers. Dips two, switch controlled. Two front of house following limes. Barrel of spots and floods front of house, dimmer controlled. Dressing rooms: Acc. 45. Orchestra pit: Acc. 14. No resident orchestra. Microphone available. Prompt and O.P. entrances on front of stage before curtain to a 6ft. apron stage.
TIVOLI PICTURE THEATRE Talbot Square (WE) - Prop., A. Hall. 920 seats, Booked by Prop. at Palladium, Blackpool. Phone 41761. Daily at 2.30. Continuous from 6 p.m. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Blackpool 508. Station, Blackpool North, L.M.S.
TOWER BALLROOM
Tower Circus G. H. Harrop (1907)
Tower Pavilion G. H. Harrop (1907)
Victoria Pier Pavilion (1907)
WATERLOO PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Waterloo Road-Prop., South Shore Theatre Co., Ltd., 22, Birley Street, Blackpool. 976 seats. Booked at Palladium. Three shows daily in summer; twice daily winter. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone South Shore 41026. Station Blackpool South.
WINTER GARDENS PAVILION (WE) Church Street-Prop., Blackpool Winter Gardens & Pavilion Co., Ltd. J. B. Huddlestone (1907) 2,443 seats. Three shows daily. Prices 9d. upwards. Stage. 38ft. deep; twenty dressing-rooms. Phone Blackpool 1. Café and Ballroom attached. Station, Blackpool, L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids

BLACKWOOD Mon.
CAPITOL (Sound, Ltd.) Hall Street - Props., Blackwood Entertainments (1939) Ltd., New Hall, Bargoed, Mon. Phone 72. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Blackwood 38. Station, Blackwood L.M.S.
MAXIME (WE) - Props,. Blackwood Entertain¬ments (1939) Ltd., New Hall, Bargoed, Mon. Phone 72. 1,200 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Proscenium width 30ft. Booked at H.O. Phone Blackwood 38. Station, Blackwood, L.M.S.
OAKDALE WORKMEN’S LIBRARY and INSTITUTE (PICTURE HOUSE) (BA) Once nightly, Mon. to Fri. Twice on Sat. 533 seats. Booked at Institute. Prices 6d. and 9d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Blackwood 85. Films by Film Transport Services (Cardiff) Ltd.
PALACE (BTH) High Street-Props., Blackwood Entertainments (1939) Ltd., New Hall, Bargoed, Mon. 550 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone 38. Station, Blackwood L.M.S.

BLAENAVON Mon.
COLISEUM Lion Street (Mihaly) - Props., Attwood Theatres, Ltd. 650 seats, Booked at Cardiff. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone Blaenavon 48. Station, Blaenavon G.W.R.
WORKMEN’S Hall / WORKING MEN’S HALL, f., J. Davies (1907) (RCA) - Prop., Blaenavon Workmen. Sec., Cecil A. S. Northcote. 940 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Occasional Variety. Stage, 17½ft. deep. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Blaenavon 24, Station, Blaenavon, G.W.R. (low level).
Town Hall, f. (1907)

BLAINA Mon.
EMPIRE-Prop., Blaina Cinematograph Co., Ltd.
GAIETY (BTH) High Street-Prop., Blaina Cinematograph Co., Ltd. 599 seats, Prices 6d. to 9d. Once nightly. Road transport.
Public Hall, f. (1907)

BLANDFORD Dorset
Corn Ex¬change, f, F. Goddard (1907)
PALACE East Street - Prop., Percival J. Carter. Booked at Hall. Phone Blandford 12. Station, Blandford, S.R. Closed 1962. Now Somerfield.
RITZ - Prop., Percival J, Carter. Booked at Palace, Blandford. Phone Blandford 12. Station, Blandford, S.R. Closed 1971. Demolished – Argos on site.

BLAYDON-ON-TYNE Co. Durham
Co-operative Hall f., G. J. Ogilvie (1907)
EMPIRE Church Street Opened 1910 – 1929: Stanley Rogers, propr.; Sidney Jude, mgr. By 1941: (BTP) Stanley Rogers Cinemas, Ltd., 147-149, Northumb Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone New¬castle 20317. 680 seats. Booked at H.O. Two shows nightly. Prices 6d. to 10d. Phone Blaydon 19. Station, Blaydon-on-¬Tyne, L.N.E.R. Closed 1954. Demolished.
GEM Back St. Winlaton 1929: Jn. Hy. Fisher, propr.
NEW ROYAL Gladys Gilchrist (1907)
PAVILION THEATRE / ¬PICTURE PAVILION Mary Street 1929: Smelt Brothers proprietors By 1941: (BA) - Prop., H. T. Smelt 125 Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 700 seats. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone 157. Station, Blaydon-on¬-Tyne. L.N.E.R. Closed 1964. Demolished.
PLAZA CINEMA Garden Terrace (WE) Opened 1936 - Props. Blaydon Cinema, Ltd., 40, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 22401. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked by Props. Proscenium width 42ft. Phone Blaydon-on-Tyne 189. Station, Blaydon-on-Tyne. Closed 1968.

BLETCHLEY Bucks
COUNTY CINEMA (WE). High Street-Prop., County Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous, Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Bletchley 165. Station, Bletchley L.M.S. Demolished 1972.
STUDIO CINEMA (RCA)-Props,. Savoy (Cobham) Ltd., Booked by Shipman & King, Shell Mex House, Strand, W.C.2. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2p.m. Phone Bletchley 111

BLIDWORTH, nr. Mansfield Notts
SCALA (BTP) – Opened Christmas Day 1935 – Brighteyes. Prop., Blidworth Scala, Ltd. Architects: Messrs. Bocock & Kirk. Seating: c.550. Once nightly. Twice on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Blidworth 282. Station, Mansfield L.M.S. Films by Road Transport. Closed early 60s. Snooker club. Demolished 2003.

BLOXWICH Staffs
CENTRAL Park Road Opened 1913. Converted chapel. Prop. Wilkes. Leased by Woods during WWI. c.November 1921 bought by Pat Collins as temp. replacement for Electric. Closed c.December 1922 when Grosvenor opened. Fairground workshop. 1937: garage.
ELECTRIC PALACE High Street Opened c.December 1921. Prop., Thomas Jackson. Timber & corrugated iron. Cap. 400. Balcony added later. Sold to Pat Collins c.1918. Closed 3rd December 1921 – The Tatters - for Grosvenor.
Forest Arts Centre, Hawbush Road, Leamore [Equipped autumn 2005 for films, with 30’ retractable screen]
ODEON THEATRE / GROSVENOR High Street Opened 11th December 1922 – The Three Musketeers and The Flaming Disc Episode 9. Prop., Pat Collins. Architects: Hickton & Farmer (Walsall). 939 seats. Sound-on-disc July 1930, WE sound-on-film end 1931. (Ned Williams) Sold to Oscar Deutsch 1931. To Odeon and re-named 1935. By 1941: (WE) By 1941 - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks., Phone Marlow 695-9, Booked at Moor Mall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats., Mon., Thurs, and Sat. Prices., 8d. to 1s. 2d. Stage, one dressing-room. Phone Bloxwich 66371. Station, Bloxwich L.M.S. Closed 2nd May 1959. Now Youth Centre.
ROSUM

BLYTH Northumb
Alexandra Hall / THEATRE ROYAL (1) Bridge Street fl. 1870. J. Fraser (1907) Billiard Hall.
CENTRAL CINEMA / Central Hall Market Plaxe Built 1857 – 1st floor hall over shops. H. C. Horn (1907) Burnt out 19th January 1923. Rebuilt as Central Cinema. Opened 22nd December 1924. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop., Central Cinemas (Blyth) Ltd. 1,400 seats. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Blyth 189. Station, Blyth, L.N.E.R. To MacHarg circuit. September 1945 to Sol Sheckman. To Essoldo February 1947. Closed to film 8th July 1961. Bingo. Derelict. Demolished 1974.
Circus Pitch, J. Fawcett (1907)
EMPIRE Beaconsfield Street/Carlton Street Opened 4th September 1911. Architects H. Gibson and P. J. Stienlet. Prop., Blyth Electric Theatre Co. 1,050 seats. Lewis Sheckman held the music & dancing licence February 1925 to close. 1931 to S. S. Blyth Kinemas. Closed 7th August 1937. Demolished for Essoldo.
GAIETY PALACE / Assembly Rooms J. Grantham (pre-1906) Opened as GP October 1906. Prop., Snouden James
HIPPODROME / Circus Union Street/ Post Office Square W. Tudor (fl. 1907 – originally a wooden building, later skating rink) Opened as cinema 6th March 1920. 1200 seats. Lewis Sheckman had music and & dancing licence from 6 February 1925 for 1 year not renewed. Taken by S. S. Blyth Kinemas in 1931. Closed 1940. By 1940: (BTP) - Prop., S.S. Blyth Kinemas, Ltd., Waterloo Chambers, 11 Bath Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 28082. 1,500 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Blyth 221. Ball¬room and Café attached. Station, Blyth. L.N.E.R. (Closed for reconstruction.) Roxy built on site.
Mechanics’ Hall John Rogers (1907)
OCTAGON THEATRE Orig, New Connection chapel. Burned down around turn of 19/20th centuries.
ROXY Post Office Square Opened 5th September 1955. Architect E. M. Lawson, 1416 seats. Foundations laid in 1940; construction began in 1954. Ballroom attached. Closed 15th November 1964. Bingo to date.
TATLER CINEMA CLUB / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO Beaconsfield Street/Carlton Street (WE) Opened 11th July 1938. Architect Edwin M. Lawson. 1713 seats. Prop., S. S. Blyth Kinemas Ltd., 11 Bath Lane, Newcastle. Phone 28082. 1,700 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Blyth 555. Station, Blyth, L.N.E.R. Festoon house tabs. To Classic 2nd April 1972. Closed 3rd November 1973. Skate¬board centre. Demolished August/September 1980.
THEATRE ROYAL (2) Trotter Street Burned down 1889. Rebuilt as T.R. (3)
THEATRE ROYAL (3) Trotter Street Opened 5th February 1900 – The Geisha. Architects: William Hope and J. C. Maxwell. Prop., Arthur Clarke Moody - Blyth Theatre Co. Lessee Arthur Jefferson. £13,000. Cap. 2,000. Last advertising May 1912. Leased to George Black II 9th March 1914. Pictures & variety. Lease given up November 1919. To F. G. Kimber¬ley. 1931 to S. S. Blyth Kinemas from. To Solly Sheckman 1930. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., S. S. Blyth Kinemas, Ltd., 11 Bath Lane, Newcastle-on¬-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 28082. 1,800 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Twice nightly Sat, Stage, 30ft. deep; eight dressing rooms. Prices for Cinema, 3d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Blyth 221. Station, Blyth L.N.E.R. To Essoldo February 1947. Went live again after WWII. Closed to film 28th February 1959. Some later amateur stage shows. Demolished February 1983.
WALLAW CINEMA Union Street (WE) Opened 16th November 1937. Architect: Percy L. Browne & Son. Prop., Wallaw Cinema (Blyth) Ltd., (Walter Lawson) Wallaw Bldgs., Ashington. Phone Ashington 31. 1,600 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked by Prop. Station, Blyth. L.N.E.R. To ABC 24th March 1955. To Arnold Sheckman/Sydney Shurman 21st June 1970. To Classic 2nd January 1972. To G. A. Young 24th June 1977. Closed and re-opened December 1982. Bought by Fergusons Transport of Blyth and leased to Bob Milner 1985. Tripled and re opened 10 July 1987 (850, 150, 80 seats). Closed 29th April 2004. Empty.
Extra info. Frank Manders

BODMIN Cornwall
PALACE THEATRE / TURRET Fore Street Opened 1920. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., R. Hill, 400 seats. Booked at Palace, Truro. One show nightly; Mat. Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 132. Station, Bodmin, G.W.R. Closed 1980s. New façade – commercial use.
PICTURE THEATRE Opened 1911. Closed 1924. Demolished.
Public Rooms, f., Mark Guy.

BOGNOR REGIS Sussex
ALEXANDRA THEATRE
REGAL / ODEON THEATRE London Road (BTH) Opened 1934. Architect: Whinney, Son & Austen Hall. By 1941 - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Prices 1s. to 2s. 6d. Con¬tinuous from 1.30 daily. Sun, at 7.30 p.m. Stage, one dressing-room. Phone Bognor 88. Station, Bognor, S.R. Closed to film 1971.
PICTUREDROME Canada Grove (WE) - Prop., Bognor Pier Co., Ltd., 50, High Street, Bognor. 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Prices 7d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Bognor 138. Café attached. Twinned: Seats: 1: 360 2: 100
PIER CINEMA (WE) - Prop., Bognor Pier Co., Ltd. , 50, High Street, Bognor. 924 Beats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. Phone Bognor 77. Station, Bognor, S.R. (Closed.)
THEATRE f., E. L. Wood (1907)
THEATRE ROYAL Belmont Street Closed 1974. Demolished.
Victoria Hall (1907)

BOLDON COLLIERY Co. Durham
CINEWORLD / UGC Boldon Leisure Park Seats: 1: 286 2: 199 3: 81 4: 120 5: 266 6: 544 7: 266 8: 138 9: 120 10: 199 11: 286 UGC until summer 2005.
PALACE EI.ECTRIC North Road (BTH) – 1929: E. Allom, Gen. mgr. 1941: Prop., Boldon Electric Palace, Ltd. 700 Seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 9d. Station, Boldon Colliery, L.N.E.R.

BOLLINGTON nr. MacclesfieId Cheshire
EMPIRE PICTURE THEATRE Palmerston Street - Props., Empire, Bollington, Ltd. Ernest Whittaker, mngr. Phone 3252. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly; three on Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone. Bollington 52, Station, Bollington, L.N.E.R. Demolished.

BOLSOVER Derby
CENTRAL HALL, Carr Vale - Prop., J. R. Dakin. 450 seats. Nine shows weekly. Two changes weekly. Station, Bolsover, L.N.E.R.
PI.AZA (BTH) Town End – Opened c.1912. By 1941: Prop., New Palace (Bolsover) Ltd. 750 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 24ft. Stations, Bolsover, L.N.E.R. & L.M.S. Films by Road Transport.
ROXY (BTH)-Prop., New Palace (Bolsover) Ltd. 900 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Bolsover 107. Stations, Bolsover L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.

BOLTON Lancs
ABC / CANNON / STUDIOS 1&2 / LIDO Bradshawgate (WE) Opened Easter Saturday March 1937 - Props., Lido Cinema (Bolton) Ltd., Carlton Cinema, Salford. (John Buckley Circuit) Phone Pendleton 1651. 2,000 seats. Organ: Christie 3/9 with console on stage truck + grand piano. Prices. 8d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily. Booked at Carlton Cinema, Salford. Pictures and Variety. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage. 23ft. deep, Café and Restaurant attached. Eight dressing rooms. Phone 597. Station. Bolton, L.M.S. 1962 sold to Star circuit, organ broken down. Closed, Bingo – Lido Casino. June 1963 reopened to film as STUDIO. Café area became 90-seat Studio Two in 1970. 1973 split– stalls to disco. 1979 circle split – now three screens. To Cannon c.1981. Closed on multiplex opening. Demolished 2006.
ABC / CAPITOL CINEMA Churchgate (BTH) Opened 13th February 1920 - Ramona. Architect: Gray & Evans. 1,632 seats. Sold to ABC 1935. By 1941 - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Continuous. Proscenium width 33ft. Phone Bolton 2587. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Became ABC in 1962. Closed 1st October 1977 – A Star is Born. Bingo. Sports centre. Demolished January 1988 for offices.
APOLLO / RIALTO PICTURE PLAYHOUSE / Temperance Hall St. George’s Road W. Cooper (1907) Rebuilt and renamed c.1925. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Rialto (Bolton) Ltd. 1,147 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Phone Bolton 137. Closed 1961. Bingo 1963 to 1977. Closed. Re-opened 1978 as Apollo. Closed March 1982. Empty. Gutted by fire August 1983 & remains demolished.
ASTOR / REGAL / OLYMPIA / Rink Spa Road Opened 27th May 1912. 2,200 seats. Cheap seats behind the screen. 1924: Wadsworth 3m 36s pipe organ. Converted to Regal 1931. Bought by ABC 1932. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7897. Booked at H O. 2,380 seats. Continuous daily from 2 p m. Occasional Variety. Stage, 10ft. Two dressing-rooms. c.1945 bought/leased by Arthur Hall. Renamed Astor. Booked by Woodhall Entertainment, Ltd. Manchester. Closed 1955. November 1955 – Nevada Ballroom / rink. Burned down 1980s
BEEHIVE PICTURE PALACE Bark Street Opened February 1913. Props. Hollas & Hart (Beehive Picture Palaces Ltd.) Closed February 1927.
BELLE CINEMA Belmont Road, Astley Bridge (BTH) Opened Wednesday 12th August 1914. By 1941 - Prop., James Lowe, 502, Blackburn Road. 470 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Bolton 3399. Station, Bolton, L.M.S. Burned down 1957.
CARLTON THEATRE / MOUNT PICTURE THEATRE Mount Street/Merrick Street Opened 6th July 1914. Mgr. F. B. Hampson. Renamed 1930 ?with sound. Prosc. 20ft., depth 7ft.By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Bolton Cinematograph Co., Ltd., 14, Wood Street, Bolton, Phone Bolton 1625. 1,000 seats. Booked by F. S. Hampson. Continuous evenings. Mats., Mon. and Sat, Prices., 5d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Bolton 1673. Stations, Trinity Street & Gt. Moor Street, Bolton, L.M.S. Closed 1960.
CINEWORLD VALLEY CENTERTAINMENT Seats - 1: 139 2: 146 3: 118 4: 155 5: 230 6: 469 7: 628 8: 522 9: 233 10: 155 11: 155 12: 193 13: 193 14: 76 15: 76 [UGC until summer 2005]
Circus, King Omney (1907)
Co-operative Hall (1907)
CROMPTON CINEMA Crompton Way (BTP) Opened Thursday 6th December 1934 – Dance Girl Dance and A Man of Sentiments. Architect: W. & S. Bradley. Prosc. 46ft. 3d to 1/6d.By 1941 - Prop., Rialto Bolton, Ltd. 1,200 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous. Daily Mat. Prices 5d. to 1s., 6d. Two dressing rooms. Café attached. Proscenium width 46ft. Phone Bolton 1089. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Closed 1959. Casino club 1961 - 1997.
DERBY CINEMA Derby Street (WE) - Prop., Arthur Hall, Palladium Cinema, Blackpool. Phone S.S. 42023. 1,300 seats, Booked at Manchester. Continuous. Mat, daily. Prices. 3d. to 1s. Phone. Bolton 3654. Station, Bolton, Trinity Street. Closed and demolished 1937 for Tivoli.
DERBY ELECTRIC PALACE Derby Road Opened 1911. Prop. Messrs. Dewhurst & Dewhurst. 700 seats. Closed 1938 for rebuilding on same site as Tivoli.
EMBASSY / IMPERIAL PLAYHOUSE / ELECTRIC Deansgate Opened 13th August 1910 – on site of showground. Prop., L.&P. Theatres Ltd. 1920 ownership and name changed. By 1941: (WE) - David Forrester Theatres, Ltd., 46, Old Bond Street, London W1. Phone Regent 2326. Revamped and renamed Embassy 1939. Closed September 1947. Now Boot’s on site.
EMPIRE CINEMA Howard Street Opened as mus hall 1st April 19011. Prop. Messrs. Dewhurst & Dewhurst. (BTP) -Prop., R. J. Cohen, 472 seats, Booked at Hall. Continuous, Prices. 5d. to 7d. Phone Bolton 1563. Station, Bolton, L.M.S. Closed 28th January 1956. Works. Demolished 1980s.
GEM CINEMA / PICTUREDROME Darley Street Poss. opened c.1909 by Captain George B. Row. Planned building opened 1st July 1912. Architect: H. Booth. Cap. 1497. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Gem Cinemas (Bolton) Ltd. 1,040 seats. Booked by Jas. Brearley, 21, Bridge Street, Manchester. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 10½d. Phone Bolton 2049. Station. Trinity Street. Bolton, L.M.S.
GRAND THEATRE Opened as Grand Theatre & Cirque. 27th August 1894 1,200 seats. Architect: Frank Matcham. Prop., J. F. Elliston Cinema to 1940. Then live shows to 1959. Grand Continentale Music Hall from Decdember 1959 to mid-1960. Bingo. Demolished September 1963.
HIPPODROME / EMPIRE / HIPPODROME Deansgate Opened 1907. Prop., Tom Hargreaves. Bought by Walter de Frece and renamed Empire. By 1941: (BTH) Deansgate - Prop., Bolton Theatre & Entertainments Co., Ltd., 14, Wood Street, Bolton. 1,086 seats. Booked by H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. Continuous. Daily. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Bolton 781. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Changed from pictures and variety to rep. after May 1940. 1954 – rep.: Lawrence-Williamson Players (TOIB). Closed 1961. Demolished 1968. Demolished.
IDEAL / CENTRAL HALL Silverwell Lane Opened 1910 – conversion of Sunday School. Prop. Fenton Cross. 850 seats. Re-named Ideal c.1913. Owner Harold Cross. Music licence granted February 1914. Closed 1916. Garge premises.
KINGS HALL Farnworth - Prop., Magee, Marshall & Co., Ltd. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Station, Farnworth, L.M.S.
MAJESTIC CINEMA / RUMWORTH Daub Hill Opened c.1913 – conversion of skating rink. Prop. G. Parnell (The Rumworth Electric Theatre Ltd.) 1,900 seats. Renamed on sound installation. Bolton Cinematograph Co. Ltd. By 1941: (WE) Daubhill - Lessees Cinemas (Leeds & Bolton) Ltd., Rialto Cinema. Briggate, Leeds 1. Phone. Leeds 21357. 1813 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous nightly. Mats. Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Prices. 3d. to 9d. Phone. Bolton 1716. Station, Bolton, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Closed 1957. Swimming pool 1964.
OCTAGON THEATRE Howell Croft South, Prop., Octagon Theatre Trust. Opened 1967. Architect: Council architects. Seats 356 – 422 in two tiers.
ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Ash Burner Street (BTH) Opened 21st August 1937 – Dark Journey. Architect: W. Calder Robson (Harry Weedon). 2,534 seats. Organ: Compton 3/8+Melotone with surround on lift + piano. By 1941 - Props.,, Odeon (Bolton) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous from 2 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Three shows on Sat. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Booked at Moor Mall, Cookham, Berks, Café, stage and two dressing-rooms. Phone Bolton 4906. Organ removed to studio 1964. Tripled from 20th August 1972 – 879, 157,157. Closed to film 1985. Top Rank bingo. Closed as Mecca 2005. To be banquet hall.
PALACE PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE PALACE Bury (Old) Road Opened 1909. Prop., Arthur Garner. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Palace Picture House (Bolton) Ltd., 17, North John Street, Liverpool. Phone. Bank 5836. 1,021 seats. Booked at 196, Deansgate Manchester, by Ogdens. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 8d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 9ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Phone. Bolton 1155. Station, Trinity Street, Bolton. Closed November 1956.
PALLADIUM PICTURE HOUSE Higher Bridge Street Opened 26th December 1921 - The Old Nest. Conversion of garage. Prop., Messrs. Southerns Ltd. 1,250 seats. First talkie in town - The Singing Fool – April 1929. (WE) Bought by ABC c.1930. Leased out from 1933. By 1941 - Props., Gardowan Cinemas, Ltd., 11-13, Victoria Street, Liverpool. Phone Bank 4860. 1,250 seats. Continuous. Mats. daily. Proscenium width 22ft. 6 in. Booked at Manchester. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone. Bolton 2024. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Clossed 1958 – wrestling. By 1978 – Britain’s first indoor skateboard centre. Demolished August 1982.
PARGON ELECTRIC and VARIETIES THEATRE 60 Bradshawgate Opened 1913. Prop., United Electric Theatres Ltd. 580 seats. Closed 31st January 1930. Demolished. Shopping arcade.
PRINCESS PICTURE PALACE Churchgate Opened July 1912 by Bleakley. Taken over by Frank E. Spring. (Pic. Pioneers) Opened July 1913. 620 seats. Closed February 1928. Demolished – site included in Theatre Royal re-build.
QUEEN’S PICTURE HOUSE Bradshawgate/Trinity Street Opened December 1912 – firsdt purpose-built cinema. c.1000 seats. By 1941 (BTH) - Prop., Rialto (Bolton) Ltd., Picture House, Trinity Street, Bolton, 1,300 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices. 6d. to 1s. 6d. Café attached. Phone. Bolton 1251. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. closed 1966 – Doctor in Clover. Empty. Bingo August 1969 to January 1970. Re-opened as Asian cinema 2nd February 1970. Closed 1980.
REGENT Deane Road Opened 6th November 1922. 944 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Bolton Theatre & Entertainments. Ltd. Prosc. 35ft. 940 seats. Booked by H.D.M. Circuit, Manchester. Mat. evening Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 9d. Phone 2188. Station, Bolton, L.M.S. Part week bingo from 1966. Closed 1967.
RITZ / NEW ATLAS / ATLAS PICTURE THEATRE Fletcher Street Opened 2nd February 1914. Prop., F. E. Spring. Mgr. Jas. Scott. Cap. 1,000. 1930: revamp., reseating and WE sound – New Atlas. Renamed Ritz 1937. By 1941 - 750 seats. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Bolton 1300. Closed 1960.
ROYAL SUPER CINEMA St. George’s Road Opened c.june 1923. Mock-tudor façade. Prop., allied Displays Ltd. 760 seats. 6d. to 2/3d. (WE) - Prop., H. Reeves & I. Black. Booked at Hall, 800 seats, Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Bolton 1086. Proscenium width 30ft. Later owned bt Gardowan Films. 1960 – sold to Hutchinson of Burnley. Royal Continental. Leased out 1967. Closed 70s.
STAR MUSIC HALL Millstones Inn Deansgate. 1832 - early singing room. Also known as ‘The Museum’ from the picture gallery. (Mellor)
TEMPLE OPERA HOUSE Dawes Street 1870s – converted from spinning mill by J. Pitney Weston.
THEATRE ROYAL (1) Church Gate (No 2) Opened 19th November 1888 – drama house. Prop., J. F. Elliston followed by Bleakley. Architect: Frank Matcham. Prosc. 28’, depth 50’. Cap. 2,200. Built in 20 weeks. Replaced burnt-out earlier theatre. February 1928: closed for rebuild internally as theatre, but became cinema 1929.
THEATRE ROYAL (2) Opened November 1928 – rebuild of T.R. (1) and adjoining site of Princess. Cinema use 1929 and sound installed January 1930. By 1941: (WE) H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,700 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 6d. Café. Phone No. 469. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Closed 1962 and demolished September 1963.
TIVOLI (WE) Opened 28th February 1938 on site of Derby. For Arthur Hall. Stadium seating. Prosc. 42ft. By 1941 -Props., Rialto (Bolton) Ltd., Queen’s Cinema, Trinity Street, Bolton. Phone 1251. 1,160 seats. Prices 4d. to 1s. Three shows daily. Proscenium width 65ft. Booked at Queen’s Cinema. Phone Bolton 1619. Station, Trinity Street, L.M.S. Closed 1960.
TONGE MOOR PICTUREDROME Tonge Moor Road Opened December 1913 – conversion of tram sheds. Prop., J. M. McVittie. Closed by fire 22nd January 1930. Ruins demolished August 1940.
Town Hall, R. Stevens (1907)
Victoria Hall (1907) Later occasional film use.
VUE Middlebrook BL6 6HL 12 screens / 2,592 seats
WINDSOR /PLAZA 336 Deane Road Opened 1927 – rebuild from chapel. Prop. Lancashire County Pictures Ltd. 1931: BTP - Prop., Bessie Nixon. 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Proscenium width 18ft. Prices 3d. to 9d. Phone Bolton 2624. Renamed in January 1937. By 1941 - Prop., Prank Donaldson, 14, Parsonage, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 7242. 650 seats. Prices 4d to 9d. Booked at Manchester. Phone 2624.

BOOSBECK Yorks
EMPIRE CINEMA Skelton Road By 1941: (BTP) - Lessee & Man., C. Bielby, 11, Park Lane, Guisborough. 1,000 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly, two on Sat. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Skelton 39. Proscenium width 31ft. Station, Boosbeck, L.N.E.R.

BOOTLE Lancs
ABC / GAINSBOROUGH Knowsley Road – Opened 18th February 1922. Prop., Gainsborough (Bootle) Ltd. 700 Seats. Continuous evening. Mat daily. Stage, 41ft. wide. Phone Bootle 183. To ABC 1931. (BTH) Closed November 1960. Bingo.
BROADWAY CINEMA Stanley Road (BA) - Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,400 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bootle 125. Station, Lime Street. Bombed WWII.
COMMODORE Closed 30th November 1968.
IMPERIAL Stanley Road (WE) - Prop., Bootle Amusements, Ltd. Man. Dir., George Prince. 785 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mat. daily. Prices 3d. to 1s. Phone Bootle 3722. Station, Lime Street (Parcels Office).
Masonic Hall T. W. Roberts (1907)
METROPOLE THEATRE Opened 20th February 1911. By 1941: (WE) Leslie Greene Circuit. H.O. 7 Elliot Street, Liverpool. Phone Royal 538. London Offices, 41 Charing Cross Road W.C.2. Phone Gerrard 1253. 1,500 seats.
ODEON / GAUMONT Stanley Road Opened 23rd January 1956. Architect: T. P. Bennett & Son. Replacement of Broadway. 1,312 seats – single tier. Renamed 1964. Closed November 1975. Skate-board, then snooker.
PALACE / BOOTLE PICTURE PALACE Marsh Lane Opened 19th October 1912 – The Lady Diver. Architect: Geo. E. Tonge. Prop., Bootle Palace Co. 1st purpose-built cinema. Mgr W. H. Green. Cap. 1,000 – stadium style. Twice nightly, mats. Wed. & Sat. Prices, 3d, 6d, 1s. Talkies 29th July 1929 – In Old Arizona. 722 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Bootle Palace, Ltd. Man. Dir., George Prince. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Daily Mat. 722 seats. Two changes weekly. Phone Bootle 2917. CinemaScope/stereo 18th July 1955 – Sitting Bull. Closed 26th April 1958 – River Of No Return and Copper Sky. Sold. Childrens’ social club.
ROYAL MUNCASTER THEATRE Opened 1890. H. Pennington (1907)
St. ANDREW’S HALL
STRAND CINEMA Irlam Road (BA) - Prop., General Theatre Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. 975 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Bootle 286. Station, Marsh Lane, L.M.S.
Town Hall f. (1907)

BORDON Hants
EMPIRE CINEMA Bordon Camp. Prop., Bordon Entertainments, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 395-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Bucks. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s 10d. Phone Bordon 188.
PALACE 1931: S. S. Northcott, mngr. 1941: Prop., South Downs Cinemas, Ltd. 129, Victoria Road North, Southsea. Phone Portsmouth 32455. 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bordon 14. Station, Bordon, S.R., & Road Transport.

BOREHAMWOOD Herts
CIVIC HALL Elstree Way Prop., Corporation. Seats 712. Prosc. 50’
REEL / CURZON / OMNIPLEX Metropolis Centre, Shenley Road Seats: 1: 193 2: 157 3: 121 4: 119 Curzon until mid 2005.

BOROUGH GREEN Kent
BOROUGH GREEN ELECTRIC THEATRE (Syntok)- 300 seats. Pictures and variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Boroungli Green 109.
PALACE (Morrison)-Prop., H. H. D. Sawdy. Once nightly. Twice Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Borough Green 109. Station, Borough Green, S.R.

BORROWASH, Derbys
Wilmot Hall (1907)

BOSCOMBE, Hants-see Bournemouth.

BOSTON Lincs
Assembly Rooms Opened 1820. Prop., Corporation. Used by rep. co. post WWII
BLACKFRIARS’ ARTS CENTRE / THEATRE Spayne Lane Opened 1965. Architect: Alan Meldrum. Still open as touring theatre date with some film provision.
Corn Exchange Hall Opened 1855. Architects: Bellamy & Hardy, Lincoln. J. G. Killingworth (1907). Early cinematograph performances. Leased by George Aspland Howden 1910 to form town’s first full-time cinema. Rebuilt as New Theatre in 1926.
PICTUREDROME / COSY / QUAY PICTURE HOUSE High Street Opened 1914. Prop. Geo. Sadler. Architect: F. Sadler. Hall built on to rear of terrace. 1922: Fred C. Johnson, manager. Sound – November 1929. Burned down.
HAVEN / CLASSIC / ODEON THEATRE South Square (BTH) Opened 18th August 1937 – Dark Journey. Architect Budge Reid (Harry Weedon). 1,592 seats. Prop, Odeon (Boston) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695 -9. Continuous from 5.45 p.m., Mats. daily. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cook¬ham, Berks. Stage, 12ft. Phone Boston 2961. BT-H Projectors replaced post-war with GKs. To Classic 10th December 1967. Became Haven 2nd December 1981. Closed. Demolished.
NEW THEATRE Market Place - rebuilt from Corn Exchange 1926 – Architect Percy L. Browne & Son Prop., Boston Scala Theatre, Ltd. Reg. Office, 18, Low Pavement, Nottingham, 1,000 seats. (WE) Booked at Hall. Phone 135. Two shows nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 8d. Proscenium width 27ft. Stage. 30ft. deep; six dressing rooms. Station, Boston, L.N.E.R. Closed 20th March 1960 – Billy Cotton Band Show. Demolished 1962 for M&S extension.
REGAL THEATRE / REGAL SUPER CINEMA West Street (WE) Opened 1st July 1937 – Boys Will Be Boys. Props., Boston Scala Theatre – man. dir. George Aspland Howden. Architect: Alfred J. Thraves, Nottingham. Builder, W. F. Chell, Beeston. Stage and dressing rooms added Boxing Day 1963 – Babes in the Wood. Architect Alan N. Meldrum. Closed July 1976. Sold. Circle re-opened c.1980. Closed 2002. Burned down 2005. Demolished.
SCALA Market Place Opened March 1914. Architect: Frederick Ball & Parker / Frederick F.S.A. Prop., Boston Scala Theatre Ltd. H.O., 18, Low Pavement, Nottingham. 900 seats. By 1941: (WE) Booked at New Theatre, Boston. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Mat., Thurs, and Sat. Prices., 3d. to 1s. 3d. Pro¬scenium width 22ft. Café. Phone Boston 135. Station, Boston, L.N.E.R. Closed 1941. Requisitioned for R.A.F. Sold to Brown Bros. & Taylor c.1949. Furniture shop and store. Now Poundstretcher shop.
SHODFRIARS’ HALL South Street Built 1874. Architect: J. Oldrid Scott. Mrs. Bartol Storr (1907) Early cinematograph performances. Arthur Lucan started career as call-boy there. Bought by Boston Scala Theatre Ltd. in c.1924. Closed c.1929. Still stands as Billiard Hall.
THEATRE (1) Market Place Op. 1777. Built by Corporation. Lincoln Circuit theatre. Shell still stands.
THEATRE (2) Red Lion Street Opened 1805. Lincoln Circuit theatre. Closed 1849. Demolished.
WEST END CINEMA West Street Opened March 2002. Seats: 1: 360 2: 260 3: 150 4: 150 5: 110 Doors open daily from 12pm (not Sunday) 2.10pm, 4.20pm, 6.30pm, and 8.45pm
Boston & Spalding Entertainment... Mervyn Gould, Mercia 2005

BOSTON SPA Yorks
Trustees’ Hall

BOURNE Lincs
Bourne Film Theatre (1) Burghley Street Opened 5th May 1977 – Mary Queen of Scots. 75 seats – former warehouse. Props. Jeremy Perkins & Robert Edwards. Closed 1980.
Bourne Film Theatre (2) North Street Opened 1st October 1982 - Moonraker. Prop. Jeremy & Jane Perkins. Ex-warehouse. 50 seats. Closed November 1999. (M. Brader)
Corn Exchange f., C. W. Bell (1907) Occasional films until 1929.
TUDOR North Street (BTH) - Opened Monday 2nd December 1929 – The Sea Beast. Architect: A. J. Thraves. Bourne Picture House Ltd. 595 seats. Sold to Frank Pearson 1929. Sound: 1931. 1941: Once nightly, twice Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 4d. Phone 2859. Sold to Star circuit 1946: re-equipped, new seating, carpets, decorations. CinemaScope 19th April 1955 – The Black shield of Falworth. Part-week bingo from 1963. Closed to regular film Saturday 20th May 1972 – Please Sir and Beyond the Law. Sold to Silverline. Final holiday mat. 2nd February 1974. Projectors to Film Theatre. Bingo closed 1989. Restaurant. Shell still stands as ethnic restaurant.

BOURNE END Bucks
ROYALTY Parade (BTH) – Prop., Royalty Theatre (Bourne End) Ltd., 179, Wardour Street, W.1. Phone Gerrard 3872. 558 seats. Booked at Wardour Street, Continuous. Mat. Sat. Prices 6d. to 2s. Phone Bourne End 299. Station, Bourne Ltd. G.W.R.

BOURNEMOUTH Hants
ABC / CARLTON SUPER CINEMA Christchurch Road, Boscombe (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London, Gerrard 7887. 1,650 seats. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 30ft. Café. Phone Boscombe 455. Station, Boscombe, S.R. Demolished.
ABC / MGM / CANNON / ABC / WESTOVER CINEMA (2) Westover Road (WE) Opened 19th June 1937. Architect: W. R. Glen. 2,515 seats. Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Bournemouth 433. Station, Bournemouth Central, S. R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named 1958. closed 1969 Twinned 1970. Tripled 1973: Seats: 1: 650, 2: 583 3: 221.
Arcade (Boscombe) A. Beckett (1907)
Assembly Rooms, A. G. Pratt (1907)
ASTORIA (BTH) Boscombe - Frank Okin, 31-33, Stoke Newington Road, London, N16. Phone Clissold 1844. 1,500 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Southbourne 1425, Station, Boscombe, S.R.
BOSCOMBE HIPPODROME Christchurch rd. Boscombe Props.; The South of England Hippodromes Ltd.
Central Hall, Hankinson & Son (1907)
CINEMA (The) Boscombe 12 Palmerston Road 1931: C. Dawson, propr.
CORONATION PICTURE PALACE 309 Holdenhurst Road fl. 1931
ELECTRIC THEATRE 23, 25 & 27 Commercial Road Opened 22nd November 1921. Architect: Cecil Masey. 1,400 seats. On site of earlier Electric. Modernised 1930, rebuilt 1937. 1,187 seats. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Capital & Counties Electric Theatres, Ltd. 1,187 seats. Booked at Regent, Poole. Prices 9d. to 3s. Continuous. Café, Phone Bournemouth 2165. Station, Bournemouth West. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed 1967. Demolished.
GRAND (Boscombe) F. Moulliot (1907)
GRAND SUPER CINEMA Westbourne – 1931: (RCA) Bournemouth Grand Super Cinema (Associated British Cinemas Ltd.) Poole rd. 1941: Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone Gerrard 7897. 995 Seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Phone Bournemouth 3118. Station, Bournemouth West, S.R.
IMAX Seats: 419 [Closed early 2005]
Later converted to cinemas.
MODERNE (WE) - Props., Portsmouth Town Cinemas, Ltd., Shaftesbury Cinema, Ports¬mouth. 1,500 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Café, Phone Winton 1234. Station, Bournemouth Central. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
ODEON / GAUMONT / REGENT Westover Road Opened 13th May 1929. Architect: W. E. Trent / Seal & Hardy. 2,267 seats. By 1941 (BA) -Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, 123, Regent Street, London W. Phone Bournemouth 2402. 2,274 seats. Prices 1s. 2d. to 3s. 6d. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named Gaumont 1949. Twinned 1968. Re-named Odeon 1986. By 1995 six screens / 1,761 seats.
ODEON THEATRE Christchurch Road (BTH) Opened 7th August 1937 – History is made at Night. Architect: George Coles. 1,978 seats. By 1941 - Props., Odeon (Bournemouth) Ltd,. Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous from 2 p.m. Prices. 1s. 2d. to 3s. 6d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Stage; 2 dressing-rooms. Café. Phone Bournemouth 980. Closed 16th January 1974 – The Big Zapper. Bingo.
ODEON Westover Road Seats: 1: 757 2: 359 3: 267 4: 119 5: 121 6: 140
PALLADIUM Picture Palace Fisherman’s Walk/172 Seabourne Road, Southbourne 1941: (BTH) Prop., Southbourne Entertainments, Ltd., 37-8 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7347. 550 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone South¬bourne 163. Station, Pokesdown, S.R. Films by Road Transport.
PAVILION - County Borough of Bournemouth. 1,5149 seats. Stage Plays, Variety, Operas, Ballet, Musical Comedies., etc. Prices 1s 6d. to 3s. 6d. (variable). Variety Booked by Ivan Kotchinsky, The Laurels Crawley Down , Sussex. Proscenium width 45ft. Stage. 45ft. deep; 23 dressing rooms. Café and Dance Hall. Station, Bournemouth Central. Phone Bournemouth 5861/2. SG46: General Manager, L. H. Harker, Pavilion, Westover Rd., Bourne-mouth. Bookings: Howard & Wyndham, Ltd., 2-5, Old Bond St., London W.l. Cap.: Stalls 518, pit stalls 552, D. circle 449. Barring clause: Bournemouth and within 20 miles. Once nightly 7. Matinées Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 2.15. Twice nightly 6.10 and 8.25. All types of entertainment. Stage: Prosc. 45ft.,height 35ft., min. depth from setting line 38ft., height under fly galleries 24ft., width between fly galleries 52ft., height of grid from stage 48ft. Counter¬weight gear installed. 50 lines. 12 hemp lines. Revolving stage. Elec. equip.: 200 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights. four circuits with ind. dimmers, Five battens each with four circuits with ind. dimmers. Spot bar with 12 spots each ind. dimmer controlled. 18 dips with ind. dimmers. Two spots on stands. Six floods on stands. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: 10 single, three chorus acc. 36-40. Separate room for orchestra. Orchestra: Acc. 30. Resident 14 (comb. can be varied). Amplifying equip.: Microphone.
Pier (Boscombe) (1907)
Pier (Bournemouth) (1907)
PLAYHOUSE / PALACE COURT THEATRE. SG46: Prop.: The Bournemouth Little Theatre, Ltd., Westover Rd. Cap.: 563. Stalls 299, D. circle 97, pit stalls 49, gallery 118. Barring clause: 10 miles radius, prior to or during engagement, or within three weeks after. Once nightly 7. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday, Thursday occasionally. Straight plays. Stage: Pros. 25ft., height 20ft., miD, depth from setting line 20ft., height under fly gal¬leries 20ft., height of grid from stage 50ft., width between fly galleries 36ft. Counterweight gear. 15 lines. Elec. equip.: 200 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Foot. lights, three circuits with ind. dimmers, One batten with three circuits with had. dimmers. Spot bar with six spots, four ind. dimmer controlled Cyclorama top lighting with 12 floods coupled to three dimmers. Cyclorama pit lighting with three circuits ind. dimmed. Three dips with ind. dimmers. Two dips switch con¬trolled. Four floods on stands. Two f.o.h. pre-set spots with ind. dimmers. Dressing rooms: Three large. Three small. Acc. 25. Orchestra: Acc. 18. No resident orchestra. Amplifying equip.: Two turn¬table reproducer. F.o.h. or stage. No microphone.
PLAZA (Perfectatone) Wimborne Road, Winton-Prop., H. P. E. Mears, Phone. Bose 2044. 600 seats., Continuous. Booked at Roxy Theatre, Bournemouth, Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone. Winton 790. Station, Bournemouth Central, S.R.
Princes’ Hall, f., H. J. Preston (1907)
RITZ (WE) Wimborne Road, Winton - Prop., Victoria Cinema (Winton) Ltd., Shaftesbury Cinema, Portsmouth. Phone Portsmouth 4976. 710 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Winton 75. Stations, Bournemouth Central, S.R.; Hants & Wilts. Film Transport.
ROXY / CORONATION / WEST’s (Perfectatone) - Props., H. P. E. Mears. Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. 750 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Booked at Hall. Con¬tinuous. Phone Boscombe 2044. Station, Bournemouth Central. Closed 1994. Photographic studio.
SAVOY Picture House (BTH) 601 Christchurch Road Bos¬combe. 1931: A. F. Roberts, managing director 1941: Prop., M. & O. Theatres, Ltd., 31, Stoke Newington Road, London, N16. Phone Clissold 1844. 760 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 30ft. Café. , Phone Boscombe 1798. Station, Boscombe.
THEATRE ROYAL Albert road (No 2) Rowland Stewart (1907) 1931: David Allen & Sons Limited, proprietors.
VICTORIA SUPER CINEMA, Victoria Park, Wimborne Road Winton fl. 1931
West’s SUPER CINEMA / Shaftesbury Hall St. Peter's Rd. & 74 Old Christchurch Rd. (1907) 1931: Wests' Pictures: V. Jackson, mgr. 1941: (WE) Shaftesbury Hall, Ltd - Prop., Shaftesbury, Ltd. 940 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 2s. Café. Phone. Bournemouth 1191. Station, Bournemouth Central, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
WESTOVER CINEMA (1) Westover Road. Opened pre-1928. To Savoy Cinemas (later ABC) 1931: Arthur C. Spary, mgr. Closed 1937. Café.
Winter Gardens, Dan Godfrey (1907)

BOURTON-on-the-WATER
Victoria Hall - Tues. H. M. Wickens Travelling show

BOVEY TRACEY Devon
Dolphin Hotel Assembly Rooms Hellier & Lee (1907)
THE CINEMA / Town Hall (1907) Early films pre-WWI. 1st-floor hall. Opened as Cinema 1922. By 1941: (BA). Closed 1950s.

BOWBURN Co Durham
CROWN CINEMA (WE) Opened January 15th 1941 (licence date). Architects: Browne & Harding. Props., Iseton Brothers. Pros. width 35ft. 481 seats. Booked at Avenue, Coxhoe.
OLYMPIA PICTURE HALL / Bowburn Working Men’s Club Hall Lessee, Wllm. W. Turnbull. 1st-floor hall. Burned out June 1923. Re-opened February 1924.

BOXFORD
—Mon. Travelling show - H. Sultings.

BOWNESS-on-WINDEMERE Westmorland
Bowness Institute f., Manager (1907)
ROYALTY Lake Road. Bought by Northern Morris Circuit. Tripled - seats: 1: 400 2: 100 3: 65

BOXMOOR and HEMEL HEMPSTEAD Herts.
Boxmoor Hall f ., B. Piggott (1907)
Town Hall f., H. Killeen (1907)

BRACKLEY Northants
TOWN HALL - Thurs. H. M. Wickens Travelling show

BRACKNELL Berks
ODEON / UCI The Point RG12 1EN Seats: 1: 179 2: 207 3: 207 4: 179 5: 332 6: 332 7: 179 8: 207 9: 207 10: 179 [Named UCI until December 2005]
ABC / REGAL (RCA) Opened 1930. To Union c.1936. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 25, Regent Street, London, SW. Phone Whitehall 8484. 400 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone 204. Station, Bracknell. Renamed 1965. Twinned 1976. Closed 1982. Demolished.
SOUTH HILL PARK Arts Centre Ringmead, Birch Hill RG12 7PA Seats: 60

BRADFORD Yorks
ALFRESCO PAVILION Frizinghall
ALHAMBRA Opened 23rd March 1914. – A Year in an Hour. Architects: Chadwick, Watson & Co. 1,800 seats. SG46: Prop.: Bradford Alhambra, Ltd., Victoria Square, Bradford. Booked in conjunction with Moss Empires, Ltd. Cap.: Stalls 364, P. Stalls 252, pit 213, boxes 20, D. circle 420, balcony 454, other boxes 16. Once nightly 6, 6.15 or 6.30, Matinées as arranged. Twice nightly 5.15 and 7.30. No matinée usually. Variety twice nightly. Pantomimes and plays once nightly. Stage: Prosc. 36ft. x 28ft., depth 30ft. (footlights to back wall) height under flies 22ft., width between fly galleries 45ft., stage to grid 50ft. Counter-weight gear, five lines. Hemp lines 36. Elec. equip.: Voltage 230 D.C. for stage, A.C. for amplifier, etc. Footlights, three circuits. Battens four, three circuits. White No. 1 dimmed singly, Nos. 2 and 3 together, No. 4 singly. All reds dimmed together. All blues dimmed together. Dips, five on one dimmer. Spots On Stage two. Floods six. Front of house pre-set spots with ind. dimmers four, following limes two. Dressing rooms: 10 principals, three chorus, acc. 50. Sep. band room, Orchestra pit: Acc. 20. Can be extended) to 30. Resident orchestra 12. Violins, ‘cello, bass, flute, clarinet, trumpets, trombone, pianoforte, drums, Amplifying: Standard Telephone equipment with three stand microphones and two hi-tone speakers in front of house. Footlights removable to extend stage in case revolving stage is used.
ARCADIAN CINEMA Legrams Lane/Ingleby Road, Lidget Green (WE) Opened Saturday 16th March 1940 - The Spy in Black. On site of Arcadian Pavilion. Last pre-WWII cinema. Props., Glenroyal Cinema (Bradford) Ltd. - A. S. Hyde circuit. 1,000 seats (680+320). Prices 8d. to 1s.2d. Continuous. Pros. width 38ft., stage 15ft. deep; two dressing rooms. By 1941: Booked by A. S. Hyde, at Briggate, Shipley. Prices 6d and 9d stalls, 1/- balcony. Phone Bradford 11255. Stations, Bradford, L.N.E.R. & L.M.S. Monday 4th January 1954 Wide Dimension Screen. CinemaScope 1955. Closed Saturday 8th February 1964 Jason and the Argonauts. Asian films then Bingo Club. 1970 Commonwealth Film Club. 1986 for sale 1987 sold. Demolished. Tyre/exhaust centre.
ARCADIAN PAVILION Legrams Lane/Ingleby Road, Lidget Green Opened May 1908 - Browning, Mann and Mitchells Concert Party Arcadian Cadets in a Mélange of Melody and Mirth. Wooden pavilion. Prop., Mann. Closed during WWI. Bought by Ernest Binns. Re-opened 1919 Merry Arcadians Concert Party. Tom Holmes, mgr. 1931 badly damaged by fire. 1939 ruins demolished, site cleared for Arcadian Cinema.
ASTRA / PICTUREDROME Bridge Street/Croft Street Wakefield Road Opened Monday 21st March 1910 – conversion of 1838 Wesleyan chapel. Prop. Hamilton. Lecturer R. Pearson. 700 seats. Stage. Pictures & variety. Prices 3d to 1s, then 2d to 9d. Early 1920s to Edward Anderton as Elite Picture House Co Ltd. Res. mgr. J. B. Mackenzie. By 1930 BTP sound. Picturedrome (Bradford) Ltd. Prices 5d to 1/-d. By 1941: (BTP) Prop., Picturedrome (Bradford) Ltd. 800 seats. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Brad¬ford 5348. Station, Bradford. Closed Saturday 5th February 1949 – Dragnet and Silver on the Sage. To Bridge Street Cinema Co Ltd (Lionel Agar - Ace Cinemas circuit). Refurbished, re-opened as Astra Monday 11th April 1949 - Pimpernel Smith and Mister V and Old Mother Riley’s Ghosts. 670 seats. Western Electric sound. Continuous. Two changes weekly, sep. prog. Sunday. Prices 1/3d to 1/9d. Closed Sunday 29th January 1956 - Japanese War Bride and Smart Boys. Demolished 1959 - road widening.
BIRCH LANE CINEMA Birch Lane, West Bowling Opened Thursday 12th November 1914. Cap. 750. Proscenium width 18ft. Props. post-WW1 George F. & R. Longden. To Bowling Cinema Co in late 1920s. J. T. Wilcock mgr. Early 1930s RCA Sound. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop., Bowling Cinema Co. 750 seats, Booked at Hall by J. T. Wilcock. Continuous, two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 9d, Phone Bradford 4946. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. To Lambert Cansfield (Marshfields Cinema Co.) Post-WWII Ace Cinemas (F. Lionel Agar). 684 seats in 50s. Closed Saturday 26th September 1959 - Hollywood or Bust. Empty. 1962 Bingo. Later pool hall / arcade games centre.
CANNON / ABC / RITZ St. George’s Hill Opened 8th May 1939. Architect: W. R. Glen. Organ: Compton 3c/6+Melotone with surround on lift. 1950s. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Associated British Pictures, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 2,037 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 38ft. Stage 13ft. 9in. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Bradford 8689. Stations, Foster Square, L.M.S., Exchange, L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Stalls flooded Friday 20th September 1946 - organ console ruined. Re-named ABC c.1968. 1974: Tripled + pub. Closed 17th September 1987. Demolished 1989.
CARLTON Manchester Road/Ransdale Road Marshfields Opened Saturday 23rd September 1922 - Sacred and Profane Love. Marshfield Picture House Co Ltd. (Cansfield family - A. Cansfield manager). 1231 seats. Proscenium width 25ft. reed organ Early 1930s Western Electric. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Marshfield Cinema Co., Ltd. 1,344 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Bradford 6152. Station, Bradford. CinemaScope & stereo sound 1955. Closed Saturday 31st March 1962 - Breakfast at Tiffany's. Demolished June/July 1962 for petrol station.
CENTRAL HALL Primitive Methodist Mission Manchester Road Cinema use in 1920s.
Church Institute Lecture Hall f., E. B. Craston (1907)
CINEWORLD Vicar Lane 16 screens / 3,300 seats
Circus Pitch H. Marshall (1907)
CLASSIC / IRVING ROYAL / THEATRE ROYAL PICTURE HOUSE / THEATRE ROYAL Manningham Lane (No 1) Opened 1864. Irving gave last performance here and died in 1905. J. Hart (1907) Cinema from 1921. Organ: Andrews 2m 22s straight - pneumatic action. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Bradford Theatre Royal Picture House, Ltd. 1,306 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s.6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Stage 16ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Bradford 3245-6, Station, Forester Square, M.R.
COLISEUM PICTURE HOUSE Toller Lane/Fairbank Road Opened 1909 as Coliseum Skating Rink - single storey, brick walls, curved wooden roof. Split into two (cinema & circus/menagerie – post-war WWI Coliseum Garage). Opened as Coliseum Picture House Saturday 12th October 1912. Alfred Lord, general manager. 1250 seats. Continuous 6.30 to 10.30pm. two changes weekly. 1920s Smith Lord mgr. Prices, 5d to 1/-. By 1929 Eddie Anderton (Elite Cinema Co.) BTP sound. By 1941: (BTP) Prop., Elite & Coliseum Cinemas (Bradford) , Ltd., Elite Cinema, Toller Lane. Phone Bradford 3576. Booked by A. S. Hyde, at Briggate, Shipley. 1,176 seats. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Bradford 4919. Station, Bradford L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Films by I.eeds & Bradford Transport Co. Late 1940s to A. S Hyde Circuit. c.1950 refurbished. 856 seats. Prices 7d to 1/-. To Star circuit early 1950s. Closed Saturday 20th June 1959 The Gun Runners and Terror in a Texas Town. Star circuit seat store. Then warehouse. Demolished in February 1966 - forecourt & filling station for the Coliseum Garage. Now derelict.
CORONET CINEMA / CORONET PICTURE HOUSE Otley Road/Cliffe Road, Undercliffe Opened Monday 22nd July 1923 - The Second Mrs Tanqueray. Prop. and mgr. Albert Harrison (Coronet Cinema Co Ltd) 750 seats – one raked floor. Proscenium width 22ft. c.1930 WE sound with lean-to horn extension. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Albert Harrison. 750 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. Continuous, Prices 5d. to 8d. Phone Bradford 6829. Films by Road Transport. Station, Foster Square. To C. & H. Cinemas (Cawthorne & Hyde) - A. S. Hyde Circuit – Coronet Bradford Ltd. 603 seats. Fire Monday 31st January 1955 - stage and proscenium destroyed. Re-opened Thursday 24th February 1955 - The Fortune Hunters and Case of Diamonds. Closed Saturday 27th September 1958 - The Duke Wore Jeans. Warehouse - Coronet House. Gutted by fire Tuesday 29th July 2003. Ruins demolished. Site cleared for development.
COSY CINEMA Fair Road Wibsey (WE) - Prop. Marshfield Cinema Co., Ltd. Manchester Road, Phone Bradford 6152. 761 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Stage. 20ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Low Moor 32. Station, Bradford.
COVENTRY HALL CINEMA Wakefield Road Opened 1913 - conversion of coffee tavern. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Northern Cinema Co., West Bank, Daisy Hill, Bradford. Phone Brad¬ford 1186. 441 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Bradford 3501. Stations, Bradford (Foster Square & Exchange) L.M.S. 1950’s prop. F. Lionel Agar.
ECCLESHILL PICTURE PALACE Institute Road Opened 1911. Closed 1931. Now Youth & Community Centre.
ELITE CINEMA Toller Lane/Fairbank Road Opened Friday 1st August 1913 - Sally in our Alley and La Dauphine + shorts. Prop. Elite Picture House Co Ltd., W. Walmsley chairman. Mgr Arnold M. Crowe. Prices, reserved Seats 1/6d, unreserved 1s and 6d. 700 seats. Mat. Sat. Elite Orchestra. Early 1920s to Eddie Anderton, Charles Blagborough res. mgr. Closed 1924 re-built/enlarged 1,200 seats. Powers machines, rear projection, fully equipped stage. Re-opened Thursday 5th February 1925 - Behold This Woman. Norman E. Rouse Musical Director. Organ: Andrews 3m 25s straight pneumatic action. Organist: Eddie Barstow. Pictures & variety. BTP sound-on-film Monday 7th January 1929 The Armistice Film. 1932 front projection Kalee No 12s.
Prop., Elite & Coliseum Cinemas (Bradford) Ltd. 1,278 seats. Booked by A. S. Hyde at Briggate, Shipley. Phone 1. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone 3576. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Early 1950's to Star circuit. Panoramic widescreen with Star ‘Colour Tone Surround’ Monday 1st February 1954 - Hans Christian Andersen. Front stalls removed, rear stalls walled-off as crush hall. Closed Saturday 24th February 1968 - To Sir with Love and Kiss the Girls and Make them Die & Sunday 25th February 1968 - The Yellow Teddybears and Beast with a Million Eyes. Star Bingo Club (children's Sat. matinées.) Stage & dressing rooms walled off. Five Cities Films studios. Sold December 1986 for mosque - bingo in auditorium. Stage destroyed by fire 1987 - demolished August 1988. Late 1990's auditorium re-built - mosque and offices. Façade survives.
ELYSIAN PALACE PICTURE HOUSE Wheater Road, Lidget Green Opened Monday 16th September 1912 - Dr LaFleur's Theory and A Reconstructed Rebel. Proprietor Robert Richardson. Pros width 16ft 6ins. Prices, 2d, 6d and 9d. Cap. 535 inc. benches. WWI mgr. Smith Lord. Post WWI Robert Richardson resident manager Prices 3d to 1/-. Twice-nightly. Two changes per week. By late 1920s to West Bradford Picture Theatres (W. Farrar and J.W Richardson), William S. Hudson res. mgr. Sound 1929/30 – AWH, later Eastern Electric. 1933 – 1943 to Sidney Hiley (Greengates Cinema Company Ltd). Ethel Richardson, manageress. 1933 refurbishment: Roy Firth's sound, 2nd hand Kalee No 7s & lamphouses. Prosc. width 22 ft & new screen. 400 seats. Re-opened Monday 2nd October 1933. By 1941: Lessee & Man., Greengates Cinema Co., Ltd. 380 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 10d. Proscenium width 16ft. 6 in. Phone Bradford 6189. Road Transport. Station, Great Horton, L.N.E.R. September 1943 to Preedy, Leeds. Late 1940s F. Lionel Agar (Ace Cinemas). 1950 prices 7d to 1/3d. Closed Saturday 12th March 1955 - Affair with a Stranger. Garage/warehouse. Then Asian textile emporium. Derelict.
EMPIRE SUPER CINEMA / EMPIRE CINEMA / EMPIRE PALACE of Varieties Opened 30th January 1899. Architect: Walter J. Sprague – on lawn behind Alexandra Hotel (Thos G. Andrews and Joseph Pepper 1877). Props: Moss & Thornton. 1,381 seats. Proscenium arch 30ft., stage 40ft deep, fly-tower and dressing rooms, 'iron' safety curtain. Closed April 1916. Leased to Francis Laidler. Reopened August Bank Holiday 1916 as Empire Theatre & Opera House – plays. Became theatre Aug Bank Holiday 1916. Stage end burned 1918. Repaired & re-opened as Empire Cinema Monday 11th February 1918 - Sweetheart of the Doomed. Proprietors Moss Empires Limited. Lessees Empire (Bradford) Ltd. To Biocolour Picture Theatres circuit. 1926 to Harry Buxton circuit. Mgr. Clarence H. Hirst. To G-B 18th November 1926 - £14,997 15s 7d. Mgr. C. H. Russ. c.1930 WE sound system. Mgr. William Savory. May 1937 WE Mirrophonic - New Empire. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., The New Empire Bradford (1937) Ltd. 1,320 seats, Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Bradford 1788. Station, Bradford, L.M.S., & L.N.E.R., & Road Transport. By 1949 New Empire Super Cinema. Props., Horton Road Cinema Ltd. 1,500 seats. Closed – new WE sound, re-opened Thursday 30th March 1950 - Lust for Gold and The Noose Hangs High. Closed through fire Friday 25th January 1952 - Canyon Pass and You're in the Army Now! Not re-opened. Demolished early 1980s. Ex-Alexandra Hotel demolished 1993.
EMPRESS PICTURE HOUSE / EMPRESS PICTURE PALACE Legrams Lane, Listerhills Opened Thursday 22nd October 1914 - The Right of Way and The Chief of Police. Prop., Eric H. Hartman. Albert Crow resident manager. 654 seats – one floor. Early 1920's proprs. Empress Picture House Co. John Meynall res. mgr. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. 1927 mgr. Jas. Edward Maynell. Western Electric sound c.1929. By 1934 the proprietor Listerhills Cinema Ltd. A. Meynell manager. Prices from 5d to 1/-d. September 1937 WE Mirrophonic sound. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Listerhills Cinema, Ltd. 547 seats. Res. & Booking Man., A, Meynell, Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly, Prices 5d, to 1s. Phone Bradford 4945, Station, Bradford, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. 1944, 547 seats. 1949, 476 seats. 1950 prices, 1/- to 1/9d. Closed Sunday 15th July 1956 - Appointment with Venus and Mark of the Renegade. 1960 sheet metal engineers Empress Works. Later furniture showroom. Demolished.
ESSOLDO CINEMA / REGENT PICTURE THEATRE Manningham Lane Opened Wednesday 30th September 1914 - Grand Patriotic Concert. Film – 1st October 1914. Architect: H. W. Rogerson. Man. dir. William Frederick George Phillips. 1,377 seats. Mgr. W.E Stevens. Prices, 6d & 1s. Proscenium width 30ft., stage 35ft wide, 30ft. deep; two dressing rooms, orchestra pit. Café, Tea Room, Gentlemen's Smoke Room, Winter Garden. Post-WWI - Regent Grand Orchestra, (8-piece) M. D. Whitby Norton. To Savoy Cinema (later ABC) 1924. 1925 as Regent Theatre Lena Ashwell’s Bradford Industrial Theatre. Organ: 2m straight. Closed 2nd March 1925. To Mark Freedman (Huddersfield). Renovated, re-opened Monday 9th March 1925 - The Miracle of Lourdes. 1/3d, 1/-d and 6d. c.1930 RCA sound. Leased to subsid. Regent circuit 1933-35. Closed 3 December 1938. To 1938 Emery Cinema Circuit, redecorated, WE Mirrophonic sound. Re-opened Monday 26th December 1938 – We’re Going to be Rich and One Wild Night. Prices 6d, 9d, 1s, 1/6d. By 1941: (WE) - Props., J. F. Emery Circuit, 26, Cross Street, Manchester, 1,384 seats., Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 24ft. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Bradford 2898. Stations, Exchange, L.N.E.R., Forster Square, L.M.S. To Essoldo July/August 1947 – re-named December 1949. 1954 redecorated, reseated, recarpeted, new lighting fittings, vertical neon name sign. CinemaScope & stereo sound. 3rd city cinema after Gaumont Odeon (1) to install CinemaScope - only one with ambient surround stereo. New screen front of prosc., vertical festoon. Reopened Monday 7th June 1954 - Flight of the White Heron. Closed Saturday 30th October 1965 - Duel at Rio Bravo and Monster from an Unknown World. Lucky 7 Bingo/Casino. 1968 reopened as Asian cinema - Pakistan National Film Club. Fire Wednesday 25th February 1975 OR 76. Ruins demolished 1989. Now roadway.
FRIZINGHALL PAVILION behind Turf Hotel, Frizinghall
GRAND PICTURE HOUSE 125 Manchester Road Opened Friday 24th May 1912 - The Victoria Cross and The Deputy's Love Affair. Prop. Lewis Boocock. Cap. c.500. Prices 2d, 4d, 6d. Twice Nightly 7.00 and 9.00pm. Matinées Wed & Sat 2.15pm. 23rd June 1916 leased 1st April 1925 (£135 annually) - Elite Picture House Co Ltd (Edward Anderton). 1923 prices 4d to 9d. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Freehold auctioned Thursday 31st July 1924 – bought by Edward Anderton. Res. mgr. R. Hiles. Prices reduced to 3d-5d. 436 seats. 1930 BTP sound. Closed Saturday 30th April 1932. 1934 Mac’s Boxing Stadium. Demolished 1969 for road widening.
GRANGE PICTURE HOUSE Great Horton Road Opened Saturday 23rd December 1922 - The Love Flower. Props., Grange Picture Theatre (Bradford) Ltd. Symphony Orchestra - M.D. H. R. Scott. Prices 6d, 9d, 1s. Mats. Mon., Tues., Wed. Chief Projectionist Cyril Thornton. Cap. 1,100 – one raked floor. Later mgr. Issac Wilson. Kalee No 8 projectors. By late 1929 BTH sound. y 1041 - Prop., Grange Picture House, Ltd. 1,088 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mats., Wed, and Sat, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Bradford 76. Stations, Bradford Exchange or Forster Square. Films by Road Transport. c.1951 Western Electric sound. Wide screen c.1954 later CinemaScope. Chief projectionist W.H. Hopwood. Closed Saturday 15th July 1961 - The Miracle. Co-op supermarket. Then DIY shop.
IDEAL CINEMA Opened 1914. Closed. Ballroom.
IDLE PICTURE HOUSE /IDLE PICTURE PALACE converted from art metal works. By 1941: (BA) - Props., J. & F. Thornton. 500 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Idle 144.
KING’S HALL PICTURE THEATRE White Abbey Road Opened Monday 20th February 1911 - The Pirates of 1920 and The Miser's Child + turns. Proprietors Bradford Picture Theatre Co. 1st purpose-built picture house. William Minto mgr. Pictures & variety. 580 seats. Stage, 1 dressing room. Lessee & manager August 1913 Herbert Butler. Leased early 1920s Regent Pictures (Batley) Ltd. George Day man. dir., Herbert Hebden mgr. By 1926 prop. George Day; mgr., Charles William Clow (ex-Batley Regent) Closed Tuesday 30th September 1930. (Mgr Clow to Grimsby Plaza Cinema.) Demolished for road widening.
KOSY Leeds Old Road, Thornbury Opened 1912. Closed 1920. Now retail use.
LOW MOOR PICTURE HOUSE / Brotherhood Mission Hall Huddersfield Road/Bolton Street Opened Monday 14th September 1914. Props. J. B. Simpson & John Lush (res. mgr. – later sole prop.). 538 seats. Two shows nightly. 1920s, once nightly, two shows Sat. 1931 BTH projectors & sound. By 1941 (BTH) - Prop. & Res. Man., John Lush. 538 seats. Once nightly. Twice Sat. Two changes weekly. Station, Low Moor, L.N.E.R. To Austin & George Lush (sons). Closed Saturday 15th June 1957 - Reap the Wild Wind. Empty. 1964 Pelican Bingo Club. Closed 1983. To manufacturing / commercial use.
LYCEUM CINEMA Bradford Lane, Laisterdyke (WE) - Prop., Lyceum Cinema Co., Ltd. 1,112 seats, Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone 4987. Station, Laisterdyke, Bradford,
MAJESTIC / PICTURE HOUSE / BRADFORD PICTURE HOUSE / MORLEY STREET P1CTURE HOUSE Opened 1913. Taken by PCT 1914. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 148-150 Wardour Street, London W1. 1,200 seats. Booked as H.O. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s.2d. Proscenium width 39ft. Café attached. Phone Bradford 2439. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R., & Road Transport. Closed 1956. Majestic Ballroom. Bingo. 1971: Indian cinema. Closed. Now part of Alhambra Theatre premises.
MARLBORO CINEMA Carlisle Road (BTH) - Prop., Marlboro Cinema, Ltd. 1,250 seats. Booked at Hall and at Leeds. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone 5560. Stations, Bradford, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R., & Road Transport. Now civil weddings.
Mechanics’ Institute E. W. Roberts (1907) 1940-47 - run as music hall by Eric Martin
ODEON THEATRE (1) Manchester Road/Town Hall Square Opened Saturday 17th December 1938 – The Ware Case. Architect: Robert Bullivant (Harry Weedon). 2,713 seats (1,750 stalls and 963 circle) – largest original Odeon. Prices, stalls 9d, 1/-; circle 1/3, 1/6d. Chief projectionist John B. Scwires. By 1940: Props., Odeon (Bradford) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Two dressing-rooms. Prices 9d. to 1s.10d. Phone Bradford 2442. Closed by bomb damage Saturday 31st August 1940 - It's a Date. Re-opened Monday 11th November - Rangers of Fortune. 2685 seats. Prices 9d to 2/6d. March 1954 CinemaScope - The Robe. Prices 1/3 to 3/6 (inc. tax). Closed January 1961 for structural alterations. Cost £20,000. Re-opened Monday 27th February 1961 - Tunes of Glory and A Taste of Money. 2447 seats. Mgr. Jack Fenner. Prices 3/- to 5/-. November 1966 Bradford City Council bought lease – 70 years left. Closed Saturday 22nd March 1969 - The Thomas Crown Affair and Submarine X-1. Immediately demolished. Magistrates’ courts and gardens.
ODEON (2) / GAUMONT / NEW VICTORIA Brewery Street/Thornton Road/Quebec Street Opened Monday 22nd September 1930 - Rookery Nook, stage show, & organ. Architect: William Illingworth F.R.I.B.A. - on site of Whittaker's brewery. Prop. Provincial Cinematograph Theatres. Cost £250,000. Organ: Wurlitzer 3/10 on lift, chambers above pros. 3,318 seats. Proscenium width 50ft., 35 feet high, stage 70ft wall to wall, 45ft deep. Band wagon (hand-winched). Counter-weighted screen. Fly-tower, 10 dressing rooms, band room. 3 Kalee machines. British Acoustic sound (disc and film). Ballroom, restaurant, tea room/café attached. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, New Gallery House, Regent Street, London W1. Phone Regent 8080. Pictures and Occasional Variety. Continuous from 1p.m. Booked at H.O. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Prosc. width 58ft., stage 45ft. deep; twelve dressing rooms. Café, Ballroom. Phone 9183-4. Station, Bradford, L.N.E.R., Exchange, L.M.S., Forster Square. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Front stalls, orchestra pit/ under-stage flooded 8a.m. Friday 20th September 1946 organ console raised & saved. Re-named Gaumont September 1950. Refurbished early 1954. CinemaScope Tuesday 2nd February 1954 How to Marry a Millionaire. Ballroom closed Saturday 30th December 1961 - Bert Bentley and His Orchestra. Closed 30th November 1968 - Rio Conchos. Organ removed. Odeon twins + stalls bingo from 21st August 1969. Architects: Gavin Peterson & Sons, interior Trevor & Mavis Stone. Ballroom opened as Odeon 3 in June 1987. Closed. Waiting for demolition 2006.
ODEON (3) Gallagher Leisure Park, Thornbury Seats: 1: 126 2: 228 3: 150 4: 233 5: 382 6: 442 7: 442 8: 211 9: 257 10: 157 11: 170 12: 140 13: 148
OLYMPIC / Olympic Picture Palace / Silk Street Mission Hall Lilycroft Road/Silk Street, Manningham Opened Monday 16th February 1914 - Fruits of Vengeance, Broncho Billy's Elopement and When Mother Fell Ill. Prop., Olympic Picture Palace Company Ltd. - Isaac Newton. 526 seats – one floor. Continuous 6.45 to 10.30pm. Prices, 3d, 4d and 6d. 1920 company to George F. Longden & Leonard Kitchen. Res. manager T. Jerome. Prices, 4d to 9d (inc. War Tax). Closed Saturday 20th January 1923 - A Tale of Two Worlds. 1925 converted to garage. Later storage. Demolished 1970.
ORIENTAL CINEMA Oak Lane, Manningham (WE) - Prop., P. Richardson, 54, Haworth Road, Bradford. 704 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Two shows Sat. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.
OXFORD PICTURE HOUSE / Oxford Picture Hall / Oxford Hall Undercliffe (WE) - Prop., Undercliffe Picture House Co. Ltd., Dudley Hill Road, Underhill. 650 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Mat., Wed, and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Bradford 5785. Station, Bradford, L.M.S.
PALACE / STAR Opened 1875. Peoples’ Palace in 1894 by Messrs. Roberton & Holmes. Livermore Bros. 1898 – leased by MacNaghten. 2nd January 1899. M.D. Tommy Murgatroyd. Two-tier building with Prince’s. Closed for safety reasons 1938. Used as scenery store for Prince’s. Demolished.
PENTHOUSE / CINECENTRE Opened 1969.
PICTURE PALACE Tong Street Wakefield Road, Dudley Hill Opened Monday 9th December 1912 - How's Your Father? + others. Architects: Howarth & Howarth, Cleckheaton. Prop. Walter & Percy Goodall. Early mgr A. Crossland. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. 1926 A. Ellis mgr. Once nightly, three shows Sat. Prices, 4d to 11d. Talkies - late 1929 A.W.H. 1st full length feature: Monday 27th October 1930 - Such Men are Dangerous. Prop., Goodall's Pictures (1931) Ltd. 600 seats. By 1941 (AWH) - Props., Goodall’s Pictures (1931) Ltd., Albion Street, Cleckheaton. Phone Cleckheaton 224. 600 Seats. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Con¬tinuous, Mon. to Fri., from 6p.m. Two shows Sat. Booked at H.O. Phone Dudley Hill 108. Station, Dudley Mill, Bradford, L.N.E.R. CinemaScope 1956. 616 seats. Mgr. A. D. Thornton (Percy Goodall's son-in-law). 1963 prices 9d to 2/-. Closed Saturday 1st April 1967 - Thunderbirds are Go and Beauty and the Beast. Bingo. Carpet/Bed salesroom to date.
PICTUREVILLE Prince’s View National Museum of Photography, Film, & Television. (Site of Palace and Prince’s.) Seats: 1: 340 2: 100 + IMAX
PLAZA Cross Lane, Great Horton (WE) - Prop., West Bradford Picture Theatres, Ltd., 20, Fountain Street, Bradford. Phone Bradford 5829. Continuous nightly; Mat., Wed. Booked at Leeds. 787 seats. Proscenium width 19ft. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Bradford 4948. Station, Great Horton,
PRIESTLEY ARTS THEATRE / CIVIC PLAYHOUSE and Film Theatre / Temperance Hall / Jowett Hall Chapel Street, Leeds Road W. Rigg (1907) Used by Sidney Carter for Pictures. Rebuilt c.1936.
PRINCE’S THEATRE (No 1) Francis Laidler (1907) Two-tier building with Palace. SG46: Prop.: Yorkshire Theatres, Ltd., Alhambra, Bradford. Telephone: Manager 7010, Box office 4788, Stage door 2272. Bookings: Arranged by Moss Empires, Ltd. (Once nightly dept.). Cap.: Stalls 247, P. stalls 187, pit 129, D. circle 289, U. circle 500. Once nightly 6.30 or to suit companies. Matinées Thursday and Saturday. Twice nightly 5.15 and 7.30. Matinées unusual. Once nightly, plays and musicals. Twice nightly, repertory. Stage: Prosc. 28ft. x 36ft., depth 32ft., height under flies 25ft., width between fly galleries 40ft., stage to grid 55ft. No counterweight gear. 55 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: Voltage 280 D.C. Footlights three, with two ind. dimmers. Battens four, three circuits and three dimmers. Spot bar with 12 spots. Dips one, with dimmers, one switch controlled, Spots on stage one, Floods eight. Front of house following limes three. Spots on acting areas four, ind. dimmers, Dressing rooms: 13 principals, two chorus, acc. 50. Sep. room for orchestra. Orchestra pit: Acc. 17. Resi¬dent orchestra, except in repertory Season. seven. violins, ’cello, bass, clarinet, pianoforte, drums. Amplifying: Two turn-table reproducer, can be switched to front of house or stage speakers. Micro¬phone. Rep in 50s.
QUEEN’S HALL CINEMA Laisterdyke Opened 1911. By 1941 (WE) - Prop. & Res. Man., H. Butler, 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly Phone Dudley Hill 106. Station; Laststerdyke, L.N.E.R. Closed 1956. Demolished.
RIALTO CINEMA / CLAYTON PICTURE HOUSE Station Road, Clayton Opened Monday 22nd November 1920 - The Melting Pot and Manhattan Madness. Proprietor Albert Harrison. 450 seats – single floor. Prosc. width 18ft. Prices 5d to 1s. Once nightly. Res. mgr. in early 1920s A. N. Ardagh.. By 1925 Clayton Cinema Co.: Frank Lister mgr. Prices, 4d and 9d. 1932 prop. Roy Firth, re-named Rialto. Firth's own sound system installed. By 1935 Harrison's sound. Mgr. William F. G. Phillips (ex-Wilsden Picture House & man director of the Regent Manningham Lane 1914-1925). To Dean & Heggs To Joe Emmott - Dales Cinemas. By 1941 (Harrison’s) - Prop., Roy Firth, 8, Rand Place, Bradford, Phone Bradford 7458. 362 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly. Twice Sats. and holidays. Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 18ft. Phone Thornton 38. Station, Clayton.1952 to Alfred A. Howarth. Closed by fire Monday 14th September 1953. Refurbished, redecorate, wide screen. RCA sound, Strong h.i. arclamps, Westalite rectifiers. Re-opened Monday 19th October 1953 Singin' in the Rain and Metroscopix (Cyan/magenta 3-D. Closed Saturday 17th March 1956 - Shadow of a Man and The Blakes Slept Here. Industrial use / warehouse. Now Rialto Buildings.
ROXY / GREENGATES CINEMA / GREENGATES PICTURE HOUSE Newline, Greengates Opened Thursday 4th October 1928 - Inconstant Youth and The Romantic Age. Architect, builder, director, & mgr. Charles Sidney Hiley. Prop., Greengates Cinema Co. Ltd. Man. dir. Zachariah Hiley. 595 seats – one raked floor. Organ: Fitton & Haley 2m straight, divided pipework. Once nightly 7.15pm., 6.30 and 8.40pm. Saturdays. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Prices 6d, 8d, 1s, 1/3d. Proscenium width 22ft., stage, dressing rooms (intended to be added). Mains electricity, gas secondary lighting. Kalee No 8 machines, one with slide attachment. 1st chief Mr Swallow. 1930 British Acoustic sound-on-disc.1931 BA sound-on-film added. April 1939 to Sydney Segelman (JOGS Cinemas of Leeds). Seating reduced to 575. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Greengates Cinema Co., Ltd. 575 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Idle 249. Films by motor from Leeds. c.1948/49 WE set (from Leicester Melbourne) added to Ross machines. 1950 - Segelman prices 6d to 1/9d. c.1954 widescreen - Kalee 11s/G-K President lamps. Closed Saturday 4th April 1959 - Annie Get Your Gun and Nothing but Trouble. Empty. Organ console scrapped, pipework broken up for spares. Major internal reconstruction. Frontage rebuilt. Greengates Supermarket c1967. Now supermarket/offices.
ROXY / HIPPODROME Barker Lane End Opened 1911. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Bradford Hippodrome (1929) Ltd., M. P. Cryer, Old Bank Chambers, Keighley. Phone 2264. 1,530 seats. Booked at Leeds & London, Con¬tinuous evenings during week, two separate shows on Sat. Price, 4d. and 6d. Phone Bradford 4207. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. Closed 1961. Bingo. Now religious use.
SAVOY Darley Street Opened 29th March 1920. To Savoy Cinemas (later ABC). 1928 Organ: Jardine 2/7 on lift. 1,517 seats. 4th March 1929 city’s 1st full-length sound-on-film talkie The Singing Fool. Closed 15th April 1939 as ABC’s Ritz opened. Organ removed & broken down. Demolished for M&S store extension.
SCALA East Parade Opened 1913. Closed 1922. Church hall.
ST. GEORGE’S HALL – Sydney Carter mgr S Geo’s showed films there 1902. Set up New Century with Walter Jeffs of Brum & Francis Dargue Sunderland local fishmonger. Henry Hibbert, local fishmonger and game merchant, early ‘New Century’ pictures. G. H. Carter (1907) By 1941: (WE) Bridge Street- Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 113, Regent Street, London W.1. 2,196 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s.6d. Phone Bradford 1718, Station, Bradford (Exchange) L.N.E.R.
STAR / WYKE HIPPODROME Towngate Opened Saturday 4th September 1926 – converted from 1885 chapel. Prop., John Lambert Leeds. 600 seats – single floor. Closed (silent) 1931. Billiard hall. Re-opened Monday 4th January 1937 - Ball at the Savoy and Seven Keys to Baldpate. (BTH) Prop., Uni-Cinemas, Mill Hill, Leeds - John S. Lambert. By 1950 to Pentland Hick Cinemas of Scarborough Refurbished, re-named Wyke Star. Three changes weekly. Prices, 7d to 1/3d. Mgr. Alfred Ashington. 1954 widescreen. Closed by fire Thursday 26th February 1959 - The Tall 'T' and Crash Landing. Commercial use - Victory Works.
TATLER PICTURE HOUSE / The PICTURE HOUSE 4 Thornton Road Opened Monday 23rd December 1912. Propr. & mgr. John Goodman - conversion of warehouse. 710 seats. Prices 4d, 6d, 1s, family lounges (7 seat) 10/6d, 5 seat 7/6d. Café. Basement billiard hall. November 1920: organ Hughes 2m 15s straight. Early 1920s to Cinema Forum (Bradford) Ltd. L. Wilkes gen. mgr. Continuous daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d to 1s. Late 1929 WE sound. 1931 to Regal Cinemas (Warrington) Ltd (Buxton circuit). Re-named Tatler. Continuous. Prices 4d to 1/6d. 1935 circle extended, internal roof lifted, reseated, recarpeted and redecorated. New ventilation. 650 seats. Re-opened as New Tatler Monday 30th September 1935. By 1941 – Prop., Regal Cinemas (Warrington) Ltd., 4, Grange View, Leeds. Phone Chapeltown 415941. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Bradford, 3654. Stations L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Fire Wednesday 12th December 1945 – last films Captain Blood and A Night of Adventure. Storage. Flooded September 1946. Retail use. Demolished 1960s.
TENNYSON CINEMA (WE) Otley Road – Prop., Lyceum Cinema Co., Ltd., Laisterdyke, Bradford. 1,157 seats, Booked at Lyceum, Laisterdyke, Twice nightly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Bradford 1133.
THEATRE de LUXE / ELECTRIC THEATRE de LUXE 5 Commercial Buildings Bridge Street Opened Saturday 14th January 1911 - converted art gallery. 300 seats manager to be appointed was Harry Leacey Area 3d, Stalls 6d. Children 4d to Stalls. 1914 – name shortened. 1920s props. Theatre de Luxe (Bradford) Ltd. res, mgr. A. N. Ardagh. Booked in conjunction with Clayton Picture House. Musical Director Mr A. Hepton. ?Orchestrion mechanical organ. Closed Saturday 16th June 1923 - Blood and Sand. 1925 Bradford Palais de Danse. Closed & demolished 1927. 1937 Britannia House offices.
TIVOLI PICTURE HALL Leeds Road Opened 1912. By1941: (BTH) - Prop., Tivoli Picture Co. 500 seats. Booked at Leeds, Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Bradford 3728. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. Closed 1956. Stalls as mini-market.
TOWERS HALL Manchester Road, West Bowling 1909 built as roller skating rink – on site of earlier Towers (Temperance) Hall. Prop., Ezra Hoyle. Opened as cinema Monday 25th September 1911 - Battle Hymn of the Republic. Prop. Hibbert's Pictures. Mgr. Joe Bell. 1,078 seats. 1920s mgr. F. G. Swindin. 1931 renovation, BTP sound. 996 seats. By 1941 (BTP) - Prop., Hibberts’ Pictures, Ltd. 996 seats. Films booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s.2d. Phone Bradford 4926. Station, Exchange (Bradford) L.N.E.R. 1954 CinemaScope. Closed by Hibbert’s Pictures Saturday 21st May 1966 - Thunderball. Leased by Pakistani Film Society. Destroyed by fire Friday 16th October 1970. Demolished 1972. Road widening.
UNDERCLIFFE PAVILION Northcote Road, Undercliffe Concert party venue.
VICTORIA / VICTORIA PICTURE PALACE Thornton Road, Girlington Opened Monday 19th October 1914 - The Red Spider. Architect: William Watson. Props., Hibbert's Pictures Ltd (Henry Hibbert) trading as Victoria Palace (Girlington) Ltd. William Naylor, man. dir. C. Whiteley mgr. Continuous 6.30 to 10.30pm. 1,000 seats. Proscenium width 40ft., stage. Prices, Circle 6d. Stalls 4d. Front Area 2d. Billiard Hall adjoining (Joseph Schofield). Refurbished 1927 - New Victoria Orchestra, m.d. Charles E. Stephenson. September 1929 British Talking Pictures (BTP) sound - Hearts in Dixie. Late 1930s Trevor Blackwell mgr. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Victoria Palace (Girlington) Ltd. 978 seats. Booked at Hall by Thos. Armi¬tage, Ellwood, Brighouse. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 10d. Proscenium width 40ft. Billiard Hall. Phone Bradford 4920. Films by Road Transport. Stations, L.M.S. Fire night of Tuesday 8th March 1955. Re-seated, re-carpeted, re-decorated. CinemaScope wide screen 26ftx 13ft. RCA sound set. 780 seats. Reopened Monday 16th May 1955 - River of No Return. M.E.W. Armitage Prices 1/6d to 2/6d continuous three changes weekly. Closed Saturday 16th December 1961 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Bingo. To Morrison’s. Gutted for their 1st supermarket 1962. Other retail use. Demolished. Car park.
WESTERN TALKIE THEATRE Park Road (WE) - Prop., J. R Whiteley. Mgr & Licensee, Dick Spence. 650 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone 6290. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.
Working Men’s Institute T. C. Sutcliffe (1907)
Extra info. from Colin’s Sutton’s Bradford Cinemas web-site

BRADFORD-ON-AVON Wilts
ALEXANDER PICTURE THEATRE 49A St. Margaret Street 1931: Prop. Bradford-on-Avon Cinema Co. Ltd. 1941: (BTH) Prop., Harry Mills. 430 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Pic¬tures and Variety. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Stage and two dressing-rooms. Phone. Bradford-on-Avon 2365. Station, Bradford-¬on-Avon, G.W.R., & Film Transport Service.
Town Hall, f., E. Mizen (1907)

BRADLEY, nr. Bilston Staffs
FORUM CINEMA (BTH) Bank Street - Props., Astel Pictures, Ltd., C. S. Joseph Circuit, 74, Salisbury Road, Moseley, Birmingham 13. 400 seats. Evenings from 6 p.m. Mats. Mon., Thurs, and Sat, Prices 4d. to 9d. Booked by C. S. Joseph as Newhall Street. Phone Bilston 41398. Station, Bilston, G.W.R.

BRADWELL Derbyshire
MEMORIAL HALL (Metropolitan) - Prop., J. Brown & Co. 250 seats. All correspondence to R. O. Brown, 228, Fulwood Road, Sheffield. Tues. and Thurs. only. Prices 3d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Sheffield 61126.

BRAINTREE Essex
CENTRAL CINEMA High Street Opened early 20s. 685 seats. Stage, dressing rooms. To S&K late 20s. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Shipman & King, H 84, Shell Mex House, Strand, London W.C.2. Phone. Temple Bar 5077. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat. Sat. Phone Braintree 78. Station, Braintree, L.N.E.R., & Films by Essex Transport. Closed 1957. retail use.
CINEWORLD Freeport Shopping Village 12 screens / 2,100 seats
Institute, f. H. J. Cunnington. (1907)
PALACE Fairfield Road Opened 1912. Prop., Cyril Getliffe. 20s – prop. Tozer & Linsell. Enlarged. Pictures & variety. To S&K 1929. Closed & demolished for Embassy.
STUDIO ONE / EMBASSY Fairfield Road (WE) – Opened April 1935 on site of Palace. Architect: Leslie H. Kemp. Props., Shipman & King. M 84, Shell Mex House, Strand, H.O. 1,005 seats. Stage and dressing-rooms. Café. Phone Braintree 78. Stations, Braintree, L.N.E.R. Closed 1993. Now Wetherspoon’s.

BRAMLEY nr Leeds Yorks
LIDO CINEMA (WE) Town Street - Props., Bramley Cinema, Ltd., Lido Cinema, Bramley. 374 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Twice Sat, Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Stanningley 71208. Station, Bramley, L.N.E.R.

BRAMPTON Cumb
Central Hall, J. B. Penfold (1907)
St. Martin’s Hall, F. Forster (1907)
Tweed Mill Hall (1907)

BRANDON Suffolk
ELECTRIC CINEMA London Road Burned down 9th June 1934.
AVENUE London Road (BTH) Opened 1934/5. On site of Electric. - Prop., B. C. Culey, Palace Cinema, Thetford. Phone Thetford 79. 495 seats. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 12ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Phone Brandon 236. Station, Brandon, L.N.E.R.
Concert Hall, O. Chapman (1907)

BRAUNTON Devon
PLAZA Exeter Road (Brown) Opened 1934. Prop., G. A. Drake, 37, North Street, Braunton. 492 Seats. Booked at H.O. Once nightly, Continuous, Wed, two shows Sat. Mat. Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone. Braunton 53. Station, Braunton, S.R. Films by Auto Services (Cardiff) Ltd. Closed 1964. Auditorium demolished. Frontage remains as sweet shop.
Parish Hall Chaloners Road Used as cinema 1926-8. Prop., J. L. Penny. Mgr. Frank Farrar. On death, bought by S. E. Reynolds (Empire Ilfracombe). To George Drake January 1931. Wed. & Sat., Sat. mat. Prices, 3d & 6d. Closed 1934 as Plaza opened.

BRENTFORD Mddx.
Castle Hotel Hall f., Bird (1907)
CORONET / BRENTFORD CINEMA 275 High Street Opened 1912. Closed 1930. Commercial use.
Public Baths f. (1907)
QUEEN’S CINEMA / Queen’s Hall (RCA) Half Acre - Props., Watford Amusements, Ltd., River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, E.C.2. 650 seats. Met. 6282. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Ealing 1974. Station, Brentford, S.R. closed 1957.
Vestry Hall f., J. W. Tidy (1907)
WATERMAN’S ARMS ARTS CENTRE

BRENTWOOD Essex
Drill Hall, f. (1907)
ABC / FOCUS 1 & 2 Chapel High Opened 1974 – partly on Odeon site. Seats 300 & 196. To Cannon. Closed 2000.
ODEON THEATRE High Street (BTH) Opened 18th May 1938 - The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Architect: George Coles. 1,350 seats. - Prop., Odeon (Brentwood) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Daily from 2 p.m. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Stage, two dressing-rooms. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Phone Brent¬wood 1723. Closed 20th April 1974 – The Golden Voyage of Sinbad and Lost in the Desert. Demolished – compulsory purchase for shopping centre.
PALACE / ELECTRIC PICTURE PALACE High Street Opened 1914. Pop., S. Dorin & Partners. Re-built as Palace 1934. Architect: F. Edward Jones. Café. Stage, 3 dressing rooms. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., S. Dorin & Partners, Ltd. 1,100 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone Brentwood 64. Station, Brentwood, L.N.E.R. To S. Sedgewick & Partner. Closed 1968. Demolished. Shop on site.
PARADE CINEMA The Parade King’s Road Opened 1921 by S. Dorin. (BTP) - Props., S. Dorin & Partners, Ltd. 500 seats. Continuous. Daily from 2 p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Brentwood 96. Station, Brentwood, L.N.E.R. Closed c.1938. Demolished.
Town Hall, f., C. Earthy (1907)

BRIDGNORTH Shropshire
Agricultural Hall f., Nook, Deighton, & Kirkby (1907)
MAJESTIC Whiteburn Street Opened 1937 - Prop., L, Morris, 52, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W.1. 1,200 seats, Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Tripled: Seats: 1: 400 2: 100 3: 100
PALACE THEATRE (WE)-Prop., B. & M. Cinemas, Ltd., 75, New Street, Birmingham, 650 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 4d. Pictures and Variety; three dressing rooms, Dance Hall attached. Phone Bridg¬north 125. Station, Bridgnorth. G.W.R.

BRIDGEWATER Somerset
BIJOU THEATRE
Circus Pitches Mr. Locker (1907)
EMPIRE P. Galino (1907)
PALACE THEATRE
REX (Mihaly) - 312 seats. Continuous. Three shows, Thurs. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 2773. Station, Bridgwater, G.W.R.
SCOTT CINEMAS / CLASSIC / ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Penel Orlieu Opened 13th July 1936 – The Amateur Gentleman. Architect: T. Cecil Howitt. 1,525 seats. - Prop., Odeon (Bridgwater) Ltd., 63, Temple Row, Birmingham, Phone Midland 2781. Booked at 49, Park Lane, London W.1. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Prices 9d. to 2s. 4d. Stage; two dressing rooms, Phone Bridgwater 2,383. To Classic 1967. Cinema circle, bingo stalls. Twinned 1983, former circle only - 1: 250 2: 250
TOWN HALL / Town Hall f., C. Chilcott (1907) By 1941 - (Morrison) Lessee, P. E. Archer. 700 seats. Continuous from 6 p.m. Prices 7d. to 1s.6d. Booked at Hall. Phone Bridgwater 2368. Stations, Bridgwater, G.W.R., & Bridgwater, S.R. (S. & D. Branch) & Road Transport.
Y.M.C.A. Halls (1907)

BRIDLINGTON Somerset
PICTURE HOUSE

BRIDLINGTON Yorks
ABC / REGAL The Promenade (RCA) Opened 28th July 1938. Architect C. Edmund Wilford. 1,489 seats. Prop., L. Morris., Regal Cinema, Walton-on-Thames, Phone Walton 2020, 1,700 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s. Continuous. Films and Occasional Sunday Concert booked through H.O. Proscenium width 42ft. Stage, 42ft. 5in. deep; four dressing rooms. Café and Ballroom attached. Station, Bridlington, L.N.E.R. Fitted Ardente’ Deaf Aids. To Mayfair circuit, then ABC in 1943. To Star circuit June 1969. Closed Christmas Eve 1971. Now Gala bingo.
FORUM Promenade Seats: 1: 202 2: 103 3: 57
GRAND PAVILION SG46: Prop.: Bridlington Corporation, Promenade Cap.: Stalls 550, U. stalls 475, side stalls 250. Once nightly 7.30. Usual matinée days in summer season if wet. Dancing in winter and super concert party for 14 weeks in summer. Stage: Pros. 40ft., height 16ft., min. depth from setting line 26ft., height under fly galleries 20ft., width between fly galleries 55ft., height of grid from stage 16ft. 22 sets lines. Elec. equip.: 230 v. A.C. Footlights, four circuits with independent dimmers. Three battens each with four circuits with independent dimmers. Six dips with ind. dimmers. Four dips switch controlled. Two f.o.h. following limes. Dressing rooms: 13 single, one chorus, acc. 20. Orchestra: Acc. 12, resident five, piano, drums, trumpet, sax, bass. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer. F.o.h. only. Microphone.
LOUNGE The Promenade (WE) – adaptation of Field’s Café. Props., Esplanade Café, Ltd. 968 seats. Continuous during summer, once nightly winter. Prices 1s. to 1s. 4d. Proscenium width. 32ft. Café, Phone 2225. Station, Bridlington, L.N.E.R. Now Wetherspoon’s.
PALACE PICTURE HOUSE (BA) Prospect Street-Prop., Palace (Bridlington) Ltd., 3, Harts¬head, Sheffield. Phone No. 20888. 724 Seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings, season, Mats. daily. Non-season, Mats. Tues., Thurs. and Sat, Prices 7d. to 1s. 4d, Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Brid. 3332. Stage and six dressing rooms, Station, Bridlington, L.N.E.R.
PEOPLE’S PALACE Quay Road A. Hubner (1907) Demolished. Car park.
PICTUREDROME / ROXY THEATRE / ADELPHI Quay Road (Eastern Electric) - Props., A. & G. S. Spinks, Spring Street, Hull. Phone 36718. 400 seats. Evening continuous. Sat, Mat, Prices 6d. to 1s. Station, Bridlington, L.N.E.R. Now JJ’s Pool & Café.
Royal Victoria, f., C. Palmer (1907)
SPA THEATRE, H. Hague (1907)
WINTER GARDENS SUPER SOUND CINEMA The Promenade Built by Charles Gadsby as theatre in 1921 bur opened as a cinema. 1941: (WE) The Promenade - Prop., Winter Gardens (Bridlington) Ltd. 1,030 seats, Booked at Cecil Picture Theatre, Anlaby Road, Hull, by B. Evans. Continuous 5.30 to 10.30 daily. Stage, approx. 40ft. deep; 6 dressing rooms. Prices 10d. to 2s. 4d. Proscenium width 30ft. Billiard Saloon underground. Phone Bridlington, 3012. Station, Bridlington, L.N.E.R. Demolished.

BRIDPORT Dorset
ELECTRIC PALACE (1) / Drill Hall Barrack Street f., Lieut. L. Whetham (1907) Opened as cinema Monday 26th February 1912 — Circular Fence (Drama) Maiden of the Piefaced Insians (Comic) Niagara Falls (Col) Xmas Carol (by Dickens) Night Alarm (Comic) and Pathe’s Gazette .Closed: Saturday 29th May 1926 - Siege & Felix the Cat cartoon. Prop., C. L. Shepherd. Son Sidney Charles Shepherd, mgr. Became Liberal Club, then refurbished as the Lyric.
PALACE / New ELECTRIC PALACE (2) South St. Opened Monday 14th June 1926 - Madame Sans Gene. Architects: Frederick Cooper & Sons. Local brewer J. C. Palmer, Chairman of Directors 1931: Sydney Chas. Shepherd, mgr. 12th January 1931 first talkie, Rookery Nook (BTH) Sold to the Dorchester Cinema Co., Ltd. in 1939. 596 seats. Booked at The Plaza, Dorchester. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Station, Bridport, G.W.R. 3D The House of Wax was shown 27th - 29th September 1954. 7th March 1955, White Christmas first VistaVision. CinemaScope - Cockleshell Heroes 23rdApril 1956.
January 1969: Myles Byrne took over the Dorchester Cinema Co. Died in August 1986. Stephen A. Wischusen & Maelor Jones took over. February 1992 lease to Barry Kavenagh & Mike Vickers (Reel-time Entertainment). Closed March 1999. 2003: old by Mrs. Trudy Byrne, widow, to Peter Hitchin.
LYRIC CINEMA (AWH) Barrack Street – Conversion of Liberal Club ex- Palace (1) Opened Monday 17th December 1934 Paddy the Next Best Thing. Prices: 6d, 9d, 1/-, and 1/6. Saturday matinée at 2.30 prices: 2d, 4d, and 6d. Sold to the Dorchester Cinema Co., Ltd. in June 1940. By 1941: Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. 240 seats. Phone Bridport 414. Station, Bridport, G.W.R. Saturday 27th September 1947 ‘owing to film and staff difficulties closed until further notice’ - The Notorious Lone Wolf and The Return of Rusty. Re-opened Monday 17th January 1949 -Forever Amber. Closed 1st September 1962 -The Secret Partner and Ring of Fire 200 seats. William Ryan, manager. Bridport School of Dancing from August 1971.

BRIERFIELD Lancs
CENTRAL PICTURE HALL / STAR PICTURE HALL / Walker’s Assembly Rooms Hill Street Built c. 1900. 1st-floor hall. Cinema 1912. Central by 1914. Closed during WWI.
PREMIER KINEMA / CROSSLEY’S ELECTRIC PICTURE PALACE / Public Hall Hill Street Built c.1900. 1st-floor hall. Opened as cinema March 1910. Prop. B. Crossley Ltd. By 1913, Premier. Changed hands often. Closed to film 1925. Concert party theatre. Films ended late 1920s. Meetings. Brier Ballroom 1946.
UNIT 4 / New STAR CINEMA / STAR CINEMA / BRIERFIELD CINEMA Burnley Road/Crabtree Street Opened 15th July 1915 – Tess of the Storm Country. Prop. William Smith. Prices, 3d, 5d, 9d, 1s. Seats on one floor. Re-opened as New Star with WE sound Monday 18th January 1932. Lessee E. Peacock. Back to Smith family. To Albert Warburton. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., A. Warburton, 700 seats. Booked at Manchester. Once nightly. Three shows Sat. Occasional Variety. Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 15ft. deep. Two dress¬ing rooms. Phone Nelson 1235. Station, Brierfield, L.M.S. Closed c.1956. To Ken Coulthurst. Closed March 1957. To Frank Taylor. Re-opened Friday 23rd May 1958 – The Admirable Crichton. Prop. Taylor & Cowell. 650 seats. Closed Saturday 24th January 1959 – Anchors Aweigh. Sports stadium, then disco, then club. Closed November 1967. To Brian Tattersall. Quadded. Re-opened as Unit 4 4th July 1969. To David Tattersall. To Apollo Leisure. Closed July 1997 on opening of Burnley multiplex.

BRIERLEY HILL Staffs
CORONET (RCA) High Street, Quarry Bank 475 seats. Prices 3d. to 1s. Continuous. Booked by Mrs. Cooper, Wordsley. Proscenium width 23ft. Phone Cradley 6,500. Station, Cradley Heath.
ESSOLDO / DANILO (RCA) Opened 21st December 1936. Architect E. S. Roberts. Prop., Danilo (Brierley Hill) Ltd., 3 New Street, Birmingham. Phone Midland 0871. Occasional variety. 1186 seats. Proscenium width 34ft. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Brierley Hilt 7474. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. To S.M. Super Cinemas 1946. To Essoldo ?& re-named 26th August 1954. Closed 22nd February 1969. Bingo. Re-opened as nightclub September 2004.
ODEON / UCI Seats: 1: 175 2: 254 3: 254 4: 254 5: 370 6: 370 7: 254 8: 254 9: 254 10: 175 [UCI until February 2006]
ODEON THEATRE / PICTURE HOUSE (BTH) High Street Opened 1st October 1928. Architect: Stanley A. Griffiths. Prop. Oscar Deutsch & Co. To Odeon 1935 & renamed 1936. By 1941 - Props., Odeon (Theatres) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Phone Marlow 695 -9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous Mon. to Fri., from 6.15p.m. Mats., Ito.,. , Thurs, and three shows on Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Brierley Hill 7104. Stage, one dressing room, Station, Brierley Hill,G.W.R. Closed 25th July 1959. Demolished.
PALACE C1NEMA – Props., C. F. & M. Couper (Closed)
QUEEN’S HALL (Morrison) - Prop, & Res. Man., C. F. Couper. 800 seats. Two shows nightly except Fri, Two changes weekly. Prices d. to 9d. Phone Brierley Hill 102. (Closed.)
Town Hall Theatre, f., T. R. Charlton (1907)

BRIGG Lincs
Corn Exchange. f ., H. M. Hett. (1907)
ELECTRIC Picture PLAYHOUSE Market Place. Opened 1909. 1922: G. Wilson, lessee 1941: Prop., W. H. Webster, Grand Theatre, Wrawby Street, Brigg. Booked at H.O. Brigg. Phone 2131. Station, Brigg, L.N.E.R. Imperial sound fitted in 1931.
GRAND THEATRE (Duosonic) Wrawby Street Opened 1928. Prop., W. H. Webster, ‘Berwyn,’ Glanford Road. sat, Phone 2289. 750 seats, Booked at Hall. Once nightly Mon. to Wed. Twice nightly, Thurs. to Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. 4d. Stage and three dressing-rooms. Phone Brigg 2131. Station, Brigg, l.N.E.R. First sound system in town – Morrison for Plunder 14 May 1930. Closed 1965.

BRIGHOUSE Yorks
ALBERT THEATRE Huddersfield Road T. Morton Powell (1907). By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Brighouse Picture House, Ltd., 5, Rawson Street, Halifax. Phone 4414. 917 seats. Booked at Leeds by W. Slater Green¬wood, Continuous, Mon. to Fri., 6.15 to 10,30, twice nightly Sat., 6.15 and 8.30. Mats. Tues. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Brighouse 88. Station, Brighouse, L.M.S.
Circus Pitch H. Marshall (1907)
Oddfellows’ Hall J. Drake (1907)
RITZ Bonegate Road/Bradford Road Opened March 1937. Architect: J. H. Frear. Prop., Union Cinemas. 986 seats – stadium. Closed 24th June 1961. Bingo. Nightclub. 1980 converted to ballroom. Owners: Alan & Pauline Olbison. 1996: WurliTzer 3/8 (ex-Gaumont, Oldham) installed. Building for sale in 2006.
SAVOY (WE) - Prop., The Savoy Picture House. 564 seats, Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sats. and holidays. Mats. Tues. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone 304. Station, Brighouse, L.M.S.
Town Hall, f., T. W. Chambers (1907)

BRIGHTLINGSEA Essex
REGAL / EMPIRE THEATRE of Pictures and Varieties Station Road opened Boxing Day 1912. Brightlingsea Electric Theatre Co. 400 seats. Pictures & variety. Stage & dressing rooms. To Bostock circuit. 1938: re-named Regal. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Bostock Cinema Circuit, 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. 330 seats, Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Brightlingsea 2. Station, Brightlingsea, L.N.E.R. To Charles H. Seddon 1955. new frontage and re-seated for 300. Closed February – July 1959. re-opened jointly with Cox circuit. Closed. 1964,. Engineering works. Empty. Demolished late 1992. Health centre on site.
Foresters’ Hall, f., E. C. Atkins. (1907)
TOWER CINEMA THEATRE Tower Street. Opened August 1912 – conversion of existing building. Prop. Junius Booth. Closed December 1912 when owner shot wife & killed himself. Other uses. Workshop.

BRIGHTON Sussex
ACADEMY THEATRE / TATLER 59 West Street 1911. 1012 seats. By 1941 - (BA) Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 213, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,012 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Brighton 359511. Station, Brighton, S.R. Closed 1972. Demolished for Academy House.
Aquarium, J. Henderson (1907)
ARCADIA / PEOPLES’ PICTURE PALACE 16 Lewes Rd Opened 1910. 500. Closed 1957, demolished. Labour Club.
ARCADIA CINEMA Lewes Road. 500 seats. Continuous. Three changes weekly. Mats. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Brighton 5197. Station, Brighton (Central) S.R.
ASTORIA (WE) 15 Gloucester Place opoebed 1933 By 1941 - Prop., Asso¬ciated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard, 7887. 2,000 seats. Films and Varieties. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 42ft. Stage, 20ft. deep. Four dressing–rooms. Café Restaurant attached. Phone Brighton, 6085. Station, Brighton, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Conversion/restoration
Athenaeum Hall, S. Harper (1907)
Brighton Town Hall (1907)
CANNON / ABC / SAVOY (WE) East Street - Opened 1930. Architect: W. R. Glen. Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-32, Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 2630 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 34ft. Café, Restaurant, and Dance Hall attached. Brighton 2156. Station, Brighton (Central) S.R. Closed 1999. Now Casino/Catering
CINEMA DE LUXE (WE) 150, North Street-Opened 1910 By 1941 - Prop., T. Easten Rutherford, 529 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. Phone Brighton 3048. Station, Brighton, S.R. Closed 1942, demolished 1962.
CINEMATEQUE 9-12 Middle Street Opened 1996
CINESCENE / BFT / PRINCE’S NEWS / JACEY / BIJOU North St 560 seats. Now catering
CINEWORLD / UGC Marina Village BN2 5UF Seats: 1: 357 2: 357 3: 257 4: 257 5: 229 6: 229 7: 208 8: 209 UGC until summer 2005
CINEWORLD / UGC/ Virgin / MGM / CANNON 8 screen Marina Village: Opened 1991
CLASSIC / CURZON KINEMA/REGAL / SCALA / PICTUREDROME / QUEEN’S / ELECTRIC (RCA) Western Road - K. A. Hyman’s Circuit, Booked at 38, Golden Square, W.1. 600 seats., Prices 9d. to 2s. Phone Brighton 2841. Now part of Waitrose (600)
CLASSIC /VOGUE/ACE /GAIETY 107-8 Lewes Road (WE) Opened 1937. Prop. Gaiety (Brighton) Ltd., Picturedrome, Eastbourne. Phone Eastbourne 1441. 1,206 seats. Continuous from 2p.m. Booked at Picturedrome, Eastbourne. Proscenium width 42ft. Phone Brighton, 3314. Station, Brighton, S.R. Closed 1980, demolished.
COLISEUM / OXFORD / EMPIRE Music Hall New Road (nest to T.R.) Bought by Barrasford c.1906. Eustace Jay (1907) Turned to cinema 1909.
CONTINENTALE / KINGSCLIFFE CINEMA Kemp Town Opened 1920. By 1941: (BBC) Props., H. S. Walker & D. J. Hayes. 380 seats, Daily from 2.15 p.m. Three changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at King’s Cliff, Sudeley Place. Proscenium width 21ft. Phone Brighton 1348. Station, Brighton, S.R. Closed 1986, reconstructed as 4 flats.
COSY NOOK / KING’S MINICINE NEWS 1 East Street Opened 1945. Closed 1950.
DEVON / MAJESTIC / TIERNEY ROYAL PICTURE THEATRE / PICTUREDROME 64 Edward St Opened 1911. Closed 1922.
DUKE OF YORK'S PREMIER PICTURE HOUSE / DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE (BTH) Preston Circus Opened 1910. 750 seats. By 1941 -Prop., Sussex Picturedrome Co., Ltd., 115, Western Road, Brighton. 750 seats, Gen. Man., H. E. Jordan. Sec., V. R. Chennell, Continuous. Three changes weekly, Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Brighton 2503. Station, Brighton (Central) S.R. Now seats 330 [£50,000 internal & external facelift announced autumn 2004]
ESSOLDO CINEMA / IMPERIAL THEATRE 134 North St Opened as theatre 9th April 1940. Architect Sam Beverley (Verity & Beverley). 1,877 seats. Film seasons from 1943. Cinema from August 1948. Prop., Gaywood Cinemas. To Essoldo April 1949 & renamed 1950. Closed 15th May 1964. Bingo. Converted to entertainment complex 1997. Closed February 1999. Demolished January 2001.
GARDNER ARTS CENTRE University of Sussex, Falmer. Seats: 480 [Predominantly live venue with regular films]
GEM ELECTRIC CINEMA Opened 1910. Closed 1914. Latterly a shoe shop.
GRAND 46 North Road Opened 1931. Closed 1940, destroyed by fire 1961.
Grand Concert Hall, J. B. Mellinson (1907)
GRAND PICTURE PALACE 36a London Rd Opened 1910 78 West St Closed 1918. Later ‘Sherry’s’, now nightclub.
GRAND THEATRE / EDEN THEATRE (No 2) E. Carpenter (1907) (WE) North Road-Props., Grand Theatre (Brighton) Ltd., 119/122 Imperial House, Regent Street, W.1. Phone Regent 2301. 1,140 seats, Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 4d. Proscenium width 32ft. Stage, 30ft. deep; eight dress¬ing rooms, Phone 3627. Station, Brighton S.R. SG46: Prop.: Southern Enter¬prises, Ltd., North Road, Brighton. Tel.: Brighton 3223-4, Cap.: Stalls 570, boxes 35, D. circle 150, side circle 120, gallery 250, Twice nightly 6 and 8. No matinées. Variety and revue. Stage: Prosc. 31ft. x 36ft., min. depth 30ft., first set of lines to footlights 5ft., height under flies 22ft., width between fly galleries 36ft., stage to grid 47ft. No counterweight gear. 50 hemp lines. Width of stage to walls 74ft. Elec. equip. - Voltage 230 A.C., 50 cycles A.C. Footlights three circuits. Battens four, each with three circuits. All ind. dimmers. Front of house following limes three (two side limes). Three acting area switches. Three spots dimmed. Dressing rooms: 10, two chorus rooms, acc. 30-38. Sep. band room, Orchestra pit: Acc. 30 (may be able later to acc. 40). Resident orchestra of 14, violins (doubling sax) clarinet, piccolo, Wcelio pianoforte, trumpet, bass, trombone, bells, drums, etc. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer, switches to front of house or stage speakers. Microphone.
HIPPODROME Middle Street Former 1897 ice rink. Reconstructed by Barrasford in 1902 as Hipp. Rebuilt by Frank Matcham c.1906. - 1,850 seats. SG46: Prop.: Gen¬eral Theatre Corporation, Ltd, 142-150, Wardour St., London W.1. Cap.: 1,822. Once nightly 6.15. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Twice nightly 5.30 and 7.45. Occasional matinées. Variety, revue, etc, Stage: ‘ Pros. 40ft. x 20ft., depth 17½ft., height under flies 22½ft., width between fly galleries 47ft., stage to grid 50ft. No counterweight gear. 48 sets hemp lines. Elec. equip.: Voltage 230 D.C. and A.C., 50 cycles A.C. Foot¬lights three. Battens six (three circuits). All ind. dimmers. Dips four, with dim¬mers, four switch controlled. Spots on stage two. Floods six. Front of house pre-set spots six. Following limes three. Dressing rooms: 15, chorus room for 20. Sep. room for orchestra. Orchestra pit.-Acc. 20. Resident orchestra 12 and M.D. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table re¬producer, can be switched to front of house or stage speakers. Microphone available. Now Mecca Bingo.
Hove Town Hall, f. , H. Endacott (1907)
IMPERIAL PICTURE PALACE 5 St James’s St Opened 1912. Closed 1916.
NOVELTY ELECTRIC 27 West St Opened 1911. Closed 1913. Demolished 1934.
Oddfellows’ Hall (1907)
ODEON KINGSWEST, West Street BN1 2RE Seats: 1: 387 2: 222 3: 241 4: 243 5: 512 6: 284 7: 232 8: 98 (2 wheelchair positions in each screen except 7)
ODEON THEATRE Kemp Town 40 St George’s Rd (BTH) Opened 1934. Architect: Andrew Mather. Conversion of rink. By 1941: Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 2 p.m. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Stage. Phone Brighton 6792. (Closed temporarily.) Closed 1960, demolished 1986.
ODEON THEATRE West Street/Little Russell Street (BTH) Opened 1938. Props., Odeon (Brighton) Ltd, Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 685-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 1p.m. Prices 1s. 2d. to 3s. 6d. Stage. Café attached. Phone Brighton 6886. Closed 1973, demolished 1990.
Old Assembly Rooms, Mr. Burkhardt (1907)
PALACE PIER PAVILION Cap.: 1,284. Drew Mackintosh (1907)
PALLADIUM THEATRE / ODEON / GRAND CINEMA de LUXE / ALHAMBRA 85 King’s Road opened . Architect: Frank Matcham. J. L. Graydon (1907) opened as cinema 1912. (WE) - Prop., Palladium (Brighton) Ltd, Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks., Phone Marlow 658-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 2p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Brighton 3235. Café attached. Stage, four dressing rooms. Station, Brighton S.R. (Closed temporarily.) Closed 1956,demolished.
PARIS / COURT CINEMA (WE) 16-17 New Road Opened as cinema 1909. By 1941: Prop., J. H. Canvin. 800 seats. Booked at London. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s.6d. Proscenium width 34ft. Phone Brighton 2266. Station, Brighton (Central) S.R. Closed 1957, demolished.
PRINCES CINEMA (WE) North Street -Prop. Dan Benjamin, Princes Cinema, North Street. 560 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Brighton 3563. Stations, Brighton (Central) S.R., & Messrs. Tate Bros., Motion Eileen Transport.
REGENT 133 Queen’s Road Opened 1921. Architect: Robert Atkinson. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corporation & Provincial Cinematograph Theatres. Ltd., New Gallery House, 223, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 2,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 1s. 2d. to 3s. 6d. Restaurants, Café and Dance Hall attached. Phone Brighton 1120 and Restaurant 1140. Station, Brighton, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed 1972. Demolished. Boot’s on site.
Royal Pavilion Rooms (1907)
THEATRE ROYAL (No 1) H. Cecil Beryl (1907) SG46: Prop.: Theatre Royal (Stage Plays) Ltd., New Rd., Brighton. Bookings: J. Baxter Somerville, Managing Director, Theatre Royal (Stage Plays) Ltd., Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, W.6. Cap.: Stalls 256, D. circle 236, U. circle 247, pit 78, gallery 286. Barring clause: 15 miles, prior to and six weeks after. Once nightly 7.30. Matinées Thursday and Saturday 2.30. Prior-to-London pro¬ductions and West End tours. Stage: Prosc. 29ft. 6 in., height 24ft., min. depth from setting line 28ft., height under fly galleries 20ft., width between fly galleries 33ft., height of grid from stage 50ft. No counterweight gear. 50 sets hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 120 v. D.C., 230 v. A.C. Footlights three circuits with ind. dimmers. Four battens. Spot bar with foot- spots each ind. dimmer controlled. 10 dips with ind. dimmers. Eight floods on stands. One f-o-h following lime. Dressing rooms: 14 single, two chorus, acc. 20. Sep. room for orchestra. Orchestra: Acc. 20. Resi¬dent, trio (violin, piano, ‘cello)
TROXY / REX NEWS / CORONATION 104 North Rd Opened 1911. Closed 1939. Front rebuilt, demolished.
WEST PIER PAVILION A. D. Norman (1907) SG46: Prop.: Brighton W. Pier Co., 121, Western Road, Brighton. Cap.: 1,050. Stage: Pros. 28ft. x 24ft., depth 23ft., stage to grid 22ft. Elec. equip.: Voltage 230 A.C. Dressing rooms: Eight, chorus room for 12. Sep. band room. Orchestra pit: Acc. for 12.

BRINSCALL nr. Chorley Lancs
REGAL CINEMA (Imperial). Prop., Regal Cinemas (Blackburn) Ltd., Walmsley Street, Rishton, Lancs. Phone Gt. Harwood 27. 275 seats. One show nightly, twice Sats. Two changes weekly. Booked at Blackburn. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone No. 55. Station. Brinscall, L.M.S.

BRISTOL Glos
ABC / WHITELADIES PICTURE HOUSE Clifton (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,320 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 33640. Café and Ballroom attached. Station, Clifton Down, Bristol, G.W.R. Closed. [200 seats approx.; announced autumn 2005 that previous ABC cinema to be brought back into use in circle auditorium as part of development incorporating two restaurants]
ACADEMY CINEMA (WE) -Props., Atkinsons Pictures Ltd., 9, North Road, Bristol. 460 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone 20966. Stations. Montpelier G.W.R. Now Weterspoon’s ‘Magic Box’.
Albert Hall, C. G. Norris (1907)
AMBASSADOR (RCA) Bedminster. Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. 1,249 seats. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 42ft. 6ins. Phone 63574. Film Transport.
AMBASSADOR Regent Street, Kingswood (BTH) Prop., Kingswood Super Cinema, Old County Cinema Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695 -9. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Stage, 2 dressing-rooms. Phone Kingswood 73076.
ARNOLFINI Narrow Quay BS1 4QA 0117 929 9191 Seats: 231
ARTS CENTRE CINEMA King Square BS2 8JD 0117 942 2110 Seats: 124
ASHTON CINEMA (Mihaly) 275, North Street, Bedminster - Prop., Atkinson’s Pictures, 9, North Road, St. Andrews, Bristol. Phone Bristol 44190. 480 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Bristol 63018. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R.
Bed¬minster Temperance Hall Mr. Oliver. (1907)
Blind Asylum Music Hall (1907)
BRISLINGTON PICTURE HOUSE (BTP) Sandy Park Road - Props., G. I. & K. L. Tomkins. 650 seats. Continuous evenings. Mats. Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. 3d. Booked at Hall. Phone Bristol 76990. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R.
CABOT (RCA) Filton - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H. O. Contin. nightly. Daily Mat. Phone Filton 100. Station, Filton
CARLTON KINEMA (BA) - Prop., George Allen (Bristol) Ltd. Booked at His Majesty’s, Eastville, Bristol. Continuous, Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Café attached, Phone Westbury 67021. Station, Shirehampton, G.W.R.
CHARLTON CINEMA (WE) Charlton Road, Keynsham Opened 1936 - Prop., Keynsham Picture House, Ltd. Phone Keynsham 110. 880 seats. Booked at Scala, Bristol. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 20ft. deep, four dressing rooms. Station, Keynsham, G.W.R. Demolished.
CINEMA (Gyrotone) High Street. Portishead -Prop., S. W. Durbin, Heathdene, Slade Road, 230 seats. Once nightly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Hall. Films by Transport Service. Station, Portishead, G.W.R.
CINEWORLD Hengrove Park Seats: 1: 97 2: 123 3: 129 4: 211 5: 264 6: 343 7: 312 8: 344 9: 257 10: 88 11: 113 12: 152 13: 123 14: 98
COLSTON HALL - Prop., Bristol Corporation. A. H. Riseley (1907). 2,500 seats. Booked at Hall. Occasional shows. Café attached. Proscenium Width 60ft. Stage, 30ft. deep; six dressing rooms, Phone Bristol 22957. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R.
EASTVILLE HIPPODROME (BA) Stapleton Road -Prop., Eastville Hippodrome Co., Ltd., 424, Stapleton Road. Man. Dir., George Allen. 303 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Mat. daily. Three separate per¬formances Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Bristol 56738. Station, Stapleton Road, G.W.R.
EMBASSY CINEMA Queen’s Avenue Clifton (WE) Opened 1933. Architect: W. H. Watkins & Morgan Willmott. - Prop., Avenue Cinema Co., Ltd., 10, Windsor Place, Cardiff. Phone Cardiff 225. 2,100 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Café attached, Phone Bristol 22940. Stations, Temple Meads, G.W.R. & Film Transport. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
EMPIRE Old Market Opened 1893. Architects: Wylson & Long B. Pearce Lucas (1907) SG46: Empire. Prop.: F.J.B. Theatres (Bristol) Ltd., 35, Panton St., London, S.W.l. Agent: National Theatrical Variety Agency, 35, Panton St., S.W.l. Cap.: Orch. stalls 256, C. stalls 261, pit stalls 62, D. circle 228, U. circle 94, gallery 500. No barring clause. Once nightly 6.30 and Saturday matinée. Twice nightly 5.45 and 7.45. No matinée, Variety and revue. Stage: Prosc. 38ft. x 50ft., depth 27ft., height under flies 18ft., width between fly galleries 42ft., stage to grid 50ft. No counterweight gear. 33 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: Voltage 220 A.C. Footlights three, Battens four, with three circuits. Dips four, three lamp, 1,000 watts (12,000 watts). Six dips switch controlled. Two front of house following limes. Dressing rooms: Nine, chorus rooms three, acc. 30. Sep. orchestra room. Orchestra: Acc. 20. Resident 10. Microphone available. Closed 1954. Demolished 1963.
Ford Memorial Hall, A. S. White (1907)
GAIETY Wells Road, Knowle (BTP) Opened 193/4. Architect: R. J. Hurford. Prop. Fitzroy G. W. Chamberlain. 1941 - Prop. & Man., F. G. W. Chamberlain. Continuous, Prices. 6d. to 1s. 3d. Dance Hall attached, Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R. Demolished.
GAUMONT / NEW PALACE Baldwin Street – on site of Palace mus hall. Opened 14th February 1928. Architect: Frank T. Verity. 1,574 seats. By 1941 (RCA) - Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Café attached. Prices 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Bristol 258821. Station, Temple Meads, Bristol, G.W.R. Re-named Gaumont 1947. Modernised c.1960 – 1,245 seats. Closed 15th March 1980. Ritzy Nightclub. Façade listed Grade II.
GLOBE PICTURE THEATRE (WE) Lawrence Hill. - Props., Globe Picture Theatres (Bristol) Ltd., Bridge House, Lawrence Hill. Phone 56235. 1,392 seats. Booked at Hall. Con¬tinuous daily. Mat. daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bristol 57017. Station. Lawrence Hill, G.W.R.
GRANADA (WE) St. George, Church Road - Props., Globe Picture Theatres (Bristol). Ltd., Bridge House. Lawrence Hill. Phone 56235. 750 seats. Booked at Globe Picture House. Continuous from 1.30 p.m. daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Lawrence Hill, G.W.R.
Hamilton’s Public Rooms, W. Brown (1907)
Hannah More Hall, f., Aus¬tin & Oates (1907)
HIPPODROME St. Augustine’s Parade Opened 1912. Architect: Frank Matcham. Prop. Oswald Stoll. By 1941: (WE) - St. Augustine’s Parade Hippodrome (Bristol) Ltd. , Coliseum Build¬ings, St. Martin’s Lane, W.C.2. Temple Bar 1500. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Prices 7d. to 2s.9d. Proscenium width 48ft. Phone Bristol 21091. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R. SG46: Prop.: Bristol Hippodrome, Ltd., St. Augustine’s Parade, Bristol. Tel.: Bristol 21091. Bookings: Stoll Office, London Coliseum, W.C.2. Tel.: Temple Bar 1500 (7 lines). Cap.: Ground floor 840, G. tier 529, balcony 555, boxes 20. Barring clause: In accordance with V.A.F. award, 40 weeks prior and two weeks after, within six miles. Percentage contract, once and twice nightly prior and four weeks after, 20 miles. Once nightly 6.15. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday 2.15. Plays and pantomimes. Twice nightly 6.10 and 8.15. Variety and revues. No matinée. Stage: Prosc. 47ft. 8 in. x 36ft., depth 60ft., height under flies 26ft., width between fly galleries 60ft., stage to grid 60ft., hemp lines 50 sets, No counter¬weight gear. Elec. equip.: Voltage 210 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights three. Battens five, each with three circuits, ind. dimmers. Dips eight, with one dimmer and switch controlled. Spots on stage two. Floods eight. Front of house following limes two. Dressing rooms: 12, chorus room for 60. Sep. room for orchestra. Orchestra pit: Acc. 40. Resident orchestra 12. Fully licensed bars. Still open as major touring theatre. Now listed Grade II.
HIPPODROME Bedminster East Street Opened 1911. Architect: Bertie Crewe. Damaged by bomb 1914. Repaired as cinema 1915 By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Stoll Offices, Coliseum Buildings, London W.C.2. Phone Temple Bar 1500. 1,887 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Stage, 20ft. deep. Proscenium width 38ft. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 63360. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R. & L.M.S.
HIS MAJESTY’S Stapleton Road, Eastville (WE) - Prop., Eastville Hippodrome Co. Ltd., 424, Stapleton Road. 1,200 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s.6d. Phone. Bristol 56738. Station, Stapleton Road, G.W.R.
HOTWELL’S CINEMA Hotwell Road (Mihaly) - Prop., Atkinson Pictures, 9, North Road, St. Andrews, Bristol. 350 seats. Booked at Town Hall, Bedminster. Twice nightly. Prices., 5d. to 1s. Station. Temple Meads, G.W.R.
KING’S CINEMA Old Market Street (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, W.1. 2,485 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Bristol 24613. Station, Bristol (Temple Meads) G.W.R. & L.M.S.
KINGSWAY KINEMA (BTP) Two Mile Hill- Props., Atkinson & Rees, Scala Cinema, Cromwell Road, Bristol. Phone 44190. 800 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous nightly. Mat., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s.3d. Phone Kingswood 73273. Station, Lawrence Hill, G.W.R.
KNOWLE PICTURE HOUSE (Edibell) - Prop. & Res. Man., F. G. W. Chamberlain. 600 seats. Booked at Gaiety, Knowle. Con¬tinuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Bristol 76224. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R.
LITTLE THEATRE / Colston Small Hall SG46 Props.: Rapier Players, Ltd., Little Theatre, Bristol. Cap.: 488. Stalls, 387, D. circle 99. Once nightly 6.30, except Tuesdays 5.30. Matinées Wednesday 2.30, Saturday 3. Stage: Pros. 24ft. 6 in. height 16ft., min. depth from setting line 12ft., max. depth 18ft., height of grid from stage 17ft. 6 in. Elec. equip.: 250 v. A.C. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Two battens, each with six circuits with ind. dimmers. Spot bar with seven spots each with ind. dimmers. Three dips with ind. dimmers, Three dips switch controlled. Three spots on stands, Three floods on stands. Six f.o.h. pre-set spots with ind. dimmers. Two spots installed between compartments of battens, ind. dimmer controlled. Dressing rooms: Two double tiered rooms. Acc. 18, nine each. Orches¬tra: One piano only, with present arrange¬ment of seating. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer. F.o.h. or stage. Microphone.
METROPOLE CINEMA Ashley Road (WE) - Prop., Eastville Hippodrome Co., Ltd., 424, Stapleton Road, Eastville, Bristol. Phone Bristol 56738. 1,468 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bristol 57357. Station, Stapleton Road, G.W.R.
CANNON/ ABC CABOT CENTRE Frogmore Street Opened 17th November 1966 – Dr. Zhivago. Architect: 806 stadium seats. Mgr D. S. Baker. Twinned 1980.
NEWS THEATRE (BTH) Opened December 1933. Srchitect: EW.H. Watkins. 1941 - Prop., Jacey Cinemas Ltd., 39, Temple Street, Birmingham. Phone Midland 2941-2. 385 seats, Booked at H.O. Prices 7d. and 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 24ft. Continuous. Phone Bristol 23338. Station, Temple Meads, Bristol.
ODEON Canon's Marsh [8/9 screens; 2004 completion]
ODEON THEATRE Union Street/Broadmead (BTH) Opened 16th July 1938 – Mad About Music. Architect: T. Cecil Howitt. 1,945 seats. Prop., Odeon (Bristol) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Bucks. Continuous from 1p.m. daily. Prices 1s. to 3s. Stage, 2 dressing-rooms. Phone Bristol 24906. Tripled 1974. Closed 15th October 1983. Interior gutted. Shops on ground. Triples upstairs opened 13th June 1985: 1: 399 2: 224 3: 215 . Original façade remains.
OLYMPIA Carey’s Lane (WE) - Prop., S. H. Justin. 870 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone Bristol 24975. Station, Temple Meads, G.W.R.
ORPHEUS CINEMA (1) Northumbria Drive Henleaze - Props., Orpheus Cinemas, Ltd., Bridge House, Lawrence Hill, Bristol. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. Phone 67028. Demolished 1971 for Orpheus (2).
ORPHEUS CINEMA (2) Northumbria Drive Henleaze Ground area retail. Opened 1973. Upper area: 1: 185 2: 125 3: 129.
PARK CINEMA (WE) St. George -Prop., Associ¬ated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/30. Golden Square, London W.1. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings. Daily mat. Two changes weekly. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone. Bristol 57648. Station, Lawrence Hill, G.W.R.
PALACE / PEOPLE’S PALACE Baldwin Street Opened 1892. Architect James Hutton (Dundee) Props., Livermore Bros. T. J. V. Welchman (1907) Opened as cinema February 1912. Biocolour circuit 1920, then to Gaumont circuit. Closed 30th June 1227. Demolished except for façade. Replaced on same site by New Palace – see Gaumont.
PICTURE HOUSE Clare Street
PREMIER CINEMA THEATRE (WE) Gloucester Road - Prop., S. H. Justin. 980 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone Bristol 24975. Station, Montpelier, G.W.R.
PRINCE’S THEATRE (No 1) Opened 1867 as replacement for T.R. Architect: Phipps. Altered by Frank Matcham 1899 & 1902. J. M. Chute (1907) Bombed 24th November 1940.
QUEEN’S Knowle Opened 1933. Architect: W. H. Watkins.
REDCLIFFE CINEMA (Cherz Conversion) Redcliffe Hill - Prop., Harold A. Teed, 46, St. Dunstan’s Road, Bedminster. Phone 63324. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 10d. Phone Bristol 23104. Station, Bristol (Temple Meads.) G.W.R.
Redland Park Hall, H. G. Ellery (1907)
REGAL CINEMA (BA) Staple Hill - Prop., Herbert Wren, Riebeck House, Staple Hill. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Daily mat. Booked at Hall. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 12ft. Phone Fishponds 215. Station, Stapleton Road, G.W.R.
REGENT Opened 30th July 1928. Architect: Percy Bartlett (W. H. Watkin) By 1941: (WE) - Props. Provincial Cinemato¬graph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, 113, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 2,050 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 1s. to 2s.6d. Stage, 30ft. deep; 5 dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone. Bristol 201411. Station, Temple Meads, Bristol, G.W.R. & L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Bombed 24th November 1940. Site cleared 1963.
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Kingswood--¬Props., G. Rees & A. B. Atkinson. 545 seats. Booked at Scala Cinema, Bristol. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 27ft. Phone 73453. Station, Lawrence Hill, G.W.R. F.T.S., G.B.
REX / ABC / REX North Street, Bedminster – Opened 9th December 1940. Architect: W. R. Glen. 1,250 seats – no circle through war shortage. (WE) Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street, London, SW1. 1,240 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous. Proscenium width 45ft. Booked by Associated British Cinemas, Golden Square. London W.1. Station, Temple Meads. G.W.R. Circle added post-WWII – 1,634 seats. Renamed ABC c.1963. To independent 1978. Renamed. Closed 16th August 1980. Bingo since.
Rifle Drill Hall, A. G. N. Tribe (1907)
RITZ (BA) - Prop., George Allen (Bristol) Ltd., Rockhampton Rectory, Falfield, Glos. 1,373 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked by George Allen, Metropole Cinema, Bristol, Phone 768131. Station, Temple Meads. Bristol 2.
SAVOY KINEMA Station Road, Shirehampton (WE) opened 1933. Architect: W. H. Watkins. - Prop., The Shirehampton Cinema Co., Ltd., 5, Whiteladies Road, Bristol. Phone Bristol 33368. 982 seats. Booked at 5, Whiteladies Road, Bristol. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 8d. Phone Avonmouth 4. Station, Shirehampton G.W.R. To bibgo 1962. closed 2000. demolished.
SCALA CINEMA / PRINGLE’S PICTURE PALACE Zetland Road Opened 1910 for Ralph Pringle. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Atkinsons Pictures, Ltd., 9, North Road, St. Andrews, Bristol. 750 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bristol 44190. Station, Montpelier, G.W.R. Closed. Demolished 1974.
SHOWCASE Avon Meads 14 screens / 3,408 seats
THEATRE ROYAL (No 2) Opened 1766. Architect: Thomas Patey. E. Carpenter (1907) SG46: Theatre Royal. Prop.: Arts Council of Gt. Britain, King St., Bristol. No agent. No barring clause. Cap.: Stalls 134, D. circle 174, U. circle 197, gallery 105. Once nightly. Matinées, Thursday and Saturday. Plays, ballets and drama. Stage: Prosc. 25ft. x 20ft., depth 27½ft., height under flies 17½ft., width between fly galleries 29ft., stage to grid 29ft., 30 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: Voltage 210 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights three. Battens one, with three circuits. Spot bar with elght spots. Cyclorama with 11 floods coupled to 1,000 watt wire-wound dimmers. Dips 22, four switch controlled (1,000 watts). Spots on stage two and five floods, Three front of house pre-set spots. Between spot bar and batten one bar, dimmer controlled, to take four floods of 1,000 watts. Two perches. Dressing rooms: Seven, chorus rooms two, acc. 16. Sep. orchestral room. Orchestra: Acc. 20. No resident orchestra. Two turn-table reproducer installed,
TIVOLI Opened 1870. closed 1901. Demolished.
TOWN HALL KINEMA Bedminster Town Hall, E. A. Blizzard (1907) (RCA) Bedminster. - Prop., Atkinson Pictures, Ltd., 9, North Road, St. Andrews, Bristol. 600 seats. Three times daily. Prices., 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Bristol 63018. Station, Temple Meads, L.M.S. & G.W.R.
TRIANGLE HALL (WE) Clifton. Props., Asso¬ciated British Cinemas Ltd., 30-31 Golden Lane, London W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 1,336 seats. Continuous. Phone Bristol Station, Temple Meads, Bristol, G.W.R. (Closed,)
VANDYCK PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Fishponds -Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 1,173 seats, Continuous. Proscenium width 35ft. Phone Fishponds 2. Station, Stapleton Road, G.W.R.
VESTRY HALL (RCA) Pennywell Road-Prop., Atkinsons Pictures, Ltd., 9, North Road, St. Andrews, Bristol. 560 seats. Booked at Town Hall. Two shows nightly. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Bristol 5018, Station, Lawrence Hill, G.W.R.
Vic¬toria Rooms, C. H. James (1907)
VUE Cribbs Causeway 1: 385 2: 124 3: 124 4: 166 5: 239 6: 273 7: 273 8: 239 9: 166 10: 124 11: 124 12: 385
VUE Longwell Green Aspects Leisure Park, Kingswood 16 screens
WATERSHED Canon's Road BS1 5TX Seats: 1: 200 2: 50 3: 105

BRISTON Norfolk
CINEMA at Oddfellows’ Hall, each week, Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Secretary, E. C. Whittred, Sunville, Briston. Phone Melton Constable 60. Approx. 200 seats,

BRIXHAM Devon
BRIXHAM THEATRE / REGENT / SCALA / ELECTRIC THEATRE Fore Street Opened c.1914. Prop., A. O. Ellis. Re-built 1935 – The Thirty-nine Steps. Architect W. Moxhay. By 1941: (Picturetone) - Prop., A. O. Ellis, Sutherland Tower, Higher Warberry, Torquay. 500 seats. Booked at Torquay. Prices., 7d. to 1s. 6d, Continuous. Phone 2151. Station, Brixham, G.W.R. Closed 1966 – The Rare Breed. Mgress from 1936, Mrs. W. A. Hexter. Somerfield supermarket. Now live theatre venue.
Market Hall, f., J. L. Arlidge (1907)
ELECTRIC THEATRE / REGENT / ELECTRIC THEATRE Fore Street Opened c.1915. Prop. A. O. Ellis. 500 seats. Regent by 1923; mgr. Robert Strickland. Electric again by 1935. Man. dir. E. O. Ellis. By 1939, prop. Charles F. Cheshire. Closed 1966, now Somerfield.

BROAD CLYST Devon
Schoolroom Reading Rooms

BROADSTAIRS Kent
ODEON / ROYALTY York Street (WE) Opened 15th October 1934. Architect: P. V. Levett. 788 seats – stadium. To Odeon 1935. Leased out. !941 sub-lesseess, Sax Cinemas, Ltd. Resident Managing Director, Frederick B. Salt. Booked at hall. Continuous from 2 p.m., Sundays at 8 p.m. Prices 6d. to 2s. Phone Broadstairs 12. Films by Kent Films Transport. (Temporarily closed – bomb damage 1940). Repaired. opened as Odeon 1950. 794 seats. Closed 29th September 1956. Demolished. Flats.
The Pavilion f., W. H. Northover (1907)
PICTURE HOUSE (BTH) - Props., Sax Cinemas, Ltd. Managing Director, Frederick B. Salt. Booked at Royalty. Continuous during July, August and September; rest of year Mat. daily. Evenings. Continuous from 5.45. Sun¬days at 9 p.m. Prices 8d. to 2s. Phone Broadstairs 22. Films by Kent Films Transport.
WINDSOR Harbour Street Seats: 150

BROMHILL Northumb
ELECTRIC THEATRE (AWH)-Props., T. Gibson & J. Bell. 350 seats. Prices 6d. and 9d. Once nightly, Mon. and Fri. Twice Sat. Own Carrier.

BROMBOROUGH Merseyside
ODEON Wirral Leisure Park, Welton Road L62 3PN Seats: 1: 465 2: 360 3: 251 4: 207: 5: 342 6: 171 7: 171 8: 87 9: 137 10: 72 11: 121

BROMLEY Kent
ASTOR / PALAIS / PALAIS de LUXE CINEMA 29 High Street Opened Thursday 13th April 1911. Prop., Living Picture Palaces, Ltd. Gen. mgr. E. Eggleton. 470 seats. Prices 3d. 6d. & 1s. c1922 front rebuilt and auditorium enlarged. 881seats. WE sound 1939. To G-B 1934. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres Ltd., 123, Regent Street, W1. 881 seats. Prices. 9d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous. Daily Mat. Phone Ravensbourne 1406. Station, North Bromley. Requiaitioned during war. C.1948 leased to Alfred Watts. Re-opened as Palais. Restored 154: architect H. G. Payne.Sold. November 1964 – Pullman Cinemas Co.. Asotor August 1963. Closed 17th September 1977 – Are You Being Served and Ransom. Auditorium demolished 1985 - frontage and shops went 1988.
CHURCHILL THEATRE Replacement for New Theatre.
Drill Hall f., F. Payne (1907)
EMPIRE / ODEON THEATRE High Street (BTH) – Opened 21st September 1936 – Educated Evans. Architect: George Coles. 1,492 seats. Props., Odeon (Bromley) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Bucks. Continuous from 2 p.m. Stage. Two dressing rooms. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d, Phone Ravensbourne 4425. Station, Bromley North. CinemaScope 1955. Modernised 1961. Tripled 12th April 1976. 4th screen added in circle 3rd February 1977.
GAUMONT High Street (BA) Opened 23rd November 1936. Architect: W. E. Trent. Organ: Compton 4c/10+Melotone on lift. Props., Gaumont British Picture Corpn., Ltd., New Gallery House, Regent Street, W1. 2,508 seats. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Booked at H.O. Prices 1s. to 2s. 6d. Café. Station, Bromley South. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. CinemaScope 1955. Closed 18th December 1961 – Circle of Deception and None But The Brave. Now store.
NEW THEATRE / GRAND THEATRE / GRAND HALL / LYRIC THEATRE / swimming bath Hall built over swimming pool 1899. Prop. David Harris. f., W. Morton (1907) 1908: Raymond Animated Picture Co. season. Opened as full-time cinema March 1909. Prop., Alfred Moul. F.o.H. mgr. Hubert S. Chambers. W.F. Jurys Pictures 1911. 680 seats. 1924: closed & re-opened as Grand Theatre –pictures & variety. 1926 rebuild. WE sound 14th October 1929. To Gaumont 1934 – picutres & variety. Live theatre May 1937. Closed during WWII – requisitioned. Re-opened as New Boxing Day 1947. ‘Rank Charm Scoll’ company. Destroyed by fire 6th May 1971. Remains demolished.
PEOPLE’S PICTURE PALACE / Co-opera¬tive Assembly Rooms East Street (1907) Opened as cinema 1909. Mgr. Harry Lynx.
SPLENDID Bromley Road, Downham (BTH) Opened 18th August 1930. Architect: Major W. J. King. (orig to be called Delphine) Prop., Super Cinemas, Ltd., 36/37, Queen Street, E.C.4. Phone Central 8444. 2,227 seats. Occasional Variety. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Hither Green 2000. Café. Station, Grove Park (S.R.) Road Transport. Prices on opening 6d. to 2s, by 1940, 9d. to 2s. 6d. CinemaScope: 35’x18’. Closed 7th December 1957 – My Man Godfrey and Slim Carter. Demolished.
St. Luke’s Institute Dr. Yolland (1907)
Village Hall (1907)

BROMSGROVE Worcs
ARTIX ARTS CENTRE Seats: 301 [Opened autumn 2005]
CATSHILL CINEMA, Stourbridge Road Once nightly. Station, Bromsgrove (Closed)
Drill Hall, f., H. J. Phelps (1907)
Institute Lecture Hall (1907)
ESSOLDO / PLAZA / NEW COURT THEATRE Church Street Opened c.1910. Reconstructed & re-opened as Plaza 2nd August 1931. Architect G. G. Gadd. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., McDermott Ltd. 920 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mats., Tues., and Sat. Prices 6d to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 31ft. Stage 23ft. deep. Phone Bromsgrove 2028 Station, Bromsgrove, L.M.S. To Southan Morris. To Essoldo 26 August 1954. Closed 1969. 2nd April 1971re-opened by independent. Closed 29th June OR 13th July 1974. Re-opened as an Essoldo bingo hall 18 November 1976. Finished as Plaza Bingo. Demolished 1990.
REGAL / PLAYHOUSE Worcester Street Opened c.1910. Rebuilt as Regal 22 April 1934. 500 seats. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., T. McDermott, Ltd., Church Street. 500 seats. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s.6d. Booked at Church Street. Proscenium width 22ft. Stage, 14ft. deep. Phone Bromsgrove 2028, Station, Bromsgrove L.M.S. To ¬Southan Morris. To Essoldo 26th August 1954. Closed as cinema 1961. Bingo. Snooker club in 1988. Nightclub in 2006.

BROMYARD Herefordshire
CONQUEST THEATRE Volunteer-run theatre with film once per month in 2006.
PLAZA TALKIE THEATRE New Road – later Pump Street (AWH & Edibell) - Prop., B. Longfield. Booked at Hall. Continuous evenings, Mats., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 17ft. Phone 67. Station, Bromyard, G.W.R. Nightclub in 70s. Derelict 2006.

BROSELEY, Salop-see Ironbridge & Broseley.

BROTTON Yorks
GRAND CINEMA (Kalee)- Prop., E. Goldstraw, 11, Park Road. Phone 237. 460 seats. Booked at Park Road. Mon. to Fri., once nightly, Sat. twice nightly. Mat., Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. 2d. Station, Brotton, L.N.E.R. & by Film Carrier.

BROUGHTON, Lancs-see Manchester and Salford.

BROWNHILLS Staffs
PALACE (Melotone) -Props., S. J. Bray & W. F. W. Davies. 350 seats. One show daily, two on Sats. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d., 5d. and 9d. Station, Brownhills, L.M.S.
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE (Marshall) - Props., S. J. Bray & W. F. W. Davies, 700 seats, Continuous evenings, three shows on Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s.

BRUTON
- Wed. Twice nightly. Travelling show S. & S. Cinemas (G. F. Bellamy).

BUCKFASTLEIGH Devon
PICTURE HOUSE Station Road (Mihaly) Opened 1922 - ?converted chapel. Prop. Major A. O. Ellis. Closed 1929. Sold to William Pickles. By 1941: -prop. W. Pickles, Station Road, Buckfastleigh. 250 seats. Once nightly, Mat. Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Hall. Station, Buckfastleigh. G.W.R. Firs during WWII – repaired & balcony added. c.200 seats. To Ernest Pickles. Closed 1960. Re-opened by new management 1962. Closed 1964. Demolished.
Town Hall f., W. H. Furneux (1907) Early film shows, and until Pic Hse opened.

BUCKHURST HILL, Essex
The Hall, f. (1907)

BUCKINGHAM Bucks
CHANDOS London Road (BTP) Opened 1934 - Prop., W. D. Parker. 450 seats. Booked at London. Once nightly, Tues., Wed, and Fri. Two shows, Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Mat., Sat. Pros¬cenium width 26ft. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Buckingham 3196. Station, Bucking¬ham, L.M.S. Now car showroom.
FILM PALACE Ian Fairburn Hall, University. Opened 2005. Fri/sat showings.
Town Hall f., C. Parsons. (1907)

BUDE with Stratton Cornwall
PICTURE HOUSE (2) Crooklets Rd Opened 1936. (BTH) - Prop., Bude Picture House, Ltd. 614 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Bude 16. Station, Bude. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Demolished 1986.
PICTURE HOUSE (1) Burn View opened 1922. 614 seats. Closed 1936. Commercial use as a garage
REBEL Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock Opened 1988. Seats: 115

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON Devon
CARLTON CINEMA / MAYFLOWER Station Rd (WE) 1929-1940s.
CINEMA / Drill Hall Moor Lane Cinema in mid-1920s.
Masonic Hall West Hill Cinema 1912-1918.

BUGLE Cornwall
PICTUREDROME Rosevear Rd opened 1920. Closed 1932. Now industrial unit

BULFORD Wilts
BEACON CINEMA, Managers, A. N. Kendal Ltd., Hippodrome, Tidworth.
GARRISON THEATRE, Bulford -Managers, A. N. Kendal Ltd. 674 seats. Booked at The Hippodrome, Tidworth. Prices 6d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 20ft. Station, Bulford, S.R.
GARRISON THEATRE (BTP) Larkhill-Managers, A. N. Kendal Ltd., Hippodrome, Tidworth, Andover. Prices 6d. to 1s. 10d.

BULWELL Notts
ADELPHI (BTH) Hucknall Road Opened Thursday 10th February 1938. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. Props., The Bulwell Adelphi Ltd., Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. 1,322 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s.2d. Continuous. Booked by S. Graham at Oxford House. Proscenium width 27ft. 9 in. Phone 78081. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Tuesday 10th December 1963. Bingo.
HIGHBURY CINEMA Highbury Road Opened Boxing Day 1921. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Highbury Cinema, Ltd. 903 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Mat. Mon., Thurs, and Sat. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Bulwell 113. Closed Saturday 7th April 1962.
New Public Hall, f., E. Widdowson (1907)
OLYMPIA VARIETY THEATRE / OLYMPIA Main Street Opened Saturday 15th May 1915 - ?conversion of rink. Architect: Frederick Bull. 1922: Prop. Bulwell Pictures & Variety Co, Ltd. H.O. Olympia. Gov. dir. Edwin Widdowson. Two shows nightly, two changes weekly. 6d to 1/6. Phone Bulwell 95.Station, Bulwell, M.R. Closed Saturday 25th March 1922. Re-opened as Ol. Pic Hse Monday 9th January 1928. Re-named Ol. Pic Hse from Monday 1st February 1932. Closed Saturday 20th May1939. Re-opened as Variety Th Monday 31st January 1949. Closed Saturday 12th July 1952. Demolished.
PALACE Main Street Opened Monday 11th November 1911. 1922: Prop. Bulwell Pictures & Variety Co, Ltd. H.O. Olympia. Gov. dir. Edwin Widdowson. Res. Mgr. Mrs Moore. Two shows nightly, two changes weekly. 6d to 1/3. Phone Bulwell 28. By 1941: (BTH) Props, Palace Cinema (Bulwell) Ltd. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Phone 78081. Two changes weekly. Station, Bulwell, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 30th April 1955.
Public Hall Regular cinema use from January 1910 to January 1913.

BUNGAY Suffolk
Corn Hall f., E. Watts. (1907)
MAYFAIR / BROADWAY Broad St Closed, demolished
NEW THEATRE (BTP) - Prop., J. C, Walton. 300 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. One show nightly. Three Sat. Stage, 15ft. deep. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Bungay, L.N.E.R. Films by East Anglian Film Transport.

BUNTINGFORD Herts
COSY CINEMA / BENSON HALL CINEMA / BUNTINGFORD CINEMA Station Road Opened as church hall WW1. Picture seasons. Opened as Fri/Sat cinema September 1933. Prop. E. H. Rockett. 280 seats – one flat floor. Closed March 1934. Opened as B. Hall C. September 1934. Closed January 1935. Opened as Cosy February 1936. Prop., A. E. Gore (Touring Talking Picture Co.) Morrison sound. 4 shows weekly, two changes. Stage 12ft. deep, 2 dressing rooms. By 1941: (Gyrotone) 200 seats. Booked at King’s Lynn. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s.6d. Proscenium width 18ft. Films by Cambs. Transport. Post WWII prop., Tom Cooper. BTH sound. Closed August 1958. Empty. Engineering works.
PICTUREDROME Station Road Opened Friday 12th December 1913. Prop. Mr. Marshall – touring showman. Closed c.1916 – probably when Benson Hall opened.

BURFORD
Town Hall - Fri. H. M. Wickens Travelling show

BURGESS HILL Sussex
Assembly Room f., E. F. Hope (1907)
ORION / SCALA CINEMA (2) Cyprus Road Opened 3rd December 1928 – The Circus. Architect: A. Ernest Shannon, with Major J. J. Jacobs. Prop. Frederick J. Freeman. 511 semi-stadium seats. Stage, 17ft deep, two dressing rooms. By 1941 - Prop., P. C. Bingham. 458 seats. Pictures and Variety. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. Stage, 17ft. deep. Two dressing rooms. Phone Burgess Hill 137. Station, Burgess Hill, S.R., & Transport. Many changes & re-naming (see Cinema East Sussex) Twinned 1990. 1: 150 2: 121.
SCALA (1) / CINEMA Cyprus Road Opened c.1913. Prop. John Hampton. Cap. 200. Prices, 2d, 4d, 6d, 9d. 1922 to Harold Swire. Box enlarged – 2 Gaumont projectors. Re-seated, re-decorated. Re-opened as Scala 9th November 1922 – Daddy Long Legs and A Long-stalled Romance. Twice nightly. To Percy Reynolds. To Fredk. J. Freeman. Closed & demolished 1928 for Scala (2).

BURLEY-in-WHARFEDALE Yorks
VICTORIA Prop., Victoria Burley Ltd.

BURNHAM Somerset
Town Hall, f., W. J. Press (1907)

BURNHAM MARKET Norfolk
COSY CINEMA (Imperial) - Props., East Coast Cinemas, Ltd., Church Lane, Mildenhall, Suffolk. Phone Mildenhall 81. 230 seats. Booked by D. F. Bostock 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. Once nightly in summer. Winter, Thurs., Fri., one show; two on Sat. Prices 9d, to 1s. 6d. Phone Wells 33. Films by Road Transport to Wells.

BURNHAM-on-CROUCH Essex
RIO / PRINCE’S CINEMA Station Road (BTP) Opened early 30s. Prop. Francis Bertram. 475 seats. Sold 1940. Prop., C. A. & H. L. Sellers, 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly, Prices 6d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Burnham-on-Crouch 3127. Stage, 14ft. deep. Station, Burnham-on-Crouch L.N.E.R. To Charles Craythorn late 1960s & re-named. To Andy Whyatt 1979. Seats: 1: 220 2: 60
PRINCESS High St

BURNHAM-on-SEA Somerset
MAJESTIC PICTURE HOUSE (Morrison) - Props, Trueman Dicken Cinemas. 650 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. One Mat. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Burnham-on-Sea 107. Station, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, G.W.R., & S. & D.R. Films by Rca.ndh Transport. (Closed,)
RITZ Props., Trueman Dicken Cinemas. Continuous, Prices 5d. to 2s. Phone Burnham 107, Station, Burnham, G.W.R., Somerset & Dorset. Seats: 1: 125 2: 98 £90,000 conversion in circle which had been on bingo for some time; opened 17th September 2005.

BURNHOPE COLLIERY Co Durham
MINER'S WELFARE HALL Closed to film 10th May1958.

BURNLEY Lancs
APOLLO Hollywood Park, Manchester Road Opened 30th May 1997. Seats: 1: 356 2: 356 3: 230 4: 230 5: 100 6: 100 7: 100 8: 100 9: 60
ALHAMBRA PICTURE THEATRE (WE)-Prop., Alhambra (Burnley) Ltd., Trafalgar Street, Burnley, 1,300 seats. Twice nightly, Three shows on Sat.; Mats., Tues., Thurs., and Sat. Booked at Hall. Prices 4d. to 10d. Phone Burnley 2765. Station, Burnley Barracks, L.M.S.
ANDREWS PICTURE HOUSE (BTH) Ormerod Street. Prop., Harold Thornber, Roxy Cinema, Blackburn. Phone 6648. 890 seats. Continuous evenings, Mat., Mon., Tues, Thurs., and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Roxy
Church Institute As¬sembly Rooms, I. W. Kneeshaw (1907)
CINEMA Phone Burnley 2577. Station, Bank Top, Burnley,
COLISEUM CINEMA (RCA) – Prop., Harold Ward, 6 Brown Street, Manchester. 850 seats. Booked at H.O. One show nightly, two Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d, Phone Burnley 2876. Station, Rosegrove, L.M.S.
EMPIRE THEATRE (WE) St. James Street Converted pre-1896 from spinning mill. Prop. W. C. Horner. Demolished. New Empire opened 1911 – Legend of the Undines. By 1941:Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd., Newgate Chambers, Rochdale. Phone No, 3212. 1,808 seats. Three shows daily. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Burnley 2453. Station, Bank Top, L.M.S. Closed. Bingo. Closed 1996.
EMPIRE Cow Lane W. C. Horner (1907) Converted cotton-spinning mill.
EMPRESS CINEMA (WE) Sandygate - Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd., Newgate Chambers, Rochdale, 1,085 seats. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. One show nightly; two Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Burnley 2827. Station, Burnley Barracks, L.M.S.
GAIETY Cattle Market J. E. Culleen (1907) Former circus. Later Messrs.Moore & Beaudyn. Condemned and closed 1916. (Pic. Pioneers)
GRAND CINEMA St. James’ Street (WE) -Props., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd., St. James Street, Burnley, 916 seats. Booked at Rialto. Three shows daily. Prices. 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 17½ft. Phone Burnley 3632. Station, Burnley Bank Top, L.M.S.
IMPERIAL PICTURE HOUSE Redruth Street Opened 1921. By 1941 (BTP) - Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd. 950 seats. Booked at Rialto. Once nightly; twice Sat. Prices 5d. to 9d, Phone Burnley 3933. Station, Burnley Barracks, L.M.S. Closed.
MAJESTIC Brougham Street (BTP) - Props., Majestic Cinema (Burnley) Ltd., Brougham Street. Phone Burnley 2777. 786 seats. Once nightly. Booked at Manchester. Prices 4d. to 8d. Proscenium width 27ft. Station, Bank Top.
Mechanics’ Institute, f., T. Hartley (1907)
NEW KINGS (BTP) Thorne Street -Prop., C. White. 450 seats, Booked at Hall, Once nightly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Proscenium width 21ft. Phone Burnley 2847. Station, Bank Top, Burnley, L.M.S.
ODEON THEATRE Greensmith Lane (BTH) Opened 28th August 1937 – The Plainsman. Architect: Robert Bullivant (Harry Weedon). 2,136 seats. By 1941 - Props., Odeon (Burnley) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks, Phone Marlow 695 -9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous daily from 2 p.m. Three shows on Sat. Prices 9d, to 1s. 10d. Stage. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Burnley 2517. Closed 17th November 1973 – The Language of Love. Demolished.
OPERA HOUSE (No 3) W. C. Horner (1907)
PALACE THEATRE / PALACE-HIPPODROME St. James Street. Opened 2nd December 1907 Architect: Richard Horsfall & Sons. Prop: Burnley Palace Ltd. (MacNaghten V Circuit) Cap. 2,300. 1934 – films (Buxton circuit). By 1941: (WE) -Props. Associated British Cinemas, Ltd, 1,614 seats. Continuous, Mon. to Fri.; three shows on Sat. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 33ft. Phone 3726. Station, Bank Top, L.M.S. 1945 Leased to FJB. for live theatre. Closed. Star bigo. Closed. Demolished.
PENTRIDGE CINEMA Oxford Road/Holmes Street (WE) - Props., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd. 1,189 seats. Three shows daily, Prices 4d. to 1s. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. Phone Burnley 3048. Stations, Bank Top or Burnley Barracks, L.M.S. Closed. Circulation nightclub. Closed.
PRIMROSE BANK INSTITUTION (BTP) County Borough of Burnley. Phone 2195. 350 seats.
ROYAL (BTP) Robinson Street - Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd. 600 seats, Two changes weekly. Popular Prices Booked at Rialto, Rochdale.
SAVOY CINEMA (WE) -Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd. 1,004 seats. Three shows daily, Fonder on Sat. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d.; boxes, 7s. 6d. Café attached, Phone 2519. Station, Bank Top or Manchester Road, L.M.S.
TEMPERANCE CINEMA (BTP) Parker Lane- Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd., St. James Street, Sandygate, Burnley. Phone 2453. 717 seats. Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. One show nightly, Mat., Sat, Prices 3d. to 6d. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone Burnley 3655. Station, Burnley Bank Top, L.M.S.
TIVOLI PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Colne Road - Prop., New Empire (Burnley) Ltd. 952 seats. Twice nightly. Mats., Mon., Tues., Thurs, and Sat. Two changes weekly, Booked at Rialto, Rochdale. Phone Burnley 2726. Station, Bank Top, L.M.S.
VICTORIA THEATRE SG46: Prop. G. L. M. Amusements, Ltd., Victoria Theatre, Burn1ey. Independent booking. No barring clauses. Once nightly 7. Matinees Tuesday and Saturday. Twice nightly 6.15 and 8.15. Variety, revue, seasons of opera, ballets and plays. Resident orchestra, 10. Microphone.

BURNOPSFIELD Co. Durham
Co-operative Hall (1907)
DERWENT PAVILION Opened 4th October 1911. 1929: Derwent Pavilion Co. Ltd. By 1941: (BTH) – Props., R. Trotter & Murray. Phone 227. 600 seats. Nightly. Two shows Sat. Prices 3d. to 1s. Booked at Newcastle. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Burnopfield 349. Station, Rowlands Gill. L.N.E.R.
GRAND (Edibell) - Props., R. Trotter & Murray. Phone 227. 500 seats, Nightly. Two shows Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 25ft. Booked at Newcastle. Station, Rowlands Gill, L.N.E.R.

BURSCOUGH BRIDGE Lancs
CINEMA (Electrocord) - Prop., John R. Horrocks, 500 seats. Station, Burscough Junc¬tion, L.M.S.

BURSLEM Staffs.
BURSLEM PICTURE PALACE / Rink Cleveland Street Opened April 1911 - conversion of roller rink. Roof collapsed under weight of snow, 21 January 1936. Site covered by New Palace.
Drill Hall Town Clerk (1907)
ESSOLDO / RITZ / New PALACE Cleveland Street (WE) Opened 19 October 1936 – on site of Burslem Picture Palace. Architect: Frank V. Hulme (A. Cotton, Son & Hulme). Prop., Palace (Burslem) Ltd. 1,800 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage, 28ft. deep; four dressing rooms, Phone Stoke-on-Trent 7078. Station, Burs¬lem, L.M.S. To Southan Morris. Re-named Ritz 5th August 1951. To Essoldo 26th August 1954 by Essoldo. Seating reduced to for CinemaScope. 1750 seats. Re-named Essoldo 1962. Closed to film 1968. Bingo. Demolished 1989.
GAUMONT / COLISEUM Cleveland Street opened as live theatre. Cinema from 1921. Biocolour circuit bought by Gaumont 1927. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. 1,790 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Stoke-on-Trent 756511. Station, Burslem, L.M.S. Re-named 2nd May 1955. Closed 12th November 1960. Club. Demolished.
GLOBE PICTURE PLAYHOUSE Moorland Road (AWH) - Prop., Globe Cinemas (Burslem) Ltd., Midland Bank Chambers, Burslem. 500 seats. Booked at Birmingham. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Hanley 8064. Station, Burslem, L.M.S. (Closed)
HIPPODROME - Pat Collins’ Circuit, Gondola Works, Shaw Street, Walsall. Owned by Pat Collins from 20s. Wooden building - 1,000 seats. Poss. closed 1940 (Ned Williams)
Mart Hall (1907)
NEW WEDGWOOD THEATRE ROYAL (No 3)
PALLADIUM / BURSLEM CINEMA THEATRE Waterloo Road (WE) - Prop., Palace (Burslem) Ltd., Cleveland Street, Phone Stoke-on-Trent 7078. 650 seats. Booked at Palace. Continuous, Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. Station, Burslem, L.M.S. Closed c.1943. (Yet sold to Southan Morris 1948, and on to Essoldo 26 August 1954 – not re-opened.)
Town Hall, f., A. Ellis; (1907)

BURTON LATIMER Northants
ELECTRIC PALACE Prop., Burton Latimer Electric Palace Co. (Kelly’s 1920)
CINEMA - Prop., Watts’ Cinemas., Ltd., ‘Poolstock,’ Finedon, Northants, Phone Finedon 209. Booked by D. M. & C. A. Watts at H.O. Once nightly. Continuous Sat. Prices 5d. to 1s. 6d. Film Transport.

BURTON-on-TRENT Staffs
ANGLESSEY HALL
CINEWORLD Guild Street 9 screens / 1,000 seats
Circus Pitch Robinson (1907)
GAUMONT / ELECTRIC THEATRE 165 High Street – Opened 25 October 1910 - The Indiscretions of Betty. Architect: Thomas Jenkins. Props., National Electric Theatres, Ltd. 750 seats. Circuit by March 1928 by Gaumont. Closed for auditorium re-construction. Re-opened 10th September 1928. 1.025 seats. By 1941: (BA) Con¬trolled by Gaumont British Picture Corpn., Ltd. Booked at H.O. 1,050 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Café attached. Phone Burton 3448. Station, Burton-on Trent, L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named Gaumont 28th November 1949. Closed 29th May 1956. Still stands – shop in frontage and derelict ex-warehouse/ club auditorium.
ODEON / New PICTUREDROME (2) Curzon Street (WE) – Site of Curzon Hall. Opened Boxing Day 1931. Architect: Thomas Jenkins & John Fairweather (Glasgow). 1,800 seats. Prop., Burton-on-Trent Picturedrome Co., Ltd., 44, Victoria Crescent, Burton-on-Trent. 1,800 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 2s., 3d. Proscenium width 48ft. Phone Burton 2720. Café attached. Station, Burton-on¬-Trent, L.M.S. Bought by C.M.A. 1956. Renamed. Closed to film 1965. Top Rank then Mecca bingo till December 2004 or January 2005. Empty. Demolished 2006.
OPERA HOUSE / HIPPODROME / St. George’s Hall George Street Re-built as Op. House 1902. W. & H. G. Dudley Bennett (1907) Demolished for Ritz 1935.
PICTUREDROME (1) / Curzon Hall Curzon Street Opened as rink 1908. Props. Messrs. Orton & Spooner. 1920: 2m 14s. straight organ installed. Closed 1931. Demolished for New Picturedrome. (Organ to a London church.)
QUEEN’S THEATRE Demolished.
REGENT / DERBY TURN PICTURE HOUSE Horninglow Road/Darrow Street Opened Wednesday 17th November 1920. Prop., Derby Turn Picture Palace Co. Ltd. Architect: Thomas Jenkins. 900 seats. Opening manager Alfred J. Wise (ex-Electric Cinema). Prosc. 30’, stage c.15’ deep. Western Electric sound 28th July 1930 - Innocents of Paris. Sold to Burton Picturedrome Ltd.1932. By 1941: (WE) -Prop., Burton-on-Trent, Pic¬turedrome Co., Ltd., 44, Victoria Crescent Burton-on-Trent. 690 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Burton-on¬-Trent 2475. Station, Burton-on-Trent. Closed at outbreak of WWII. Requisitioned as Ministry store. Post Office store. Re-opened for bingo. Crown Bingo for many years. Closed c.2004. Empty.
ROBINS / ODEON / GAUMONT / RITZ Guild Street/ George Street - on site of Opera House. Opened 11th March 1935. Architects: Thomas Jenkins & John Fairweather. 1,600 seats. 1941: Props., Burton-on-Trent Picturedrome, Ltd., 44, Victoria Crescent Burton-on Trent, 1,600 seats. Booked at Hall, Prices 6d. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width 48ft. Café. Phone Burton 3200. Station, Burton-on- Trent, L.M.S. Bought by Rank 1955. 1,355 seats. Became Gaumont 24th February 1957. Odeon 14th November 1966. Tripled as Odeon Film Centre 1974: 502, 110, and 110 seats. Robins 1994. Closed 1999. Bought for nightclub use. Empty 2006.
Town Hall Opened 1888. f., J. W. Sherratt (1907) Early cinematograph shows. Organ: WuliTzer 3/8 transferred from Wythenshawe Forum 1973.

BURWELL Cambs
CINEMA Mondays only. (Closed).

BURY Lancs
ART PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Knowsley Street - Prop., Bury Cinematograph Co., Ltd. 1,136 seats. Booked at Hall. Three shows daily. Prices 6d. to 1s. Restaurant attached. Phone Bury 591. Station, Bury, L.M.S.
Athenaeum Hall, f., W. Robinson (1907)
Circus Otto C. Culling (1907)
CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / ROYAL CINEMA / THEATRE ROYAL Market Street (No 3) Opened 1889. Architect: Frank Matcham. Otto C. Culling – founder of Northern Theatres Co. (1907). Altered 1918. Closed 1933. Converted to cinema 1937. Architects: G. R. & Chris H. Cooper. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Northern Theatres Co., Ltd., 5, Rawson Street, Halifax, Phone Halifax 2267. 1,310 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 6 p.m.; Mats. daily. Booked at Manchester. Café attached. Phone Bury 133. Station, Bottom Street, Bury L.M.S. To Essoldo October 1957 & re-named 1st May 1971. To Classic & re-named 2nd April 1972. Twinned 7th August 1975 (1: 449; 2: 346). Closed 9 May 1985. Closed & demolished 1985.
Co-operative Hall, f., Mr. Lonsdale (1907)
EMPIRE Bolton Street (BA) - Prop., I. Jacobson, 650 seats, Booked at Hall. Continuous, except Sat. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Bury 446.
HIPPODROME / Phillip’s Hall f., J. Prophet (1907) Garden Street. Rebuilt and opened in 1904 by Broadhead Circuit. Later H. D. Moorhouse. By 1941: (BTP) Prop., La Scala Theadrome, Ltd., Spring Street. Phone 140. 900 seats. Booked at La Scala, Bury. Kinema and Music Hall. Continuous as Cinema; twice nightly Music Hall. Prices 5d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 24ft. by 25ft. Stage, 25ft. deep; six dressing rooms, Phone Bury 146, Station, Bury, L.M.S. SG46: Prop.: Scala Theadrome Co., Ltd. Bookings; Jack Gillam, 233, Brunswick Street, Manchester 13. Cap.; 927. Twice nightly 6.15 and 8.15. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Variety, revue, pantomime, repertory. Elec. equip.; 230 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights five. Spot bar with three spots. Dressing rooms; three single, three chorus. Band room. Orches¬tra; Eight resident, acc. 12. Piano, two violins, cornet, trumpet. D. bass, trombone, drums. Amplifying equip.; Installed. Footlights removable. 8ft. apron to stage. Destroyed by fire in 1966.
La SCALA Spring Street (WE) - Prop., Scala Theadrome Co., Ltd. 1,050 seats. Gen. Man. & Sec., John Mather. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Two dressing rooms. Phone Bury 140. Station, Knowsley Street, Bury, L.M.S. Stll stands – nightclub.
ODEON THEATRE Rochdale Road (BTH) Opened 16th November 1936 – Two’s Company. Architect: P. J. Price (Harry Weedon). 1,487 seats. By 1941-Prop., Odeon (Bury) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 659-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Con¬tinuous from 2.15 p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Stage. Phone Bury 588. Closed 24th October 1981 – Friday the 13th and Mad Max.
REGAL Bolton Street (BTP) - Prop., Bury Cinematograph Co., Ltd. Reg. Office, Art Picture House, Bury. Booked at H.O. Three shows daily. Phone 1704. Station, Bolton Street, L.M.S.
STAR PICTURE HOUSE (WE) -Prop., Star Picture Hall Co. (Bury) Ltd. 490 seats. Booked at Manchester. Twice nightly. Mats., Mon. and Tues, Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 9d. Phone Bury 634. Station, Knowsley Street, Bury, L.M.S.
Textile Operatives’ Hall, J. PolIitt. (1907)
VUE Pilsworth Industrial Estate, Pilsworth Road BL9 8LD Seats: 1: 559 2: 322 3: 278 4: 434 5: 208 6: 166 7: 166 8: 208 9: 434 10: 278 11: 322 12: 573

BURY St. EDMUNDS Suffolk
Athenaeum, f., W. Goodchild (1907)
CINEWORLD Parkway Opened 18th November 2005. 8 screens / 1,350 seats
Circus Pitch A. L. Hooper (1907)
Constitutional Hall C. H. Nunn (1907)
HOLLYWOOD / ODEON / ABC / VIRGIN / MGM / CANNON / STUDIOS 1 & 2 /ABBEYGATE / CENTRAL CINEMA Hatter Street Opened 1924. Cap. 900. Rear projection. Pictures & variety. 1930 – fire. Repaired. Front projection. By 1941: (WE) - Bury St. Edmunds Cinemas, Ltd. Phone Ipswich 4036. 550 seats. Booked at 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. Twice nightly, Mat., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Bury St. Edmunds 477. Station, Bury St. Edmunds, L.N.E.R. Films by Transport. November 1959 modernised with money for Playhouse sale. Re- opened as Abbeygate. To Star 1970. 1971 split bingo downstairs 2 screens upstairs. Seats: 1: 196 2: 117 [Closed November 2005 as Odeon, re-opening 18th November as H’wood.]
FOCUS / ODEON THEATRE Brentgovel Street (BTH) Opened 5th July 1937 – Beloved Enemy. Architect: George Coles. 1,487 seats. By 1941: Props., Odeon (Bury St. Edmunds) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. 1,300 seats, Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 2.15 p.m. Stage 20ft. deep, two dressing-rooms. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks, Phone 259. Station, Bury St. Edmunds, L.N.E.R. Sold/leased to Brent Walker group. Re-named 4th October 1975. Closed 30th October 1982 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Demolished 1983. Shops.
PLAYHOUSE Buttermarket Opened 1925 as replacement for the Theatre Royal. 1941: (BTP) Props., Bostock Cinema Circuit. 650 seats. Booked at 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. Twice nightly; Mat. daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Stage, 28ft. deep; seven dressing rooms. Phone Bury St. Edmunds 296. Station, Bury St. Edmunds, L.N.E.R. Films by Transport Co. Closed 1959. Demolished. Co-operative store built on site.
Town Hall / THEATRE Opened 1734. Architect: Robert Adam as the Theatre 1774. W. Hill (1907). Closed when Theatre Royal opened 1819.
THEATRE ROYAL Westgate Street Opened 1819 for the Norwich Circuit. Architect William Wilkins II. Refurbished 1906 C. H. Nunn (1907) Closed 1925 as Playhouse opened. Greene King brewery barrel store. Restored and re-opened 1965.

BUTTERKNOWLE Co. Durham
KINO PICTURE HOUSE (Morrison) - Prop, Joseph William Coates, Southside Farm, Butter¬knowle. 280 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Once nightly. Four days per week. Prices 2d. to 10d. Station, Cockfield Fell, L.N.E.R.
PICTURE PALACE /MINER'S HALL Opened 21st September 1912.

BUXTON Derby
Assembly Room J. Wil¬loughby (1907)
Circus Pitch (1907)
MOVIE HOUSE Charles Street Opened February 1992 – The Rescuers. Warehouse conversion. Prop., Michael Bradley. Closed 19th January 1995. Retail use.
OPERA HOUSE Opened 1903. Architect: Frank Matcham. - 1907 mgr - A. Willoughby. Film seasons from May 1912. Rear projection. To Buxton Corporation late 20s. Leased to Film Industries 1932. Sound – mainly cinema – The Unholy Garden and Palmy Days. By 1941: (BTH) Lessees, Buxton & High Peak Entertainments. Ltd. 2,200 seats. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Wed, and Sat. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Buxton 819. Station, Buxton, L.M.S. CinemaScope from new front projection box 2nd May 1955 – Three Coins in the Fountain. To Hutchinson Leisure. Cap.; 1,100. Closed Saturday 3rd December 1977 – Death Wish. 960 seats. Theatre Trust set up -restored 1979. 937 seats. Live theatre. Listed Grade II*
PICTURE HOUSE Spring Gardens Opened c.1916 (from 1914 plans). Closed October 1936 – Rhodes of Africa. Demolished. Spa built on site.
PLAYHOUSE / HIPPODROME / PALACE THEATRE St. John’s Road Opened 1889. Hipp. by c.1909. By 1941: Cap.; 600. Prop.; Cor¬poration. Apply Entertainment Manager. Mainly rep. Nightclub.
SPA CINEMA Spring Gardens (BTH) Opened Monday 28th June 1937. Prop., Buxton & High Peak Entertainments, Ltd. 950 seats. Continuous from 6.30. Mon. to Fri., Mats. Mon. and Wed. Three shows on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Buxton 131. Station. Buxton, L.M.S. Bingo by 1963. Circle twinned from Thursday 11th April 1974 – 120 & 130. Closed c. May 1986. Demolished.

BUXTON Norfolk
Village Hall - Tues. East Anglian Travelling Circuit.

BYERS GREEN Co Durham
GLOBE Opened December 1913. Cap. 700. 1933 prop., Herbert Derdle. Closed c.1933. Destroyed in gale January 1936.

C

CAISTOR Lincs
CROWN CINEMA High Street. 1922-66. (M. Brader)
PUBLIC HALL CINEMA (SIS) - Prop., G. E. V. Shacklock, 10, Grimsby Road, Caistor. Booked by Manager, R. H. Shacklock. One show, Thurs., and Fri. evenings; two Sat. (all year); Mon. and Tues., fortnightly, winter months only. 250 seats. Prices 9d. and 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 18ft. Station, Moortown, L.N.E.R.

CALLINGTON Cornwall
PUBLIC HALL (RCA) -Prop., J. H. Crick & Sons. Once weekly.
- Mon. and Fri. - Travelling show W. J. Hocking

CALNE Wilts
PALACE Cinema THEATRE Mill Street (BA) – Opened c.1915. 500 seats. 1931: Prop. The Award Theatres Ltd. 1941: Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Two shows Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Calne 88. Station, Calne, G.W.R., or Trans¬port Co. Demolished 1970s
Town Hall f., C. F. Cue. (1907)

CALVERLEY Yorks
Mechanics’ Institute, H. Outhwaite (1907)

CAMBERLEY Surrey
ACADEMY CINEMA London Road Demolished.
ARCADE CINEMA (WE) - Prop., Regal (Camberley). Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Two changes weekly, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Phone 410. Station, Camberley, S.R. Closed 1956. Demolished.
Drill Hall f., T. Coultman (1907)
ELECTRIC High Street Demolished
ROBINS / CLASSIC / CANNON / ODEON / REGAL CINEMA (WE) London Road -Prop., Regal (Camberley) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks., Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Daily, Mat. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Café attached. Phone Camberley 909. Station, Camberley, S.R. Closed 2003.

CAMBOIS Northumb
BOCA CHICA CINEMA Church & boys’ club in 1985.

CAMBORNE Cornwall
KING’S CINEMA Chapel Street (BTH) – Opened 1936. Operated by Sound & Movement Cinemas, Ltd., 14, Portland Square, Plymouth. Phone Plymouth 4981. 1,000 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone Cambome 2269. Station, Camborne, G.W.R. closed to film 1970s. Bingo.
CAMEO / PALACE THEATRE / VINCENT’S HIPPODROME Roskear Terrace (BTH) - Prop., R. Hill. 300 seats. Booked at H.O. Truro. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Cambome 192. Station, Camborne, G.W.R. Demolished.
ELECTRIC CINEMA / Public Rooms Trevenson Street f., T. Oliver (1907)
SCALA / St. GEORGE’S/ CINEDROME Church Street Opened 1911. (BA) - Operated by Sound & Movement Cinemas, Ltd., 14, Portland Square, Plymouth. Phone Plymouth 4981. 800 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices., 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 14ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Phone 2,269. Station, Camborne, G.W.R. Now Berkeley Centre

CAMBRIDGE Cambs
ARTS CINEMA / COSMOPOLITAN CINEMA (BTH) Market Passage -Prop., Cosmopolitan Cinemas, Ltd. 1, Guildhall Street, Cambridge. 230 seats. Open during University Terms only. Four shows daily. Prices. 9d. to 1s. 10d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 27ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Phone Cambridge 3068. Station. Cambridge. L.N.E.R. Films by Film Transport Co., Ltd., Charing Cross Road. W.C. Closed. Coffee House.
ARTS PICTUREHOUSE / MGM / CANNON / ABC 1 & 2 / REGAL (RCA) St. Andrew’s Street – Opened 3rd April 1937. Architect: John S. Quilter & Son. Prop. Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. 1,869 seats. Continuous. Booked at Golden Square. Width of proscenium, 38ft. Café. Station, Cambridge. L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Twinned 1972. Fire damage 1985. Closed. Wetherspoons in stalls & stage. Triple cinema upstairs. 500 seats total.
ARTS THEATRE Peas Hill (BTP) - Props., Arts Theatre of Cambridge, Ltd., 6, St. Edwards Passage, Cambridge. Phone 55246. Booked at Hall, Separate performances. 581 seats. Prices 8d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Cambridge 2000. Restaurant attached. Films by R.T. SG46: Cap.: Stalls 353 and 26 standing, boxes two, to seat five, circle 221. Once nightly at 8, except Monday and Tuesday 6.30, Matinées Thursday and Saturday 2.30. Plays, Opera and ballet. No barring clause. No agent. Stage: Prosc. 25ft. 6 in. x 16ft., depth 19ft. 6 in., prompt side 27ft. 6 in., O. P. side 16ft., height under flies 19ft., width between fly galleries 39ft., stage to grid 39ft. Counterweight gear, 20 lines. Hemp lines 20. Elec. equip.: Voltage 200 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights with dimmers four. Battens two, with four circuits each. Spot bar 12 spots, ind. controlled. Cyclorama with 14 floods and eight dimmers, also pit with three circuits. Dips four, and two switch controlled. Spots on stage six, and six floods. Ten front of house spots. Two spots on No. 1 batten and two acting areas on No. 2 batten, all ind. dimmer controlled. Dressing rooms: three, four chorus rooms, acc. 40. One of these usually used for orchestra. Total orchestral acc. 40. No resident orchestra. Two turn-table reproducer, can be switched to front of house speakers or to stage. Microphone.
CANNON VICTORIA / ABC / VICTORIA CINEMA (WE) Market Hill Opened 28th August 1931 on site of Electric. Architect: Hoare & Wheeler.- Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Station, Cambridge, L.N.E.R. Damaged by fire 1984. Closed 1988. Demolished apart from façade.
CENTRAL CINEMA (1) Hobson Street. Opened 1921. Demolished for Central (2) on same site. Gala Bingo.
CENTRAL CINEMA (2) 21 Hobson Street. Opened 1921. (WE) -Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. 1,069 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous., Proscenium width 25ft. Phone 3813. Station, Cambridge, L.N.E.R. & Film Transport. Damaged by fire 1939 / re-opened November 1940. Closed 1972. Gala Bingo.
CINEWORLD Cherry Hinton Road 9 screens / 1700 seats [Opened 28th May 2004]
Corn Ex¬change E. Pike (1907)
ELECTRIC Market Hill. Opened 1911. Closed c.1930 for Victoria to be built on site.
FESTIVAL THEATRE / THEATRE ROYAL Barnwell Opened in 1816 on the Wilkins (Norwich) Circuit. Closed – various uses. Re-opened by Terence Grey as Festival. Rebuilt stage – lighting by Harold Ridge. Closed 1939. Scenery store for Arts Theatre.
GAIETY / HIPPODROME Auckland Rd Opened 1913. Closed 1915, now housing.
Guildhall J. W. Jacob (1907)
KINEMA (WE) Mill Road Liberal Club Building. Upper hall opened as cinema in 1910. By 1941 - Prop., Pointer & Coulson. 498 seats. Booked at Victoria Cinema. Continuous from 6.30. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Closed. Demolished.
PLAYHOUSE Mill Road (BA) Opened 3rd May 1913. Architect: George Baines & Son. 769 seats. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Phone Cambridge 5151. Stations, Cambridge, L.N.E.R. Closed November 1956. Supermarket. No Salvation Army.
REX CINEMA / RENDEVOUZ Magrath Avenue (RCA) - Props. Rex (Cambridge) Ltd., H.O., 93-95, Wardour Street, W.1. 1,100 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 32ft. Café and Ballroom attached, Phone Cambridge 3969. Station, Cambridge. Closed 1972. Demolished 1979 for housing.
NEW THEATRE / THEATRE CINEMA / NEW THEATRE (No 2) W. H. Redfern (1907) By 1941: (WE) St. Andrew’s Street - Controlled by Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London. S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Continuous. Variety and Films. 900 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Cambridge 3948. Station, Cambridge, L.N.E.R., & Film Transport. (Closed) Requisitioned during WWII. Re-opened as live theatre 1947. Closed 1956. Demolished.
TIVOLI (BA) Chesterton Road Opened 1925. Architect: G. P. Banyard. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887, 592 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Proscenium width 23ft. Phone Cambridge 4637. Station, Cambridge, L.N.E.R., & Film Transport. Closed 1956. Warehouse. Now ‘The Graduate’ pub.
Victoria Assembly Room Allen & Key (1907)
VUE Grafton Centre, East Road: 8 screens

CANNOCK Staffs
CENTRAL PICTURE HOUSE Blackfords (BTP) - Props., W. S. Robottom, J. H. Hudson, & J. Bate. 360 seats. Booked at Hall. Con¬tinuous, Prices 4d. to 1s.
DANILO High Green (RCA) Opened 25th February 1939. Prop., Danilo (Cannock) Ltd., 3, New Street, Birmingham. Phone Midland 0871. 1,600 seats, Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous daily, Booked at H.O. Phone Cannock 2169. Station, Cannock. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. To Southan Morris. To Essoldo 26th August 1954. Closed 31st December 1969 OR 10th January 1970. Demolished March 1970. Supermarket and bingo.
FORUM THEATRE (RCA) (late Hippodrome) - Props., Forum Entertainments (Cannock) Ltd. 900 seats. Continuous. Variety. Booked at Hall, Prices 7d. to 1s. 1d. Stage, 40ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Phone 3307. Station, Cannock.
New Hall J. F. Haywood (1907)
PICTUREDROME / MGM / CANNON / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO/ CANNOCK PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE PALACE Walsall Road Opened 6th April 1914. 600 seats. Closed October 1919 - 242-seat balcony added. Pic Hse March 1920. To Chas K. Deeming. To MacDonald. By 1941: (WE) - 955 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Cannock 141. Station, Cannock L.M.S. To Mrs. A. E. MacDonald. 1stSeptember 1968 to Essoldo. Modernised. Opened 7th September 1969. 403 seats. To Classic & re-named 2nd April 1972. 2nd screen added at rear 5th March 1978. 180 seats. Re-named Cannon 1984. To MGM. To Curzon circuit of Loughborough, re-named P‘drome 7th April 1995. Closed 25th February 2005.
Public Rooms f., A. Jukes (1907)

CANTERBURY Kent
CINEMA 3 University of Kent: Seats: 300
Circus, G. Pay (1907)
EMPIRE MUSIC HALL / St. Margaret’s Hall St. Margaret’s. Victor Roi (1907) Closed c.1926. Demolished for Central.
Foresters’ Hall J. Barden (1907)
MARLOWE THEATRE (1) / CENTRAL PICTURE THEATRE St. Margaret’s Street Opened 7th November 1927 on site of Empire. Architect: Dore & Anderson. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square. W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 750 seats. Continuous. Phone Canterbury 2071. Stations, Canterbury (East or West) S.R. Films by Road Transport. Damaged & reopened twice during WWII. Closed 1949. Marlowe Theatre (1) from 1950.
MARLOWE THEATRE (2)/ ODEON / FRIARS THEATRE The Friars (BTH) Opened 1933. Architect: Alfred & Vincent Burr. 1941 - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. from 2 p.m. Prices 9d. to 3s. Stage; three dressing-rooms, Phone Canterbury 2480. Station, Canterbury, S.R.
MGM / CANNON / ABC / REGAL CINEMA St George’s Place (WE) Opened 1933. Architect: Robert Cromie. 1941 - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,687 seats. Continuous. Proscenium width 43ft. 4 in. Stage, 10ft. deep; three dressing-rooms. Café and Ballroom attached, Phone Canter¬bury 2022. Stations, Canterbury (East or West) S.R.
Oddfellows’ Hall A. Develin (1907)
(Odeon Dance Hall - why The Friars had to be used for Oscar Deutsch’s cinema - now Café Uno)
St. George’s Hall E. B. Goulden (1907)
THEATRE ROYAL (No 2) E. Graham Falcon (1907)

CANVEY ISLAND Essex
Bohemia Park - Travelling show - Pettitt’s Popular Pictures.
CINEPLEX MOVIE STARR Eastern Esplanade: 4 screens / 460 seats
RIO CINEMA 124 Furtherwick Rd (BTP) Opened 1937. 1,000 seats. By 1941 -Prop., Francis Bertram. Once nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Canvey 133. Station, Sth. Benfleet. Closed to film 29th June 1976. Bingo.

CARCROFT nr Doncaster Yorks
PICTURE THEATRE (WE) - Prop., C. F. Ward Phone Adwick-le-Street 20. 867 seats. Booked by G. Brocklesby, F.I.A.A., Certified Account¬ant, Conisborough, near Rotherham. Phone Conisborough 29. Continuous. Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d. Stations, Adwick-le-Street & Carcroft, L.N.E.R.

CARLISLE Cumberland
CINEMA (BTH) Gretna
Circus Pitch M. Wilson (1907)
CITY CINEMAS Mary Street: 2 screens
CITY PICTURE HOUSE (WE) English Street Built by Sidney Bacon 1912. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone Carlisle 540. Café attached. Station, Carlisle, L.M.S.
County Hall (Botchergate) R. Koster (1907)
Drill Hall f., J. Lovett (1907)
HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE (No 3) Owner Milton Bode 1895 - 1903 sold to his partner, Stuart McKim. The Executors of the Late H. Steward McKim (1907) Leased by Sidney Bacon to stop rival use as cinema. SG46: Her Majesty’s Theatre. Prop.: Cranbourn Theatres, Ltd., Lowther St., Carlisle. Bookings: Cranbourn Theatrical Variety Agency, Ltd., 80, Lowther St., Carlisle, Cumberland, Cap.: Front stalls l35, rear stalls 219, P. stalls 142, D. circle 132, U. circle 150, gallery 290. Once nightly 7. Matinées Wednesday end Saturday. Twice nightly 6.15 and 8.20 (Saturday 6 and 8.5). Matinées - occasion¬ally. Twice-nightly variety, revues, plays. Reverting to occasional once nightly. Stage: Pros. 31ft. 6in., height 21ft., height under fly galleries 21ft., width between fly galleries, 42ft., height of grid from stage 58ft., no counterweight gear. 36 sets of lines. Elec. equip.: 220 v. A.C. Footlights, four circuits (No. 1 only on dimmers). Battens with four circuits with ind. dimmers (four circuits in three battens). Four f-o-h pre-set spots. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: Eight single, two chorus, acc. 8. Orchestra: Acc. 10. Resident 10 (conductor, piano, bass, two violins, ’cello, two trumpets, trombone, drums). Amplifying equip.: Microphone.
HIPPODROME S. C. Algie (1907)
LONSDALE / ABC / LONSDALE (WE) Warwick Road. - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone White¬hall 8494. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Pictures and Variety. Phone Carlisle 1219. Station, Citadel, L.M.S. 3 screens. Closed 2006.
ODEON / GAUMONT/ BOTCHERGATE PICTURE HOUSE (RCA) 37, Botchergate -Prop., Carlisle Picture House Co., Ltd., 95, Bath Street, Glasgow. Phone Douglas 2769. 1,006 seats. Booked at H.O. by A. Matthews. Continuous. Café attached. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Carlisle, 411. Station, Carlisle Citadel, L.M.S., or Motor Transport.
PUBLIC HALL f., J. Plaskett (1907) (WE) Chapel Street Sidney Bacon opened as cinema 1907. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinema, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mats, daily. Width of proscenium, 21ft. Phone Carlisle 428. Station, Carlisle, (Citadel) L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.
REGAL (WE) Caldergate-Prop., The Williams Cinemas, Ltd., Hippodrome, Workington. Phone Workington 194. 660 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 9d. Width of proscenium, 21ft. Phone Carlisle 932. Station, Carlisle (Citadel).
REX CINEMA (WE) Denton Holme-Props., C. & T. Cinemas, Ltd., 52, Stowell Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone N/c 25539. 550 seats. Booked at H.O. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Carlisle 458. Station, Carlisle (Citadel) L.M.S.
STANLEY CINEMA (RCA) Botchergate-Prop., The Williams Cinemas, Ltd., Hippodrome, Workinglon. Phone Workington 194. 517 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 6d. Phone Carlisle 926. Station, Carlisle (Citadel).
STUDIOS 1-4 / NEW PALACE (BTP) Botchergate - Palace opened 1906. Signor Pepi ran till Easter 1909. Manager: A. E. Nicholls (1907). Then leased to MacNaghten. Julius Simpson mgr. 1919 – MacNaghten bought. By 1941: Prop., Mac¬naghten Vaudeville Circuit, Ltd., Kings Chambers, Angel Street, Sheffield. Phone 23449. 1,100 seats. Booked at H.O. by W. Bryan. Continuous from 6 p.m.; Mats. daily. Prices 5d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Carlisle 144. Station, Carlisle, L.M.S. Closed 1959. Gutted by fire 2004.
VUE 50 Butchergate: 7 screens

CARLTON Notts
REGAL / VICTORIA PICTURE HOUSE Station Road Opened Wednesday 30th April 1913. 1922: Prop. E. Parker. H.O. Station Road Carlton. Two changes weekly. 5d to 1s. Station Carlton, M.R. 124 miles. Closed Saturday 6th December 1930. Sound installed? Re-opened as Regal Monday 22nd December 1930. By 1941 - Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 2552. Closed Saturday 19th December 1959.
RITZ CINEMA 112 Burton Road (BTH) Opened Monday 1st June 1936. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. Prop., Carlton (Notts.) Cinemas, Ltd., 24, Corridor Chambers, Market Place, Leicester. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street. Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 2552. Continuous. Evenings from 5.45. Mats., Thurs., Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Carlton 58040. Stations, Carlton & Netherfield, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 8th June 1968. Demolished. BUPA on site.

CARNFORTH Lancs
Co-operative Hall f., J. Smalley (1907)
ROXY Market Street (BTH) - Prop., James Brennan, 107, Duke Street, Barrow-in- ¬Furness. Phone Barrow-in-Furness 990. 465 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice Sat, Prices 6d. and 1s. Width of proscenium, 21ft. Phone Carnforth 37. Station, Carnforth L.M.S. Now supermarket.

CARSHALTON Surrey
GAUMONT PALACE - Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Bingo.

CASTLE BROMWICH Warwicks
CASTLE CINEMA (BTH) - Props., The Atlas Picturehouse Co., Ltd., 322, Broad Street, Birmingham. 1,268 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Proscenium width 40ft. Café attached. Phone 2425. Film Transport.
Victoria Hall W. Brewin (1907)

CASTLE DONINGTON Leics
COUNTY CINEMA / THE CINEMA (Marshall) – 1932: Jn. Minton, propr. By 1941: Prop., J. F. S. Minton, County Cinema Enterprises. 400 seats. Booked at Market Street. Two shows Mon, and Sat, Once daily rest of week. Prices 4d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Castle Donington L.M.S.

CASTLEFORD Yorks
ALBION PICTURE PALACE (WE) Albion Street Opened pre-1914. 780 seats. (KYB14) 1919: Prop., Castleford Electric Theatre Co. Res. mgr. H. Craven. Two shows nightly. Prices 3d to 9d. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 440. Tel: 32. By 1941: Lessees, Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1., Phone Gerrard 7887. 985 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings, Separate shows on Saturday. Two changes weekly, Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Castleford 2032. Station, Castlelord, L.N.E.R.
CINEWORLD Xscape Centre, Colorado Way: 14 screens / 2,900 seats
Circus Pitch H. Masterman (1907)
Co-operative Hall J. Platt Jackson (1907)
COSY CINEMA Glass Houghton (GB) 1946: Prop., E. Freedman, 23 Park Row Leeds E.1 Phone 27779. 728 seats. Continuous. Prices 9d. and 1s. Booked at Leeds. Phone Castleford 2350. Station Castleford.
CROWN PICTURE PALACE Leeds Road, Glasshoughton Opened 1913. Destroyed by fire 1923.
CROWN PICTURE PALACE Lister Street Opened 1913. 800 seats. (KYB14) 1919: Prop., Messrs. Atkinson, Roddy & Wilson. Res. man. A. Roddy. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. 3d to 9d. 600 seats. Licensed for music. Voltage 230.
EMPIRE Airedale 1946: Props. Star Cinemas (London) Ltd. Star House, Bank Street, Castleford. Phone Castleford 2618-9. 548 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Two shows on Sat. and Sun. Phone 2154. Booked at H.O. Station, Castleford. Still there in KYB55.
EMPRESS PALACE Church Street Opened 1912. Props., Empress Palace Ltd. 800 seats. (KYB14) 1919: Prop., R.T.A. Pictures. Res. man. T. W. Dalby. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. 3d to 9d. 600 seats. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 230.
Mechanics’ Hall H. H. Broadbent (1907)
NEW STAR / MAJESTIC / STAR PICTURE PALACE Aire Street Opened 1912 – 1919: Prop., R.T.A. Pictures, Ltd. Res. man. E. Aspinall. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. 3d to 9d. 610 seats. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 230. KYB28 Prop. Majestic (Castleford) Ltd. Res. & Booking Man. W. Clowes. Two shows nightly. Prices 4d to 1s. 3d. Phone Castleford 231. 1931 – Mihaly sound & booked by Mihaly Theatre Circuit. By 1941: (WE) Props., Star Cinemas, (London) Ltd., New Star Cinema, Aire Street, Castleford. 850 seats. Three shows daily. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Castleford 2531. Station, Castleford L.N.E.R. Closed 1974.
PALACE THEATRE Smawthorne Lane (KYB14)
PICTURE HOUSE (WE) Station Road (next to Queen’s). Opened 1912. By 1941 - Prop., R.TA. Pictures Ltd., Castleford. 1,200 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 24ft. Café and Dance Hall attached. Phone 2351. Station, Castleford, L.N.E.R. Closed 1964. Now pub.
PICTURE HOUSE Airedale (Eastern Electric) 500 seats. KYB1937 & 1948
QUEENS THEATRE / HIPPODROME / Queen’s Hall Wilson Street Opened 1899. Architect R. McDowell. f., Dottridge & Longden (1907) 1904 Hipp. C. Moore (1907) 6th December 1909: re-opened/rebuilt as Queen’s Theatre. Albert Winstanley. 1,200 seats. Showed films by 1914. (KYB14) Became cinema in 1921 under Will Emerson. 1931: Cinderella on stage. Back to films – Eastern Electric sound. Tidswell circuit. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Castleford Queen’s Theatre Co., Ltd. Continuous, Booked at Hall. Prices 4d. to 10d. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 26ft. deep. Eight dressing rooms, Phone 2268, Station, Castleford, L.N.E.R. 1958: Bingo. 1964: supermarket. Empty. Demolished c.1990.
R.T.A. (Messrs. Rowley, Townsend & Aspinall)
The Rink Jungletown Opened as cinema 1911. Demolished.
THEATRE ROYAL Albion Street Opened 1873. C. Gadsby (1907) 23rd October 1911: altered by Frank Matcham. Prosc. 30’, depth 33’. width 60’. SG46: Bookings: A. F. Whiteman, 561, Scott Hall Road, Leeds, Cap.: Stalls 228, pit stalls 95, D. circle 172, boxes 9, gallery 500. Twice nightly 6 and 8. Matinées only circus and pantos. Revue, variety, circus, panto. Large stage, plenty of lines and light battens. Elec. equip.: 110 v., 230 v. points for irons and stage fittings. Dressing room: Seven. Orchestra: Six (resident). Amplifying equip.: Hired by arrangement. Closed 1958: demolished 1964.

CASTLETON Lancs
IDEAL (WE) -Prop., E. Woodall, Nordene, Bury Road, Rochdale, Phone Castleton 3452. 576 seats, Booked at Hall and Man¬chester, Once nightly, Mon, till Fri.; three shows on Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Castleford 5906. Station, Castleton, L.M.S.
PRINCESS CINEMA (WE) Princes Street-Prop., E. Woodall, Ideal Cinema, Castleton, 574 seats, Booked at Hall or at Manchester, Twice nightly; Mat., Mon. and Thurs. Three changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Castleton 590. Station, Castleton, L.M.S.

CASTLETOWN I. o. Man
COSY (BTH) -Props., Ramsey Amusements., Ltd., ‘Plaza Cinema,’ Ramsey, I.o.M. Phone Ramsey 3224. 400 seats. Continuous from 6.30p.m. Prices., 6d. to 1s. Booked by E. E. Ratcliff, ‘ Raheny,’ Roby, Liverpool. Phone Huyton 382. Station, Castletown. Phone 32.

CATERHAM Surrey
ELECTRIC Opened 1909. Prop., Mr Freeman. Adapted from coachbuilder’s premises next to Blacksmith's Arms. Accompaniment provided by horn gramophone.
FLORIDA / CAPITOL CINEMA Opened October 6th 1928 Victory + stage show. Cost £16,000. 950 seats, 700 stalls, 250 circle. Simplex projectors installed in projection box large enough for sound equipment later. Sound April 26th 1930. By 1941: (WE) - F. W. Allwood, Wallace House, Wardour Street, London W1, 850 seats, Booked at H.O. Prices 7d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous. Phone Caterham 462. Station, Caterham, S.R. 30th May 1955 Re-named Florida. CinemaScope & new sound system, improved heating. Closed 13th August 1960 – Tammy.
Guards Depot Cinema Opened 1915 - large corrugated iron building surmounted by clock now in Queen's Park. Initially private enterprise, purchased by War Office 1922. Pianist Charles Tugwell (Guard's Chapel organist). Demolished.
ODEON Church Hill/Harestone Valley Road 1936 unrealised scheme.
Public Hall J. D. Rolls (1907)
VALLEY CINEMA and VARIETIES / COMMONWEALTH CINEMA / Commonwealth Assembly Room Opened 7th July 1913 - The Coquette (drama in Pathécolour) The Bricklayer’s Little Joke (comedy), & The Nimble Flea (educational). Prop., Licensee of Public House. 220 seats. 10th September 1923 renovated and reopened as Valley - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime + acts. Closed 1928. Demolished.
Extra info from the Bourne Society Local History Records Vol. 28 by Jean Took via www.cinephoto.co.uk

CATTERICK Yorks
CAMP CINEMA - Prop., Catterick Cinema Co. Approx.; 800 seats. Continuous. Three changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Catterick Bridge, L.N.E.R. Was this also Cambrai Cinema?
CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / RITZ Shute Road (WE) Opened December 1940. Architects: Joshua Clayton & Deas. Props., Ritz (Catterick Camp) Ltd., Shute Road. 1,036 seats. Prices., 6d. to 2s. Continuous. Booked by G. P. Fenton, Central Buildings, Darlington. Stage; three dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Catterick Camp 344. Station, Richmond, Yorks. To Essoldo October 1948 & re-named c.1951. To Classic 2nd April 1972. Twinned. Closed 2nd July 1977. Demolished.
GARRISON CINEMA (BA) - 800 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked by G. P. Fenton, 16 Central Buildings, Darlington. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. 3d.; four dressing-rooms. Station, Richmond, Yorks.

CAVERSHAM nr Reading Berks
GLENDALE / CAVERSHAM ELECTRIC THEATRE Church Street (film) - Prop, & Res. Man., C. J. Stanley. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Reading 71729. Station, Reading, G.W.R., or by Road Transport. New façade & re-named 1946. Closed 1977. Religious use.
REGAL CINEMA Church Street (RCA) Opened 3rd October 1938. Architect: E. Norman Bailey. By 1941 – Props., Regal Cinema (Caversham) Ltd., 141, Bushy Mill Lane, Watford. 857 seats. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at Head Office. Pros¬cenium width approx. 35ft. Station, Reading. To Mayfair circuit. To ABC 1943. Closed 7th June 1958. Warehouse & offices. Demolished. Waitrose on site.

CHADDERTON nr Oldham Lancs
CASINO PICTURE PALACE (WE) Neville Street - Prop., Marks Circuit Cinemas, 6, St. Mary’s Gate, Manchester, Phone Blackfriars 4078. 982 seats. Booked at Manchester, Continuous. Mats., Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Main 1026. Two dressing rooms, Station, Oldham (Werneth) L.M.S.
FREE TRADE HALL (WE) -Prop., Alfred Wright. 550 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices 2d. to 9d. Station Werneth
LYRIC CINEMA (WE) Milne Street-Prop., Alfred Wright. 475 seats. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 9d. Booked at Hall, Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Milne 4957. Station, Werneth, L.M.S.

CHADDESDEN Derby
ESSOLDO / GLORIA Nottingham Road (BTP) Opened 21st November 1938 Architect A. J. Thraves. Prop. Chaddesden Gloria Ltd. By 1941 - Prop., Regal (Chaddesden) Ltd., Commerce Chambers, Elite Buildings, Parliament Street, Nottingham. Phone 2273/4. 1,176 seats. Continuous evenings. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 36ft. Phone Derby 55161. Station Derby L.M.S. To Essoldo May 1949 & re-named November 1951. Closed 14th September 1968. Ladbroke’s (Lucky Seven) bingo. Opened circle cinemas 6th December 1973 - 1: 128; 2: 138. Closed 31st December 1982. Bingo. Demolished March 2001. Supermarket.
REGAL -In preparation (Probably the original name for the Majestic)
MAJESTIC Wiltshire Road Opened 1938. Closed 1962. Demolished.

CHADWELL HEATH Essex
ODEON / GAUMONT (PALACE) / EMBASSY High Road (WE) Opened 17th May 1934. Architect: Harry Weston. Tea lounge / ballroom. Organ: Compton 3/9 with surround on lift. Pictures & variety. To Gaumont October 1934 – renamed GP, shortened c.1937. By 1941 - Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, Regent Street, W.1. Booked at H.O. Pictures and Variety, 1,806 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 40ft, stage, 24ft. Four dressing-rooms. Phone Seven Kings 3292. Station, Chadwell Heath. Re-named Odeon 1964. Closed 28th July 1966. Bingo.
ODEON / MAYFAIR CINEMA Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham (WE) – Opened 9th December 1933. Architect: Leslie Kemp (Kemp & Tasker). (Open-air swimming pool & terraces @ rear.) D. J. James’ circuit. Sold 1936. By 1941: Props., Eastern Cinemas (G.C.F.) Ltd., Film House, 142, Wardour Street, W.1. Phone Gerrard 5252. 1,764 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d, Stage; five dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Seven Rings 3000. Stations, Chadwell Heath, L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Stage Amplification. To Odeon 1943. Re-named Odeon Chadwell Heath 1945., later Odeon Whalebone Lane, Dagenham. Closed 12th February 1972. Bingo. Demolished. Supermarket & offices.

CHAGFORD Devon
REX CINEMA (Picturetone) New Street-Props., A. G. Curtis. 200 seats. One show nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Width of proscenium, 12ft. Booked at Cardiff & London. Station, Mortonhampstead, G.W.R. E.

CHALFONT ST. PETER Bucks
BROADWAY CINEMA (Picturetone) late Memorial Hall Cinema-Prop., Weller & Stevenson’s Theatres, Broadway Cinema, Chalfont St. Peter. 400 seats. Continuous, Prices 10d. to 1s, 10d. Phone Gerrard Cross 2904. Station, Gerrards Cross, G.W.R.

CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH Derbyshire
EMPRESS CINEMA -350 seats, Twice nightly, Prices 4d. to 1s.
REGENT (BA) late Constitutional Hall, Eccles Road-Prop., Chapel-en-le-Frith Constitutional Hall Co., Ltd. 450 seats. Booked at Manchester, Twice nightly. Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Prices 3d. to 1s. Two dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 10ft. Phone Chapel-en-le-Frith 32. Station, Central, L.M.S.
Town Hall G. W. Hobson (1907)

CHAPELTOWN nr Sheffield Yorks
CHAPELTOWN PICTURE PALACE (BTH) Station Road-Prop., Chapeltown Picture Palace Co., Ltd. 450 seats, Continuous, Three shows Sat. Two changes weekly, Booked at H.O. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Sheffield 38445. Station, Chapeltown L.M.S. & F.T.S.
Workmen’s Hall Job Woodward (1907)

CHARD Somerset
CERDIC Fore Street – Opened 1937. Prop., Wessex Kinema Co., Ltd. Now Wetherspoon’s,
Corn Exchange f., William Pilton (1907)
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE High Street (BTH) - Prop., Rowland Reeves. 320 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly; two Wed., and three on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Chard 74. Station, Chard, S.R. & G.W.R. Demolished 2002.

CHASETERRACE Staffs
CHASE CINEMA (BTP) - Prop., Miles Jervis, Bridge Cross, Chaseterrace. 750 seats. Continuous Mon. and Thurs. Three shows Sat.; one show Tues., Wed. Fri. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Burntwood 32. Station, Brownhills,

CHATHAM Kent
ABC / MGM / CANNON / ABC / REGENT (2) (RCA) - Opened 11th July 1938 - Housemaster and Thrill of a Lifetime. Architect: W. R. Glen. (Organ: Compton 3/6 (A413) ordered but cancelled.) 1,906 seats. Simplex projectors. By 1941: Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31., Golden Square. London W.1, Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,894 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous, Width of proscenium, 45ft. Stage, 10½ft. Three dress¬ing-rooms, Phone Chatham 2522, Station, Chatham, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. 3-D 23rd August 1953 - The House of Wax. Equipment replaced for CinemaScope - Ross GC3s, Perspecta sound. Re-named ABC 30th October 1961. Early 1960s Phillips FP20 machines. Closed 1972 as single screen - The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins. Tripled. To EMI with circuit 1979. George Williams, mgr., then Arthur Allen. To Cannon 1986. Dolby Stereo 1998. Closed 3rd January 2002.
BARNARD’S PALACE of VARIETIES 107-111 High Street Originally opened as fit-up 1850. Rebuilt as variety hall. L. B. Barnard (1907) Pictures & variety by 1910. Closed by fire 1934.
CENTRAL HALL High Street
CORNER HOUSE CINEMA / SILVER CINEMA / CINEMA de LUXE High Street/Manor Road Opened 22nd January 1910 – probably shop conversion. Mgr. Maurcie Williams. Continuous 3-6pm. Re-named Corner Hse 1921. Café added. Closed 1922. Retail use.
Corn Exchange f., Wm. Oldroyd (1907)
EMPIRE CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE High Street (next to Empire Theatre). Opened 19th February 1917. Architect: H. H. Dunstall. Props., Oswald Stoll / H. E. Davis. Organ: Nicholson & Lord (straight) 2m/15stop. Fixed console. 1,100 seats. George Tallents mgr 1918-1929. By 1941: (BTP) -- Props., Stoll Circuit, Coliseum Buildings, W.C.2, Phone Temple Bar 1500. 1,100 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous weekdays from 2 p.m. Sun. 6p.m. to 9 p.m. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Chatham 2757. Station Chatham, S.R. re-named 1st February 1953. Closed 10th June 1961 - Doctor in Love and Congo Crossing.
EMPIRE THEATRE High Street Opened 18th March 1912 – rebuild of Gaiety. Architect: Frank Matcham. Cap., 2,500. Sliding roof. 1929 closed for redecoration, new seats, projection box in balcony. Vitaphone sound-on-disc and Fox Movietone sound-on-film equipment. Re-opened - The Singing Fool 15th July 1929 - five times daily for month run. Cinema mgr. George Tallents – died in theatre 5th January 1933. Then Herbert E. Webster. Film use ceased 17th February 1940. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Empire Theatre of Varieties, Ltd. Stoll Offices Coliseum Build¬ings, St. Martin’s Lane, W.C. 1,893 seats. Booked at H.O. Variety. Phone Chatham 2757. Station, Chatham, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. To Prince Littler Easter Monday 16th April 1942: new stage, equipment, orchestra pit. To People’s Entertainment Society (co-op amalgamation) 1945. Chatham Empire (1955) Ltd. Closed 31st March 1960 – tweo nights before plan owing electricity bill. Theatre and cinema demolished January 1963. Car park. 1972 office block built, now housing Customs & Excise and Medway County Court.
GAIETY Opened 1st September 1890. Architect: George Friend. Capt. H. E. Davis (1907) Edisonograph in operation by January 1910. Closed 17th June 1911. Demolished for Empire.
GAUMONT / PALACE SUPER CINEMA Watling Street (WE) Opened 30th November 1936 - East Meets West and The Old School Tie. Architect: W. Kenyon. Organ: Compton 3/7. Console on lift – special design of etched-glass illuminated surround. By 1941 -Props., Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., Ltd. 1,864 Seats. Continuous. Prices 9d, to 2s. 6d. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 42ft. Stage, 20ft. Seven dressing rooms, Café with dance floor. Phone Gillingham 5281. Station, Gillingham, S.R. or Chatham. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named December 1950. 50s mg. Mr Pleasance, under-manager Mr Alan. Closed to film 2nd February 1961 - The Captain’s Table. Organ removed and scrapped. Bowling alley to 31st October 1970. Retail use – interior gutted.
HMS PEMBROKE CINEMA Brick-built. c.500 raked floor. Proscenium arch, stage. Also live shows and lectures. Mgr Mr Simmonds, Welfare Secretary. CinemaScope. Closure not known.
INVICTA CINEMA Fullager’s Yard, High Street Opened 7th February 1916. Props. Croneens. To J. H. Canvin April 1929. 1939: (WE) - Prop., J. H. Canvin, 930 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices. 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Chatham 2472. Station, Chatham, S.R. Films by Kent Film Transport Co., Ltd. (Closed) Closed 1939. Church Army use during war. Post-war warehouse and indoor market. 1962: Gerry Cameron - ballroom dancing, wrestling, bingo. By 17th May 1964 full-time bingo. To Mrs Cameron, to Coral, to Bass Charrington September 1983. Closed. Empty, derelict, demolished 1987.
NATIONAL ELECTRIC THEATRE 205 High Street Opened 15th April 1911. Architect: Melville Ward. Prop., National Electric Theatres Ltd. Cost £3,500. 639 seats. 3d & 6d. With circuit to G-B 1928. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. 852 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Chatham 2314. Station, Chatham, S.R. Films by Motor Transport. Closed 24th February 1951 - Magnificent Brute and On the Carpet. Still stands – retail outlet.
REGENT (1) / IMPERIAL PICTURE PALACE 385 High Street Opened 28th January 1914. Architect: George E. Bond. Prop., Chatham & District Cinema Ltd. Mgr. Alfonso Eley (ex-Popular Pic Pal Maidstone). 1,674 seats. To W. W. Thompson 29th August 1927, renamed New Regent. Mgr J. R. Endcott (ex-Roxy, Blackheath). 1929 Organ: Christie 2/8. Fixed console. Pictures & variety. To ABC 18th March 1929. Talkies -RCA His Captive Woman 5th July 1929. Closed 9th January 1937. Organ removed. Demolished for Regent (2) on enlarged site.
RITZ High Street (WE Mirrophonic) Opened 22nd March 1937 – My Man Godfrey + stage show & organ - GPO landline to Ritz Barnsley opening. Architect: Robert Cromie, assisted by Ernest Tulley. 2,322 seats. Organ: WurliTzer 3/8. Grand piano attached. Console on lift with illuminated surround. Mgr. J. Gow Scobie, replaced by Arthur Colston (ex-Central, Folkestone). Chief projectionist Francis Young. To ABC with circuit 1937. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinemas., Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, SW.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Café attached. Phone 3681. Station, Chatham, S.R. Chief projectionist Francis Young (again) 1962 – 1972. New sound system and drapes 1964, ‘pop package’ one-night stands. Phillips DP70 projection equipment and six-track stereo. Closed to film 20th May 1972 - Naked Countess and I Do It My Way. Organ removed to Shrewsbury Buttermarket. Leased to Star Associated Holdings of Leeds for bingo. 1975 sold bingo operation to EMI 1975-83. To Thorn Industries 1982. September 1983 to Bass Charrington Coral Leisure. Fire 30th September 1998. Demolished and new bingo hall built on the site September 1999.
THEATRE ROYAL / ROYAL HIPPODROME / THEATRE ROYAL / ROYAL HIPPODROME / THEATRE ROYAL 102 High Street (No 2) Opened 1899. Architect: George E. Bond. Fire 1900 - rebuilt by same architect. Charles and Lionel Barnard (1907) Closed 13th June 1931, reopened a cinema on 28th June, Western Electric c.£2,000. Lesses William Robinson of Brighton. Bankrupt in December 1932. December 1937 - stage and dressing rooms badly damaged by fire, Architect Andrew Mather modernisation. Cost £20,000. New stage was built & most modern technical equipment available. New seating - slightly reduced capacity. Reopened 28th February 1938 as R. Hipp. To People’s Entertainment Society 16th February 1947 (same ownership as Empire) -The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse. Lessee Mrs Doris West. To F. J. Butterworth as Th Royal repertory, reopened by Dame Sybil Thorndyke. Four months by Bernard Delfont variety for three months, as R. Hipp. By 18th October 1948 Theatre Royal. Repertory. Closed 20th May 1955 in financial difficulties. February 1956 sold - foyer shop, auditoriuml evelled floor as furniture repository, neighbouring furniture shop extended into stage, scene dock and dressing rooms. Badly damaged by fire 23rd September 1968. Proscenium arch bricked up, boxes removed. Dress Circle damaged by fire 26th April 1966, unchecked deterioration. A Trust formed for restoration but disbanded 2003.
Town Hall f. (1907)

CHATTERIS Cambs
Corn Exchange f., C. J. Moulton (1907)
EMPRESS Park Street Opened 1934. Architect: Ward & Woolnough. (WE) -H. Bancroft Circuit, 7, South Brink, Wisbech. Phone Wisbech 53. 555 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Booked at Empire, Wisbech. Proscenium width 38ft. Phone 119. Station, Chatteris, L.N.E.R.
PICTURE PALACE Prop. & Res. Man., M. Williams. Head Office.

CHEADLE Cheshire
ELECTRA PICTURE HOUSE (WE) - Prop., Asso¬ciated British Cinemas, Ltd. 30-31 Golden Square, W.1, 868 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings. Twice nightly Sat. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Sat. Two changes weekly. Phone Gatley 2839. Station, Gatley, L.M.S.
Literary Insti¬tute f., Isaac Worthington (1907)

CHEADLE Staffs
OSBORNE CINEMA High Street (BTH) -Prop., Boyce Wood. 850 seats, Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Mat., Sat, Two changes weekly. Prices 2½d. to 9d. Station, Cheadle (Staffs) L.M.S. Now Osborne House, apartments.
PALACE (BTH) -Prop, & Res, Man., J. Bibbys. 400 seats. One show nightly, two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 9d . Station, Cheadle (Staffs) L.M.S.

CHEADLE HULME Cheshire
ELYSIAN CINEMA (WE) -Prop., Raymond Hirst, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme. 900 seats. Booked at Manchester, Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Two shows. Sat, Prices 7d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Cheadle Hemline 346. Café attached, Station, Cheadle Hulme, L.M.S. Closed 1974, now shopping mall.

CHEAM Surrey
CENTURY - Props., The Granada Theatres, Ltd., 36, Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 3554. Continuous. Phone Vigilant 590.
GRANADA - North Cheam (RCA) Phone Fair¬lands 8818 -Props., The Granada Theatres, Ltd. 36, Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 3554. Station, Cheam, S.R. Demolished, Wetherspoons on site.

CHEDDAR Somerset
Parish Hall Rowland Hill (1907)
REGAL -Prop., A. Austin, Pilkington Theatres, 20, London Road, Salisbury,

CHELMSFORD Essex
Circus Pitches L. Poole, N. W. Oliver (1907)
Corn Ex¬change f., W. W. Duffield (1907)
CIVIC THEATRE
CRAMPHORN THEATRE Opened April 1981. 182 seats.
EMPIRE PICTURE HOUSE Springfield Road Opened c.1912. Prop., C. Reid. 542 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Eastern Counties Cinemas, Ltd., Regent Theatre, Chelmsford. 506 seats. Continuous. Phone Chelmsford 2094. Station, Chelmsford, L.N.E.R. Closed by fire 1940. Used as food store for rest of war. Derelict. Demolished 1961.
ODEON (1) / RITZ Baddow Road The Meadows (WE) Opened 8th November 1935. Architect; Robert Cromie. 1,748 seats. Prop. County Cinemas. By 1941 - Prop., Ritz (Chelmsford) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks., Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s.4d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Occasional variety. Café restaurant / ballroom attached. Phone 3677. Station, Chelmsford, L.N.E.R. Re-named 147. Closed October 1981. Derelict. Demolished 1989.
ODEON (2) The Meadows, Baddow Road Now 8 screens. Opened 1st four 22nd October 1993.
PAVILION SUPER CINEMA Rainsford Road Opened 1920. By 1941: (Duosonic) Prop., Pavilion, Chelmsford, Ltd. 504 seats. Continuous. Proscenium width 25ft. Prices 7d. to 1s.10d. Phone 3046. Station, Chelmsford. Closed June 1988. Empty. Laser games. Empty. Nightclub.
REGENT THEATRE Moulsham Street Opened as theatre 1913. Architect: Francis Burdett Ward. Prop. F. H. Cooper circuit. 1,086 seats. Stage, four dressing rooms. Cinema 1916. To Eastern Counties 1928. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Eastern Counties Cinemas, Ltd., Regent Theatre, Chelmsford. 1,000 seats. Continuous. Phone Chelmsford 2094. Sta¬tion, Chelmsford. L.N.E.R. To S&K 1954. To EMI 1967. Closed 6th September 1975. Bingo. Listed. Now a bar.
SELECT SUPER / SELECT / SELECT KINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE New Writtle St off Moulsham Street Opened c.1912 – conversion of foundry. Prop., A. R. P. Hickley. 600 seats – one tier. To S. Slinger. By 1922 as Select, prop. R. H. Etchells. 1940: (BTH) - Prop., Sidney S. Harris. 650 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s.10d. Phone Chelmsford 2724. Station, Chelmsford, L.N.E.R. Scope 1953 – prop. F. J. Partner. Bingo from c.June 1963. Re-opened as Select Super June1988. Closed March 1992. Laser games 1993. Closed.

CHELTENHAM Glos
ABC / REGAL The Promenade Opened 1939. Architect: W. R. Glen (with L. Norton). Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Demolished.
CINEWORLD Flower’s Brewery Opened 2006: 11 screens
Circus Pitch J. Roche (1907)
CIVIC PLAYHOUSE SG46: Cap.: 300. Stalls 60, P. stalls 230. Once nightly 7.30. Matinées Saturday 2.30. Amateur shows, repertory considered. Stage: Pros. 22ft., height 12ft., depth 12ft. Elec. equip.: 220 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights three. Battens two, each with six circuits. Spots six. Top lighting: One batten to three dimmers. Pit lighting with three circuits. Two f.o.h. pre-set spots. Dressing rooms: Three, each acc. four persons. Acc. for 10 in orchestra.
COLISEUM Albion Street Opened 1931. (BTH) -Prop., H. G. Beard. 1,000 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 9d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage, 40ft. deep; 8 dressing-rooms. Phone Cheltenham 3715. Station, Cheltenham (St. James.) G.W.R. Closed to film 1974. Snooker Club.
DAFFODIL PICTURE HOUSE Suffolk Parade Opened 1922. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Daffodil Picture House, Ltd. 780 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Cheltenham 3360. Station, Cheltenham (St. James) G.W.R. Closed Bingo 1977. Restaurant.
ESSOLDO/ RITZ Lower High Street (RCA) Opened 18 September 1937. Architect/proprietor A. S. Walters, 879 seats. By 1941 - Prop., Cheltenham Entertain¬ments, Ltd., 58a, Church Street, S.E.5. Phone Rodney 2421. 1,000 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 2d. Continuous. Booked in London & Cardiff. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Cheltenham 3800. Station, St. James Cheltenham G.W.R. To Twentieth Century Cinemas. To Essoldo c.June 1947. Modernised and re-opened as Essoldo 31st May 1954. Closed to film 25th April 1964. Bingo - Ace Bingo & Social Club in 2006.
EVERYMAN THEATRE / OPERA HOUSE - (No 2) Architect: Frank Matcham. Props., The Cheltenham Theatre & Opera House Co., Ltd. O. Redford (1907) 1941: (WE) Phone Cheltenham 5144/5145. 990 seats. Pictures and Variety. Proscenium width 24½ft. Café. Phone 5144. Station, G.W.R. St. James, L.M.S. Lansdown. SG46: Cap.: 800, Stalls 242, Pp stalls 125, boxes two, D. circle 190, U. circle 85, gallery 147. Once nightly 7. Matinées 2.30 Thursday and Saturday. Twice nightly 6 and 8. Plays, musical Comedy, ballet, revue, variety, circus. Stage: Pros. 24ft. 6 in., height 24ft., min. depth from setting line 30ft., height under fly galleries 24ft., width between fly galleries 36ft., height of grid from stage 50ft., 39 sets lines. Elec. equip.: 210 v. A.C. Footlights three. Battens four, each with three circuits. Spot bar with six spots. Six dips with ind. dimmers. Six dips switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Four floods on stands. Two front of house following limes. Dressing rooms: 11. Orchestra: Eight, acc. 14. Resident. M.D. -violin, violin, ‘cello, bass, trumpet, drums, piano, trombone.
Imperial Rooms W. Herbert (1907)
Montpellier Gardens Town Clerk (1907)
Montpellier Rotunda P. Jones (1907)
Oddfellows’ Hall Mr. Newman (1907)
ODEON / GAUMONT PALACE Winchcombe Street (BA) Opened 1933. 1774 seats. By 1941 - Prop., Albany Ward Theatres., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, W1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,774 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 44ft. Stage 20ft. deep; five dres¬sing rooms. Restaurant. Phone 4081-11. Stations, Cheltenham, L.M.S. & G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. : 7 screens
PALACE PICTURE THEATRE High Street (WE) - Prop., Chelten Cine. Co., Ltd., 10, Windsor Place, Cardiff. Phone Cardiff 225. 752 seats. Booked at Cardiff. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Cheltenham 2553. Station, Cheltenham G.W.R. Films by Road Transport. (Closed)
Town Hall SG46: (three large halls). Main Hall seats 1,250, has open stage, acc. orchestra of 100. Licensed for music, dancing and stage plays. Terms of letting: £26 per night according to accom. required. Apply Entertainments Manager, Town Hall.
Victoria Rooms f., E. B. Shenton (1907)
Winter Gardens Borough Sur¬veyor (1907)

CHEPSTOW Mon
Church Boys’ Hall J. Lawrence (1907)
ELECTRIC PICTURE HALL Opened 1914. Closed by 1920s, uncertain.
REGAL / GAUMONT Beaufort Sq (BA) – opened 16th May 1938. Architect: Enoch Williams + W. E. Trent. Prop., Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, 123, Regent Street. London W.1. 825 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous nightly, Mats., Wed, and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d, to 1s. 10d. Phone Chepstow 49411. Station, Chepstow, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Sold and re-named January 1958. Closed 1971, other uses; demolished c.1989. TSB on site.
PALACE THEATRE Bridge Street Opened 1913. Albany Ward circuit. Sold to PCT. 424 seats. Closed May 1938 on opening of Gaumont.

CHERTSEY Surrey
CONSTITUTIONAL HALL, Guildford Street f., T. J. Rawlings (1907) 1941: Prices 3d. to 1s. 3d. Open, Saturday only.
PLAYHOUSE Guildford Street (WE) - Prop., Southern Cinemas, Ltd., 36, Kingsway, W.C.2. Phone Holborn 3281. 323 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat. daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width approximately 30ft. Phone Chertsey 3267. Station, Chertsey, S.R.

CHESHAM Bucks
ASTORIA Broadway (WE) - Props., Shipman & King, Shell Mex House, Strand, W.C.2. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Stage, 14ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 18ft. Phone Chesham 103. Station, Chesham
EMBASSY (WE) - Props., Shipman & King, M84 Shell Mex House, Strand, W.C.2. Phone Temple Bar 5077. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Café. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids
Town Hall f., John Harding (1907)

CHESHUNT Herts
CENTRAL CINEMA / KOZY / CINEMA / S. Mary’s Hall College Road Opened 1862. Robert Archer (1907) Opened as Cinema 1913. Prop., Cluff. Cap. c.300 on wooden forms. To Hoddesdon Cinema Co February 1913. Re-named Kozy c.1928. Closed September 1931. Moderised, balcony added, sound. Re-opened as Central Thursday 29th October 1931 – Plunder. To E. J. ‘Chips’ Carpenter 1933. By 1941: (AWH) - Prop., E. J. Carpenter. 400 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Evenings. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 9d. to 1s.6d. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Waltham Cross 2250. Station, Cheshunt, L.N.E.R. Closed Saturday 28th February 1959 – 6.5 Special and Shake, Rattle and Rock. Demolished post 1965. Lloyds Bank.

CHESTER Cheshire
Assembly Rooms (1907)
CANNON / ABC / REGAL Foregate Street/Love Street Opened Saturday 30th October 1937 - Slaveship. Architect: W. R. Glen. Prosc. 46’ 5”, stage depth 14’ 4”. 1,973 seats. Compton 3/6 + Melotone. Lift, illuminated surround. Ross machines / Western Electric ‘Mirrophonic’ sound. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids Renamed ABC June 1959.1980 Bingo, stalls, two mini-cinemas in balcony. 1987: Cannon circuit took over. Closed 16th December 1990. Empty, then night-club, now Brannigan’s Bar.
CLASSIC / TATLER 56 Foregate Street (RCA) Opened 1936. By 1941 - Props., Chester (Times) Theatres, Ltd., 3 Stanley Street, Liverpool. 500 seats. Continuous. Booked at Century House, St. Peter’s Square, Manchester. Prices 7d. to 1s. 9d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Chester 2711. Station, Chester General, L.M.S. & G.W.R. Demolished 1971.
GATEWAY THEATRE Hamilton Place Opened 1968. Prop., Corporation. Architect: Michael Lyall Associates. 500 seats, one tier.
GAUMONT PALACE Brook Street (BA) Opened 2nd March 1931 - On Approval. Architect: William T. Benslyn. Compton 3c/8 organ with lift Op. mgr., F. D. Rowley. Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, Regent Street, London W1. 1,997 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d, Stage, 30ft. deep; nine dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 41ft. Café. Phone Chester 2100. Station, Chester, L.M.S. & G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids Closed 9th December 1961 - The Marriage-Go-Round. Organ removed by Ronald Curtis in 1962. Interior ripped out for bowling alley, then re-adapted for bingo. Now Mecca Bingo.
GLYNNE PICTURE HALL Foregate Street Opened 1911. Closed 1931, damaged by fire, part bar.
HIPPODROME Connah’s Quay (BA) - Deeside Enterprise Cinemas, Ltd., 1, Bridge House, Queensferry. Phone Connah’s Quay 49. 650 seats. Continuous, Prices 7d. to 1s., 4d, Booked at Bridge House, Queensferry. Width of proscenium, 19ft. 6 in, Phone 161. Station, Connah’s Quay, L,M.S.
MAJESTIC PICTURE HOUSE / CINEMA de LUXE 95 Brook Street Opened Monday 18th May 1920 - Carnival. Prop., Pat Collins. Architect: W. Matthew Jones. Mgr. J. Locker, M.D. Joe Proverbs. Sold or leased, refurbished & renamed 12th July 1926. Sold to General Theatres Corpn. March 1928. G. Haydock, mgr. 1939. By 1941 - (BA) Prop., General Theatre Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats. Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Chester 599. Station, Chester, L.M.S. & G.W.R. Closed 1956, frontage remains.
MUSIC HALL / THEATRE ROYAL Northgate Street/St. Werburgh Street f., Phillipson & Golder (1907) Pictures from c1915. Internally re-constructed as cinema in 1921 – by 1941: (RCA) Prop., General Theatre Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. Continuous nightly Mon. to Fri. Three shows Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone 380 Station, Chester, L.M.S. & G.W.R. closed by Rank Organisation in 1962. Converted to supermarket, now ‘Superdrug’.
ODEON Northgate Street/Hunter Street (BTH) Opened 3rd October 1936 - Two’s Company. Architect: Robert Bullivant (Harry Weedon). Seating 1,628. Projection: British Thomson-Houston type A with type C arcs. In 1947, B.T-H. SUPAs were installed. Op. mgr: Harry Yorke. Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695 9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 2 p.m. Prices 9d. to 1s.10d. Stage, one dressing-room. Phone Chester 1573. Tripled 1976. Quinned 1991. Still open. Sold to Brook Leisure on lease-back June 2006.
PARK CINEMA Coronation Street/St. Mark’s Road Saltney (BTP) Opened 1923. By 1941 - Prop., Deeside Enterprise Cinemas, Ltd., Bridge House, Queensferry. Chester. Phone Connah’s Quay 49. 468 seats, Booked at H.O. Twice nightly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 1d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Chester 1430. Station, Saltney G.W.R. Closed 1959, now offices.
PICTUREDROME / Corn Exchange Eastgate Street Secretary (1907) Opened as cinema 1909. Closed 1924.
PLAZA CINEMA (Imperial) Props., Deeside Enterprise Cinemas, Ltd., Bridge House, Queensferry (BA) Phone Chester 530. 700 seats. Prices 6d, to 1s. 6d. Continuous Mon. to Fri. evenings, two shows on Sat. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Booked at Bridge House, Queensferry. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Connah’s Quay 49. Station, Queensferry. L.M.S.
Public Hall C. Williams (1907)
ROYALTY THEATRE (No 3) Milton Bode 1904 to 1932. SG46: Royalty, Cap.: Stalls 300, pit 128, D. circle 93, circle 85, gallery 350, boxes four (16 seats). Once nightly 7. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday oc¬casionally. Twice nightly 6.15 and 8.20. Plays, musical comedy, variety, revue, Stage: Pros. 28ft., depth 25ft., height under fly galleries 20ft., width between flies 32ft., height of grid 45ft., 30 sets lines. Elec. equip: 230 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights three. Battens four, each with three circuits. Dips five (no dimmers). One spot on stand. Two floods on stands. Two f.o.h. following limes, New electric equipment being installed. Dressing rooms: Nine. Band room, Orchestra: Eight, acc. 10. Resident, Piano, two violins, ‘cello, bass, drums, trumpet, M.D. Amplifying equipment installed. Harry Hanson’s Court Players in 50s. Demolished.
Temperance Hall G. Bailey (1907)
UGC Greyhound Park, Sealand Road: 6 screens

CHESTERFIELD Derbys
Assembly Rooms G. Preskey (1907)
BRAMPTON COLISEUM Chatsworth Road (BTH) - Prop., Entertainments (Chesterfield) Ltd. Coliseum, Chatsworth Road. Pros width 20’. 450 seats. (1946: 609 seats) Once nightly. Booked by J. Black & T. A. Saxby, Lloyds Bank Chambers, Chesterfield (by appointment). Prices 4d. to 9d. Station, Chesterfield, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.
CINEWORLD Alma Leisure Park, Derby Road: 10 screens
HASLAND CINEMA Mansfield Road (BTH) - Props., The Lyceum (Whittington Moor) Picture and Variety Palace, Ltd., 71 Saltergate, Chesterfield. Phone 2955. 586 seats. Once nightly, two shows. Sat, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at H.O. Station, Chesterfield, L.M.S.
HIPPODROME / THEATRE ROYAL Opened 1896 – on site of Boswell’s Circus. Architect: Rollinson & Sons. F. Macnaghten (1907) By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Hippodrome (Chesterfield) Ltd. Lessees, Terence Byron, Ltd, 33, Abingdon Street, Blackpool. 1,000 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices 8d. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 28ft. deep; eight dressing-rooms. Phone Chesterfield 2335. Station, Chesterfield . L.M.S. SG46: No matinées. Variety, revue and panto¬mime. Closed 1955. Demolished.
LYCEUM Whittington Moor (BTH) - Prop., Lyceum Co., Ltd. 650 seats. One show nightly, two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Station, Whittington Moor, L.M.S.
OXFORD PICTURE PALACE New Whittington (BTH) Prop., Oxford Palace (New Whitting¬ton) Ltd., Chesterfield. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly. Phone Old Whittington 61. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Stage, 12ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Billiards Hall attached. Station, New Whittington, L.M.S.
PALACE Opened 1910. To cinema post-WWI? By 1941 (BA) - Prop., Holmwood Picture Palace Co., Ltd. 600 seats. Demolished.
POMEGRANATE / CIVIC THEATRE / CORPORATION THEATRE / STEVENSON MEMORIAL HALL Corporation Street Opened 1879. Architects: Smith & Woodhouse, Manchester. 1898 stage & dressing room block added. Re-named Corp. Th c.1904. 1910 stalls floor raked & orch. pit dug. By 1941: (BTH) - Lessees, Hippodrome (Chesterfield) Ltd. 772 seats. Booked at Hall. Continu¬ous Mon. to Fri. from 5.50. Two shows on Sat. Mats., Mon., Wed, and Sat. Prices., 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 30ft. Six dressing-rooms. Phone Chesterfield 2901. Station, Chesterfield, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. 1949 Corp. improved & re-named Civic. Architect: E. Bonsall. Still used as theatre. 546 seats.
Public Hall f., G. Preskey (1907)
REGAL / CANNON / ABC / REGAL Cavendish Street (WE) Opened 12th October 1936. Architect: J. Owen Bond/ modified W. R. Glen. By 1941 - Prop., Asso¬ciated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 2,048 seats. Continuous. Mats daily. Booked at H.O. Pros width 46ft. Stage, 16ft. Four dressing-rooms. Phone 3333. Station, Chesterfield, L.M.S. Re-named c. 1961. 1971 Closed & re-opened as 484 seats circle. Painted Wagon in stalls. To Cannon`1986 & re-named. To independent & re-named. Closed 19th April 1993.
VICTORIA PICTURE HOUSE Knifesmith Gate (WE) - Prop., Victoria Enterprises, Ltd. 1,298 seats. Three shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Chesterfield. Café and Dance Hall attached. Phone Chesterfield 2677. Station, Chester¬field, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.
WINDING WHEEL / ODEON THEATRE / PICTURE HOUSE Holywell Street Opened 10th September 1923. 1,559 seats. Café and ballroom attached. Sold to Odeon 1936. By 1941 - (WE) Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks, Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Wed. and Sat. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks., Café, Restaurant and Dance Hall attached. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Stage. Phone Chesterfield 2791. Station, Chesterfield, L.M.S. Closed 17th October 1981. Taken by Corporation as function centre. Listed Grade II.

CHESTER-le-STREET Co. Durham
ESSOLDO / EMPIRE THEATRE and CINEMA Front Street & King’s Head Yard Opened 12th January 1911. Prop., Chester-le- Street Theatre Co., 1050 seats. Variety-type fly tower. Remodelled & re-opened 20 September 1928. Architect: A. H. Fennell. 1929: Chester-le¬-Street Picture House Co. Ltd. To Smelt circuit September 1934. By 1941: (BA) -Prop., Smelt’s Theatres, Ltd., 125, Westgate Road, Newcastle, Phone 27987. 950 Seats. Pic¬tures and Variety. Films booked at New¬castle-on-Tyne. Continuous. Stage, 40ft. deep. Ten dressing rooms. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 32ft. Dance Hall attached. Phone Chester-le-Street 3202. Station, Chester-le-Street, L.N.E.R. Double seats in circle. To Essoldo & re-named December 1946. Closed 16th January 1971. Foyer & crush hall demolished c.1971.To Classic 2nd April 1972 – not re-opened. Demolished 1979.
HIPPODROME Market Place Opened 8th Feb 1911. Prop., John Stoker, jnr. Responsible mgr J. Harris. ?Closed 1917.
Mechanics’ Institute F. J. Gray (1907)
New Co-operative Hall J. Pringle (1907)
PALACE CINEMA THEATRE / PICTURE PALACE Low Chare Opened 22nd December 1919. 700 seats. 1932 to Edwards Entertainments. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop, & Man., T. H. Worley, Sea View House, Tantobie, Newcastle, 1,300 seats. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly and Mats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Chester-le-Street 80. Station, Chester-¬le-Street, L.N.E.R. To Essoldo 26th February 1947. Closed c.June 1960 OR 66. Demolished.
QUEEN’S / QUEEN’S HALL South Burns (WE) Opened 13 May 1931, Architect A. H. Fennell. Owner J. Lovett (Cestrian). 1st mgr: Tommy Turnbull. By 1941 - Prop., Cestrian Entertainments, Ltd. 1,313 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 39ft. Phone Chester-le-Street 2209. Station, Chester-le¬-Street, L.N.E.R. To Essoldo 1958. Closed to film September 1967. Bingo. Gutted by fire 28th February1994. Demolished.
SAVOY CINEMA / CHESTER 52-54 Front Street Opened 14th March 1921. Prop., Chester-le-Street Picture House Co., 700 seats. To Smelt circuit September 1934. By 1941: (BA) -Props., Smelt’s Theatres, Ltd., 125 Westgate Road, Newcastle. Phone Newcastle 27887. 612 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 10d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Chester-le-Street 3202. To Essoldo December 1946. 612 seats in 1956. Closed 1960. Demolished.

STAR 1910 - 1912.
THEATRE ROYAL Mrs. A. Denville (1907)

CHESTERTON Staffs
ALEXANDRA PICTURE HOUSE (Morrison Special) High Lane Prop., Shemilt Bros. 500 seats. Booked at Granville, Woodland Ave., High Lane, Burslem. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 45ft. Station, Longport, L.M.S. & by Potteries Transport.

CHICHESTER Sussex
Assembly Rooms f., W. A. Beatson (1907)
CHICHESTER CINEMA New Park Road: Seats: 126
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE and Minerva Studio Theatre Oaklands Park: Seats: 214
CINEWORLD Chichester Gate: 10 screens/ 1,900 seats;
GAUMONT Eastgate Square Opened 1938. Architect: - Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids . Closed 1950s, became pool.
GRANADA / EXCHANGE THEATRE / Corn Exchange East Street f., J. W. Jacobs (1907) Opened May 1910 as full-time cinema. Rebuilt internally 1927. Architects: G. S. Hall & G. de Wild. By 1941: (RCA) East Street-Props., London & District Cinemas, Ltd., Capitol Cinema, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey. Phone Epsom 9876. 800 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Chichester 407. Station, Chichester, S.R. Bought by Granada 1946 and re-vamped by Robert Cromie. Re-opened as Granada 1948. 900 seats. Closed as cinema 9th August 1980. Stands as fast-food outlet.
Institute f., H. G. Slates (1907)
ODEON / PLAZA (WE) South Street – Opened 1936 as total reconstruction on Picturedrome site. Architect: Andrew Mather. 1,063 seats. Prop., County Cinemas. By 1941 - Prop., County Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Bucks. Continuous. Two changes weekly, Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Café attached, Phone Chichester 2808. Station, Chichester, S.R. Renamed Odeon 1945. Closed 1960. To Fine Fare, now Iceland.
OLYMPIA ELECTRIC THEATRE Northgate Closed 1922, bus garage. Later: To Let.
PICTUREDROME South Street Closed for rebuild as Plaza.
THEATRE

CHINGFORD Essex
NEW DORIC / DORIC / CHINGFORD CINEMA / CHINGFORD PAVILION Station Road Opened 14th October 1920. 545 seats. Leased to Sydney C. Berrill. Sound 1929. To Miss L. Purcell. To Cinema Houses Ltd. By 1940: Norbert Theatres Ltd. Doric from 30th May 1941. Closed July 1957. Re-opened as New Doric 23rd January 1959. Closed early 60s. Demolished. Offices.
REGAL / HIGHAMS PARK ELECTRIC THEATRE Hale End Road Highams Park Opened 1st April 1911. Architect W. A. Lewis. Prop./builder O. H. Watling. 550 seats. 20s: Props. Lironi & Cundy. By 1928: Regal Cinemas Ltd. & re-named. Improved by A. W. & R. B. Green by 1933. Re-built 1935. Architects: Howes & Jackman. Organ: Rutt 3c/6 with surround on lift. 900 seats. Café. 1945: Norbert Theatres Ltd. 1963: To Astoria Films (London) Ltd & closed 11th September. Bingo. February-April 1964 – films & bingo. Now bingo & snooker club.
CLASSIC / ODEON 6-8 Cherrydown Avenue Opened Monday 9th September 1935 – Bright Eyes. Architect: Andrew Mather. 1,208 stadium seats. To Classic December 1967. Closed 3rd June 1972 – The Love Bug and Sammy, the Way Out Seal. Demolished. Supermarket on site.

CHIPPENHAM Wilts
ASTORIA Marshfield Road: 2 screens
CLASSIC / ODEON / GAUMONT PALACE (BA) Props., Gaumont-British Corpn., Ltd. (Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd.) London. 1,086 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2.15 daily (closed on Sun.). Two changes weekly. Phone Wilts 203911. Proscenium width 30ft. Four dressing rooms. Station, Chippenham, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Demolished except for façade 2005.
NEELD HALL Prop., Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd., 123, Regent Street., London. W.1.
New Hall f., A. Lawrence; (1907)
PALACE THEATRE Station hill 1931: Props. Provincial Cinema Theatres Ltd. ?Demolished for Gaumont Palace.
Temperance Hall Thos. Mills. (1907)
VICTORIA CINEMA

CHIPPING NORTON Oxon
Co-operative Hall J. Carrington, (1907)
REGENT / RITZ / NEW CINEMA New Street (BTP) - Prop., New Cinema (Chipping Norton) Ltd. 506 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices., 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Chipping Norton 141. Closed 1973, now demolished.
PICTURE HOUSE / Norton Hall London Road Opened as cinema 1912. By 1941: (BA) Prop., T. W. Grant, 6a, London Road, Chipping Norton. 300 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Chipping Norton 9. Station, Chip¬ping Norton. G.W.R. Motor Transport. Closed 1951.
Town Hall f., T. Mace; (1907)
The Theatre Spring Street: Seats: 213 cinema & theatre

CHISLEHURST Kent
The CINEMA Albany Road (Imperial) Opened c.1931. Architect J. B. Farringro. Prop., C. Cripps. 262 seats. 1940s price, 1s. to 2/6. Closed December 1960, now church.
St. Mary’s Hall (1907)
Village Hall (1907)

CHOPPINGTON Northumb
MEMORIAL CINEMA (Electrocord) Stakeford - 200 seats.
PICTURE HOUSE Stakeford.

CHOPWELL Co. Durham
KING’S CINEMA / KING’S THEATRE Opened 1910. 1929: John Cheeseman, mgr. 900 seats. To Chopwell Cinema Co., 1 Lesbury Terrace. Booked by George Stoddart. By 1941: (BTP) Props., G.E. & W. F. F. Craven, Albert Hall, Stanley. 704 seats. Prices 5d. to 10d. Booked at Newcastle. Continuous. Stage, 2 dressing-rooms. Phone Chopwell 227. Station, Ebchester, L.N.E.R.
VICTORIA CINEMA (AWH) - Props., Trotter & Murray. 450 seats. Twice nightly, Mon. and Sat. Once nightly rest of week, Prices 2d. to 1s. Proscenium width 36ft. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

CHORLEY Lancs
GRAND George Testo Santé (real name Mulhall) (1907) Burned down 1914.
HIPPODROME Gillibrand Street (WE) Prop. Snape & Ward, 14 John Dalton Street, Manchester, Phone Blackfriars 3831. 900 seats. Booked at Empire. Twice nightly. Mat., Sat, Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone 247. Station, Chorley L.M.S.
LITTLE THEATRE / EMPIRE Dole Lane Opened c.1900. Converted to cine-variety 1912. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Snape & Ward, 14 John Dalton Street, Manchester, Phone Blackfriars 3731. 800 seats. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Mat. Mon., Wed., and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone 2747. Station, Chorley L.M.S. Sold to local amateurs 1959. £2,000. Now amateur theatre, with occasional film.
ODEON THEATRE Market Street (BTH) Opened 21st February 1938 – The Sky’s The Limit. Architect: (Harry Weedon). 1,526 seats. Props., Odeon (Chorley) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 6.15 p.m., separate shows Sat. evening. Mats., Mon., Wed, Sat. Stage, 42ft. by 22ft. Phone 2660. Closed 6th February1971 – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Bingo from 1973.
PAVILION CINEMA Salisbury Street (BTP) - Props., Hooley’s Cinemas (Chorley) Ltd. 900 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Mats., Mon., Wed. and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Chorley 2762. Stage, 16½ft. deep; 2 dressing rooms. Width of proscenium, 30ft. Station, Chorley L.M.S. or Auto Road Service. Closed. Other use.
PLAZA (WE) - Prop., David Forrester Theatres Ltd., 46 Old Bond Street, London W.1. 1,300 seats. Pictures, continuous, Variety twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 9d. Booked at Manchester. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage 29ft.; five dressing rooms. Café and Dance lounge. Phone 2037. Station, Chorley L.M.S. Closed. In other use.
THEATRE ROYAL Market Street Opened 1911. To ABC c.1932. ?converted to cinema. 896 seats. To Hooley’s c.1938. By 1941: (WE) Props., Hooley’s Cinemas (Chorley) Ltd., Pavilion Cinema. 850 seats. Continuous from 6.15 p.m., Mat., Mon., Wed. and Sat. Booked at Hall. Prices 5d. to 1s. Width of proscenium 30ft. Stage depth 30ft., 4 dressing-rooms. Phone 2484. Station, Chorley, L.M.S & Auto Road Service. Also staged pro. pantos. Closed c.1957. Demolished 1960.
Town Hall f., W. Leigh (1907)

CHORLTON-cum-HARDY Lancs
GAUMONT / SAVOY / PICTURE HOUSE / MAJESTIC Manchester Road/Nicholas Road Opened c.August 1919. Mgr. Tom Newell. 1,200 seats. To PCT 1919 & re-named Pic Hse. Opened 8th November 1920. Prop., PCT. Leased & renamed Savoy by ABC. 1,500 seats. 1941: (RCA) -Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,500 seats. Continuous. Mat., Mon., Wed. and Sat. Phone 3708. Station, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, C.L.C. To Gaumont, re-named & re-opened 1946. 1,250 seats. Closed 6th January 1962. Now Co-op undertakers.
PALACE / PALAIS de LUXE Barlow Moor Road Opened May 1914. 1940: (WE) Props., Palais De Luxe (Chorlton) Ltd. Gen. & Bkg. Man., Sam Parkinson. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Three shows Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Chorlton 635. 1941: Props., Cinemas (Chorlton) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 744 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone 3635. Station, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, L.M.S. Closed 14th December 1957. Co-op supermarket.
PAVILION THEATRE Wilbraham Road Opened 1904. Cinema from 1912. Closed & demolished 1916
SHALIMAR / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / RIVOLI Barlow Moor Road (RCA) Opened 20 November 1936. Architect: Benjamin Waterhouse. Prop., Ben Kanter, 38 Deansgate, Manchester. Phone Bla 9084. 1,540 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 48ft. Stage 12ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Phone 2542. Station, Chorlton, C.L.C. 1940 – bomb damage. Requisitioned by Ministry of Food. Re-opened 17th November 1954. To Essoldo 20th March 1955. To Classic with circuit 2nd April 1972. Tripled 23rd November 1973 - 1: 400; 2:196; 3: 193. Classic 3 closed 15th April 1978. Skateboard centre. Classic 2 closed 15th December 1978. Classsic 1 re-named Shalimar 1st March 1979. Closed c.1982. Demolished. Shops on site.
Skating rink Oswald Road Cinema c.1912
THEATRE ROYAL Opened 1911. Closed or converted to cinema 1925. Demolished 1960.

CHRISTCHURCH Hants
ROYAL / PAVILION THEATRE / NEW GAIETY Bargates fl. 1931 Now British Legion Club
REGENT High Street (WE) - Props., Portsmouth Town Cinemas, Ltd., Shaftesbury Cinema Portsmouth. Phone Portsmouth 4976. 676 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mats., Wed. and Sat. One show Sunday. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone 153. Station, Christchurch, S.R. Regent Centre film/ bingo split.
Town Hall f., The Mayor (1907)

CHUDLEIGH Devon –
Town Hal1 L. Symis (1907)

CHURCH nr. Accrington Lancs
QUEEN’S HALL (BTP) – Prop., Queen’s Hall (Church) Ltd. 710 seats. Booked at Hall by John Wilson. Twice nightly. Three shows Sat. Prices 5d. to 8d. Prosc. width 27ft. Phone Accrington 2291. Station Church L.M.S.

CHURCH STRETTON Shropshire
REGAL Sandford Ave (BTP) Opened 1934. Props., Craven Cinemas, Ltd., Craven Arms, Shropshire. Tel. 78. 296 seats. Once nightly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 21ft. Booked at Craven Arms. Phone 132. Station, Church Stretton G.W.R. & L.M.S. Closed 1963.

CINDERFORD Glos.
New Public Hall f., A. N. Dykins (1907)
NEW THEATRE Opened 1913. To Albany Ward circuit. Burned down 1919. Rebuilt as Palace.
PALACE Belle Vue Road (BA) - Prop., Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd. 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 450 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 5 p.m. Mat., Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Cinderford 3177. Station, Cinderford, G.W.R.
Town Hall f., Secretary (1907)

CIPPENHAM
ESSOLDO / COMMODORE Bath Road Opened 30th November 1938. Prop., General Cinema Theatres (Slough) Ltd. 1,480 seats. To Essoldo October 1949. Renamed Essoldo April 1950. Closed to film 20th March 1965. Bingo.

CIRENCESTER Glos
ABC / REGAL Lewis Lane (RCA) Opened 29th November 1937. Architect: Harold S. Scott. Props., Regal (Cirencester) Ltd., 89, Cornwall Street, Birmingham. Phone Central 7145/6. 1,008 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s.6d. Continuous evenings. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Two shows nan, Strum. Booked by V. J. Oliver, The Savoy, 687 Stratford Road, Birmingham. Proscenium width 34ft. Phone 421. Station, Cirencester Town. G.W.R. and Cirencester (Watermoor) G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. 2 screens. Closed 1977 for Bingo. Closed 27th November 2003.
Apsley Hall f., Harry Roads
Corn Hall f., F. H. Sealy; [2 screens; by mid 2003 funding still in doubt]
PICTURE HOUSE and THEATRE (BA) - Props., Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd. Booked at New Gallery House, 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Continuous. Stage 20ft. deep. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Cirencester 70. Station, Cirencester, G.W.R.

CLACTON-on-SEA Essex
Butlin’s GAIETY THEATRE Opened with camp 1938. 1,500 seats. Closed with camp September 1983. Empty. Demolished.
Butlin’s PLAYHOUSE THEATRE Opened c.1958. Rep., film, and children’s theatre. Demolished c1986.
Children’s Theatre (seasonal)
FLICKS / CENTURY / CORONET-CENTURY / MECCA / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / 20th CENTURY THEATRE Pier Avenue (WE) Opened July 1936. Architect: G. H. B. Gould. Props., Twentieth Century Cinemas, Ltd. (Lou Morris) 80/82 Wardour Street, London W.1. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. 1,078 seats. Organ, Christie 3/7 with surround on lift. Prices 6d. to 2s. 6d. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage and six dressing rooms. Café attached. Phone Clacton 1188. Station, Clacton L.N.E.R. To Essoldo 1948. Organ to Ipswich chapel 1967. To Classic 2nd April 1972. To Mecca 1974: split for bingo in stalls and twin cinemas in circle & circle foyer - 1: 625; 2: 125. To Coronet 1986. Cinemas operated as Flicks One and Two by Jasmine, later Gala. Still open: Seats: 1: 600 2: 187
JOLLY ROGER THEATRE (seasonal)
KINEMA / KINEMA GRAND / KINEMA / KINEMA HALL West Avenue – Opened July 1913. Prop., Letchworth Cinema Co Ltd. 675 seats. By 1941: (AWH) Prop., Capt. E. R. F. Pennell, D.F.C. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d to 2s. Phone Clacton 81. Station, Clacton-on¬-Sea, L.N.E.R. To Twentieth Century Cinemas (Lou Morris). To Essoldo 1948. Closed & demolished 1962. Shop.
OCEAN THEATRE (seasonal)
Osborne Assembly Hall f. (1907)
PALACE THEATRE Marine Parade West Opened 1906 as part of Palace of Light complex. 950 seats. Cinema 1933 – summer season. Prop., Capt. E. R. F. Pennell. Closed at WWII. Post-war: Roller skating. Waxworks. Demolished 1974. Hospital extension.
Pier Pavilion (1907)
PLAZA / ELECTRIC / WRIGHT’S ELECTRIC THEATRE / ELECTRIC THEATRE Old Road Great Clacton Opened August 1922. Prop., S. E. Crees. Stage, dressing rooms. 1926: To Charles Wright. Early 30s: props. Rainsbury & Williams (Eldorado Cinemas Ltd.) Taken over by 20th Century 1936. By 1941: (Mihaly) - ¬Prop., 20th Century Cinemas, Ltd., 80 Wardour Street, London W.1. 450 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat., Wed. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Clacton 228. Station, Clacton-on-Sea, L.N.E.R. Re-named Plaza. Closed c.1941. 1947: Suswin clothing factory to at least 1995.
SALON / ODEON THEATRE West Avenue (BTH) Opened Saturday 30th May 1936 – Jack of all Trades. Architect: T. Cecil Howitt. 1,214 semi-stadium seats. Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks, Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 2p.m. Prices 9d. to 2s.6d. Stage. Phone Clacton 1103. Closed 8th November 1975 – Bite The Bullet. Taken by Noel Farrell & renamed 3rd June 1977 – A Star Is Born. Closed 30th November 1980 – Hanger 18. Empty. Demolished 1984. Shops.
SAVOY / TIVOLI/ OPERETTA HOUSE C. Macdona (1907) Opened 1894 - originally part of the old Town Hall building. Modernised April 1911. Prop. Frederick’s Electric Theatres. 1920 – full-time cinema. 1924 re-named Tivoli. Eldorado Theatres, then 20th Century Theatres. 783 seats. Closed during WWII. Re-opened as Savoy Theatre 1951. Closed. Bingo. Now Savoy nightclub.
TOWN HALL THEATRE (PRINCE’S) SG46: Prop.: Clacton Urban District Council, Town Hall, Clacton. Bookings: The Entertainments Manager, Chas. H. C. Doré. Cap.: Stalls 400, pit stalls 400, D. circle 250. Once nightly. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Repertory, variety, pantomime. Stage: Prosc. 40ft., height 24ft., min. depth from setting line 18ft. Counter¬weight gear installed. 24 lines. Elec. equip.: 200-240 v. A.C. Footlights three circuits with ind. dimmers. Three battens each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: Five single, one chorus, acc. 16. Orchestra: Ace. 20. No resident orchestra. Amplifying equip.: Two turntable repro¬ducer. Microphone.
WEST CLIFF THEATRE Prop.: Will Hammer’s Entertainments, Ltd., 261, Goldhawk Rd., London W.12. Agents: Handa Agency, 23, Denmark St., London W.C.2. Cap.: 800. Barring clause: 10 miles’ radius, Times vary according to season. Concert parties, revues, variety, repertory. Stage: Prosc. 26ft. x 18ft., height 19ft. Orchestra pit: Ace, 12. No resident orchestra.
Winter Gardens f., G. Badger (1907)

CLAY CROSS Derby
HIPPODROME (BTH) - Prop., Clay Cross Hippodrome Ltd, Cavendish House, Chesterfield. Phone 2364. 807 seats. Pictures and Var¬iety. Films booked at Cavendish House. Variety by G. Shaw, Sheffield. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Three shows on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 30ft. deep; eight dressing rooms. Phone 3190. Station, Clay Cross.
Town Hall f., T. G. Griffin (1907)

CLAYTON Yorks
RIALTO (Harrison) Station Road - Prop., R. Firth, 27, Lucy Hall Drive, Baildon, Yorks. 366 seats. Booked at Hall. Once nightly. Twice Sat, Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone Clayton, 2138. Station, Clayton, L.N.E.R.

CLAYTON-le-MOORS Lancs
CARLTON / STAR PICTURES Whalley Road (WE) - Prop., J. Yates, 859 seats. Once nightly, twice Sat. Station, Accrington, L.M.S.
EMPRESS CINEMA (BA) -Prop., Jas. Caton, Freda Villa, Offerton, nr. Stockport. 500 seats. Booked at Manchester. Twice nightly. Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 20ft. Station, Accrington L.M.S.

CLEATOR MOOR Cumberland
REGAL / HIPPODROME (BTP) - Stanley Rogers Cinemas, Ltd., 147-149 Northumberland Street, New¬castle-on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 20317. 550 seats. Booked at H.O. Prices 6d. to 10d. Twice nightly. Proscenium width 27ft. Phone Cleator Moor 230. Station, Whitehaven, L.M.S. & Furness Rly.
Market Hall f., C. Rothery (1907)

CLECKHEATON Yorks
Co-operative Hall A. Brearley (1907)
PALACE / PICTURE PALACE Albion Street Opened 1910. By 1941 (AWH) - Prop. Goodalls Pictures (1931) Ltd. 800 seats. Twice nightly. Mat., Mon. and Thurs. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Cleckheaton 224. Station, Cleckheaton, L.M.S. To Star & re-named by 1954. CinemaScope c.1955. 697 seats. Now Market Hall.
SAVOY PICTURE HOUSE Albion Street Opened 1910. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Goodall’s Pictures (1931) Ltd., H.O., Albion Street, Cleckheaton, 1,214 seats. Once nightly, Mat., Wed., Fri., and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Café attached. Phone Cleckheaton 224. Station, Cleckheaton, L.M.S. To Star by 1954. CinemaScope c.1955. Demolished.
Town Hall The Clerk (1907)

CLEETHORPES Lincs
ABC / RITZ Grimsby Road (WE Mirrophonic) Opened 31st July 1937 – Our Fighting Navy. Architect: Robert Cromie - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, SW.1. Phone Whitehall 8494. BTH projectors. 1,429 seats. Compton 3/6+Melotone. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 47ft. Stage, 20ft.; 7 dressing-rooms. Phone Cleethorpes 61713. Stations, Clee¬thorpes & Grimsby Town, L.N.E.R. Renamed ABC c.1959. Split bingo/film 1972. Closed 1982/3. Vandalised by fire & derelict. Demolished 1993.
BUNNY’S PLACE 1970s live cabaret club on site of Royal. Now Clifton Bingo on site.
Circus M. Dowse (1907)
COLISEUM CINEMA High Street. Opened c.June 1914 c.450 seats. Closed on opening of Ritz 1937. Woolworth for many years.
EMPIRE CINEMA / EMPIRE Cinematograph THEATRE / ALEXANDRA THEATRE Alexandra Road - J. C. White (1907) G. Moodie; (1907) Prop., Cleethorpes Empire, Ltd. Became cinema in 1922. Sound installed 22nd June 1931. By 1941: (RCA) 900 seats. Booked at Theatre Royal. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Cleethorpes 61223. Station, Cleethorpes, L.N.E.R. Post-war owned by Chas. Perritt of local music shop – ran rep. Closed to film 30th November 1964 – The Mountain Road. Bingo to date.
PARKWAY Meridian Point 9 screens. Opened Thurs. 4th November 2004. Prop., Parkway Entertainments Co.: Gerald & Denise Parkes.
PIER PAVILION / Concert Hall (The Pier) Manager (1907) Burned down 1906. Rebuilt.
THEATRE ROYAL (WE) Opened c.1921. Replaced wooden theatre. Prop., Cleethorpes Empire, Ltd., Alexandra Road, Cleethorpes. 1,150 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Proscenium width 36ft., stage 30ft. deep; eight dressing rooms. Café and Dance Hall. Phone 61223. Station, Cleethorpes, L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed July 1963 and immediately demolished. Later replaced by Bunny’s Place.

CLEVEDON Somerset
CURZON / MAXIME / PICTURE HOUSE Old Church Road (BTP) By 1941: Governing Director, Victor B. Cox, The Clevedon Cinephone Co., Ltd., 42, Old Church Road, Clevedon. 730 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mat., Wed., and Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 32ft. Stage, 17ft. deep; two large dressing-rooms. Café and Dance Hall attached. Phone Clevedon 58. Station, Clevedon, G.W.R. Later Myles Byrne. Now Trust: Seats: 225
Public Hall f., Miss James (1907)

CLEVELEYS Lancs
ORION / ODEON The Crescent West Opened 1935. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks, Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats. daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Cleveleys 2294. Stage, two dressing rooms. Station, Thornton, L.M.S. Closed 1961. Orion Bingo.
PAVILION (WE) Prop., H. J, Barlow. 350 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Stage, 20ft. deep; 4 dressing-rooms. Pro¬scenium width 21½ft. Station, Thornton (for Cleveleys) L.M.S.
SAVOY CINEMA Victoria Road (WE) - Prop., Fleetwood Pier, Ltd., The Pier, Fleetwood. Phone 563. 750 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Cleveleys 2046. Café and Dance Hall attached. Station, Thornton (for Cleveleys) L.M.S.

CLEY next the SEA Norfolk
TOWN HALL CINEMA (Sound) -Saturdays only

CLIFFE-at-HOO Kent
GL.OBE CINEMA Church Street Opened August Bank Holiday Monday 1921 - Ivanhoe. Conversion of tin-roofed ex-government building. 350 seats. 15’ proscenium. Prop., Edwin Thompson, then J. Hollamby. By 1935 R. G. Whitaker. 4d. - 1s. By 1941: (AWH) - Prop,. R. G. Whitaker, 4, Norwood Road, Cliffe-at-Hoo. Booked at Hall. 350 seats. Once nightly. Prices 4d, to 1s. Proscenium width 15ft. Stage 10ft. Station, Cliffe-at-Hoo (via Gravesend) S.R. For sale late 1965. Demolished - five terraced houses on site.

CLITHEROE Lancs
Circus Pitch A. Duerden (1907)
Concert Hall J. E. Forest (1907)
CIVIC HALL / GRAND KINEMA York Street (WE)
PALLADIUM PICTURE HOUSE Waterloo Street (BTH) -Prop., & Man., H. Lyons. 779 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly Sat. and Mon., once nightly Tues., (0 Fri. Stat. Sat, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Clitheroe 147. Station, Clitheroe, L.M.S.
PICTURE HALL King Lane (WE) - Prop., Clitheroe Equitable Co-operative & In¬dustrial Society, Ltd., 2, Moor Lane, Clitheroe. 800 seats. Booked by J. Brearley, Bridge Street, Manchester. Once nightly. Twice on Wed., Mat. and two evening shows Sat. Pictures and occasional Variety. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 24ft. deep.; two dressing-rooms. Prices. 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Clitheroe 67. Station, Clitheroe (Passenger) L.M.S.
Public Hall T. Robinson (1907)

CLOWNE Derby
PALACE Rectory Road (WE) - Prop., Clowne & District Cinematograph Co., Ltd. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Station, Clowne L.M.S.

CLUN Salop
Assembly Rooms M. Collins (1907)
Temperance Hall Miss G. Rawlings (1907)

COALVILLE Leicestershire
GRAND C1NEMA / ELECTRIC / THEATRE ROYAL / PUBLIC HALL Belvoir Road (No 3) S. Vereker (1907) - Built 1876. Cinema from 1910. From 1920, prop., Coalville Theatres Ltd. (George & Charles Deeming) By 1941: (WE) Booked at Hall by Charles Knight Deeming. 919 seats. Continuous from 5.30. Mat. Mon. and Sat. Prices., 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Coalville 56. Station, Coalville, L.M.S. To Ballroom 1953. Now nightclub.
OLYMPIA PICTURE THEATRE Jackson Street / Marlborough Square 1932: Chas. K. Deeming owner/ mgr. Reconstructed into Regal.
PLAZA / PALACE Silver Street Whitwick Whitwick & District Picture House Co. Ltd. 1932: Tom Marks, mngr. Whitwick, Leicester. By 1941: (AWH) -Prop., Mrs. F. R Hunt, Glenbrook, Gynsill Lane, Anstey, nr Leicester. Phone Anstey 261. 340 seats. Booked by Prop. One show nightly. Twice Sat, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 68ft. (sic) Stage, 25ft. Six dressing-rooms. Phone Coalville 451. Station, Coalville Town. Demolished.
REGAL THEATRE (WE) Marlborough Square - Opened 1933 on site of, and including part of Olympia. Architect: A. Hurley Robinson. Prop., Coalville Theatres, Ltd., Man, Dir. C. H. Deeming. Booked at Hall by C. H. Deeming. Continuous from 5.30 p.m.; two shows on Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Coalville 56. Station, Coalville, L.M.S. Closed to film. Bingo since - now Flutters.
REX (Zeiss) Jackson Street - Opened 1938. Architect A. Hurley Robinson. Props., Rex Cinemas, Midlands, Ltd. 1,200 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at Grand, Coalville Phone 56. Station, Coalville, L.M.S. Closed to film 1984. Now Dunelm Mill Shop.
Loughborough’s Stage & Screen + Coalville & the Deeming Circuit Mercia 1994

COBHAM Surrey
SAVOY (BTH) Portsmouth Road Opened 1936. By 1941 - Props., Savoy (Cobham) Ltd., Shell Mex House, Strand, W.C.2. Continuous, Booked by Shipman & King. Café. Phone Cobham 611. Station, Cobham, S.R.
Village Hall f., A. C. Burbidge (1907)

COCKERMOUTH Cumberland
GRAND THEATRE (BA) Station Road -Props., Grand Theatre & Cinema Co., Ltd. 750 seats. Booked at Graves Cinemas, Ltd., Athenaeum Buildings, Maryport. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Stage, 25ft. deep; 4 dressing-rooms. Phone 54. Station, Cockermouth L.M.S. Now veterinary practice – façade restored.
KIRKGATE CENTRE Kirkgate Film on Monday nights.
Public Hall f., Isaac Barnes (1907)

COCKFIELD Co. Durham
CROWN C1NEMA Crown Picture Palace (Cockfield) Ltd. Thus. Et. Finlay, propr. By 1941: (Echo)

COGGESHALL Essex
CINEMA / KINEMA East Street Opened c.1929. Prop., Prop., Cooper. 270 seats. 1933 prop., J. Ashcroft. To Bostock 1936. By 1941: (BTP) - Booked at 45 Chevalier Street, Ipswich (Bostock Circuit). Phone Ipswich 4036. 300 seats. Once nightly Mon. to Fri. Three shows Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 15ft. Phone Coggeshall 90. Station, Kelvedon, L.N.E.R. Closed 1959. Prop.. Charles H. Sellens. Now small factory.

COLCHESTER Essex
ABC / PLAYHOUSE (WE) - Opened March 1929 by Bostock circuit. Garrison Theatre. Architect John Fairweather. 1,150 seats in 3 tiers. Films and plays. September 1930 – cinema. Prop. Federated Estates. To ABC 1932. WE Sound. closed for removal of upper circle. Re-opened 6th april 1935. By 1941: Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Gerrard 7887. 1,158 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Width of Pro¬scenium 36ft. Stage 46ft. deep. Nine dressing-rooms. Phone. Colchester 3680. Station, Colchester, L.N.E.R. Closed for modernisation. Architect: C. Jack Foster. Re-oened 20th October 1962 as ABC. 963 seats. To EMI. closed to film 1st August 1981. Bingo. Closed early 1993. From 18th December 1994 Wetherspoons Playhouse.
CAMEO ARTS / CAMEO / HEADGATE / HEADGATE THEATRE / ELECTRIC THEATRE St. John’s Street Opened 30th November 1910 – lecture hall conversion. Prop., grand Electric Empires. 1917: Colchester Select Picture House Co. To David Ager, re-named headgate Th. Ager circuit to County march 1935. 320 seats – one tier. tea-room. Stage, one dressing-room. County to Odeon 1939. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Entertain¬ments & General Investment Corporation. Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9, Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Three shows daily. Prices 9d. to ls. 10d. Phone Colchester 2939. Station, Colchester, L.N.E.R. Closed 23rd June 1952. To Geo. & Arthur Wilkinson (Francis Enterprises Ltd.) Re-opened as Cameo August 1952. January 1967 as Cameo Arts (BFI). Sold to Star March 1972. Closed 4th December 1976. Shops.
CORN EXCHANGE CINEMA / New Corn Exchange f., H. H. Elwes (1907) Now a bank.
Drill Hall f., Capt. A. Denton (1907)
EMPIRE / VAUDEVILLE ELECTRIC Mersea Road Opened November 1911. David Ager circuit. 1st purpose-built cinema. 949 seats. 1926: props., Williams & Pritchard. To G-B 1928. (BA) -Props., Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.I. Phone Regent 6641. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Colchester 34602. Station, Colchester (North) L.N.E.R. To Ager 1939 as Empire. By 1955: props. Col. & Mrs. W. A. E. Northcott. 663 seats. Closed May 1959. Furniture warehouse. Demolished November 1971 for roundabout.
HIPPODROME / HIPPODROME THEATRE / GRAND THEATRE of VARIETIES / GRAND THEATRE High Street Opened 25th April 1905. October – Palace of Var. Sold March 1906 – Hipp. Th. F. Mouillot & W. de Frece (1907) Closed may 1920. Bought by Nat. Prov. circuit and converted to cinema. 1,100 seats. Café. Organ: Christie. Re-opened July. Pictures & variety. To Savoy Pic Hses 1926. To G-B 1927. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd. 123, Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Stage, 36ft. deep. Café at¬tached. Prices 7d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Colchester 309411. Station, Colchester (North). Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed dEcember 1961. Top Rank bingo. Fire damage 1972. Empty. From August 1988 Hippodrome disco/nightclub.
MERCURY THEATRE Replacement for Repertory Theatre.
ODEON (1) / REGAL Crouch Street Opened 23rd February 1931. Architect: Cecil Masey. Prop., David Ager circuit. 1,446 seats. Atmospheric interior. Organ: WurliTzer 2/5 on lift. Pictures & variety. Ager to County 1935. To Odeon 1939. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Entertainments & General Investment Corporation, Ltd., Old County Cinemas, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cook¬ham, Berks. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Stage, 15ft. deep; 4 dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 54ft. Café attached. Phone Colchester 2294. Station, Colchester, L.N.E.R. 1944 – closed for 3 onths through fire. Re-named & organ removed 1962. 1,200 seats. Tripled 1974. 2 more screens added. Closed 2002 as Odeon multiplex opened.
ODEON (2) Head Street. Opened 16th October 2002. 8-screens / 1,421 seats
REPERTORY THEATRE / CORN EXCHANE CINEMA /Albert Hall Opened 1845. Film 1908. SG46: Cap.: 363. Stalls 276, D. circle 87. Once nightly 6.45. Matinées Thursday and Saturday. Stage: Prosc. 22ft., height 10ft., depth 15ft. Elec. equip.: 230 v, A.C., (50 cycles. Footlights three. Spot bar with six spots. Top lighting: three floods coupled to ind. dimmers. Five dips switch controlled. One spot on stand. Two floods on stands. Dressing rooms: Four singles, three chorus rooms, acc. 15. Amplifying equip¬ment installed. All lighting equipment removable. Closed as Mercury opened. Bank.
THEATRE ROYAL (No 3) Queen Street Opened 1812. Films 1906. Renovated 1907. C. Macdona (1907) Films 1913. Burned down 5th September 1918. ’Bus garage built on site.

COLEFORD Glos
CINEMA (G. B. Duosonic) -Prop & Res. Man., J. B. Reeves. 400 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly Mon., Tues., Wed, and Fri. Twice nightly Thurs., and Sat, Occasional Variety. Stage, 18ft. deep; 2 dressing-rooms. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Coleford 2149. Station, Lydney Junction, G.W.R., & L.M.S. Films by Film Transport (Broxburn) Ltd.
STUDIO 1&2 / DEAN CINEMA / Drill Hall High Street: 2 screens
Town Hall f., J. Hyett (1907)

COLESHILL Warwickshire
CAMEO CINEMA (Gyrotone) -Props., Gyrotone, Ltd., 156, High Street, Coleshill. 400 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Coleshill 3169. Station, Coleshill, L.M.S.
COLESHILL KINEMA

COLLIER ROW – see Romford

COLNE Lancs
ALHAMBRA PICTURE PALACE / Temperance Hall / Iron School St. John Street. Built 1860s as Institute. Developer Robert Wildman. c.1890 – Temperance Hall. Opened as Alham. cinema c.March 1913. 1916 prop. Alhambra Cinema Co., mgr. R. T. Savage. Closed c.May. Building in decay by 1927.
CENTRAL CINEMA / CENTRAL HALL Opened 1905. Prop. Joshua Duckworth. Believed to be 1st purpose-built cinema in the North. Gaumont Chrono projector. By 1922 prop. Colne Picture Co., lessee & mgr. Joseph Ferguson. Closed prob. 17th february 1923 – Only A Girl. Now engineering works.
KING’S THEATRE of VARIETIES & PICTUREDROME / KING’S THEATRE / THEATRE ROYAL / Free Trade Hall Ivegate (No 2) Opened 5th December 1881. Architect: W. J. Lindley. Prop., Robert Foulds. Cost £3,000. Improved & re-opened as Th. Royal 23rd January 1893. Architect: Thomas Bell. Lessee & mgr John Barker. Gerald Harding (by 1907) to 1911. Renovated & re-opened as King’s 7th August 1911. Lancashire Theatres Co., man. dir. Cecil Hamilton Barnes, res. mgr. A. V. Alton. Twice nightly. Prices 2d to 1s. 1912, sold & re-named. Eponymous co. Mgr. E. R. Moore. 1915 changed from King’s Th Co., mgr Thomas Lancaster to Varieties (Colne) in September. 1922 from Gill Entertainment (Matthew Gill, man. dir.) to Milnrow Empire Ltd., Ernest Greenwood. mgr. From 1929 – live shows. Closed 18th April 1936. Demolished August 1944.
MUNICIPAL HALL Albert Road Opened 1902. Architects: Woodhouse & Willoughby. 1,400 seats. Town Clerk (1907) Early film seasons – Ralph Pringle 1907. Occasional shows. 860 seats. Station, Colne, L.M.S. Re-vamped under Pendle council. Films Sunday nights. Last venue for film in Colne.
NEW ROYAL
Parochial Hall Scared Heart R. C. Church. Opened as picture house April 1912. No more known.
PENDLE HIPPODROME / HIPPODROME New Market Street Opened 1914. Prop. George Fort. Stage, dressing rooms. 1,200 seats (900 stalls/300 circle) Electric lighting. Mgr. Mr Baker (ex-T.R. Darwen). WE sound Monday 20th April 1931 – Her Man. To Harry Buxton Theatre Circuit October 1936. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Victoria Picture¬drome (Colne) Ltd. 860 seats. One show nightly. Two on Sat. Mats., Tues, and Sat. Two changes weekly. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked at Manchester. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Colne 108. Station, Colne, L.M.S. Live shows after WWII – Harry Buxton. To Star circuit 1948. Part-time bingo from August 1963. Closed to film 10th June 1964. Full-time bingo. Film back 1st November 1964 – A Hard Day’s Night. Closed again to film 8th April 1965 – 30 Years of Fun. Re-seated, new heating. To EMI. Closed May 1978. Bought by 3 local amateur groups. Re-opened & re-named c.1988 – still open as am. theatre.
SAVOY CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE Victoria Hall / Victoria Assembly Rooms Market Street Prop. & architect: Cllr. Holgate. 1st-floor hall f., Bradshaw¬ (1907) Andrew’s Pictures 1909. By January 1914, prop. Picturedrome Co (Colne) Ltd., mgr. R. Windle. Closed Saturday 27th May 1922. Re-built – floor knocked through for stalls and balcony. Re-opened as Savoy 18th September 1922 – Thunderclap and The Mistress of Shenstone. Talkies: Monday 17th February 1930 – The Broadway Melody. To Harry Buxton Theatre Circuit October 1936. By 1941: (BTP) Market Street. 900 seats -Props., Victoria Picturedrome (Colne) Ltd. Station, Colne, L.M.S. To Star circuit 1948. Closed 10th June 1960 – Please Turn Over and The Desperate Man. Demolished. Supermarket on site.
Peter Sagar – Chronicles of Pendle Picture Palaces

COLTISHALL Norfolk
Fri. Travelling show - H. Sultings.

COLYTON Devon
VILLAGE HALL.

CONGLETON Cheshire
CAPITOL High Street (BA) -Prop. Congleton Capitol Theatre, Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. 791 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Congleton 207. Station, Conglelon, L.M.S.
NEW C1NEMA Royle Street (BTP) - Prop., A. A. Baseley, 53a, London Road, Leicester. Phone 59703. 600 seats. Continuous. Mats., Wed, and Fri. Booked at Hall. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone Congleton 130. Station, Congleton. L.M.S.
PREMIER High Street (WE) Prop., Premier Picture House (Congleton) Ltd. 1939 mgr. H. Leech. 823 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Congleton 88. Station, Congleton, L.M.S.
Town Hall E. Skellern (1907)

CONISBORO’ Yorks
Board School Room F. Allen (1907)
GLOBE PALACE (Morrison) -Lessee, J. Hall. 650 seats. One show nightly, two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 9d. Station, Conisboro’, L.N.E.R.

CONISTON Lancs
CINEMA -250 seats. Once or twice weeky.

CONSETT Co. Durham
DALY'S PICTURE HOUSE / Daly's Hall Shakespeare St Opened 5th February 1912. Prop., John Cottrell.
EMPIRE PALACE Front Street Opened 21st July 1913. 1929: Consett Electric Theatres Ltd. By 1941: (WE) Plaza Buildings -Props., Consett Cinemas, Ltd., Plaza Buildings Consett. 1,100 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Pictures continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 20ft. Stage, 20ft. deep; 9 dressing-rooms. Phone Consett 137. Station, Consett, L.N.E.R.
GLOBE 48 Front Street 1929: Globe Theatre Co. Ltd. proprs.
NEW THEATRE Lloyd Clarence (1907)
OLYMPIA Derwent Street, Blackhill (WE) - Props., Consett Cinemas, Ltd., Plaza Build¬ings, Consett. Phone 137. 695 seats, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Continuous. Booked at New¬castle. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 130. Station, Blackhill, L.N.E.R.
PLAZA Plaza Bldgs., Consett (WE) - Props., Consett Cinemas, Ltd. 1,384 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Pictures continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Two dressing-rooms. Phone 137. Station, Consett L.N.E.R.
REX CINEMA Fire 1967.
TOWN HALL / New Town Hall Front Street/Middle Street W. H. James (1907). Opened as cinema 22nd January 1912. 1929: Will Tuck, lessee. 1941 (WE): Props., Consett Cinemas, Ltd., Plaza Buildings, Consett. Phone Consett 137. 640 seats. Pictures and Variety. Continuous. Booked at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s.2d. Proscenium width 20ft. 5 dressing-rooms. Station, Consett L.N.E.R.

COPPULL nr. Chorley Lancs
ELECTRIC PALACE (Electrocord) Mill Lane - Prop., Electric Palace, Coppull, Ltd. 450 seats. Booked at Manchester and Liverpool. Once nightly. Twice Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d. Station, Coppull via Wigan, L.M.S.

CORBY Northants
FOCUS Queens Square Demolished 2005.
ODEON THEATRE (BTH) Rockingham Road/Stephenson’s Way - Opened 16th March 1936. Architect: Laurence M. Gotch. 1,042 seats. Props., Odeon Theatres., Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cook¬ham Berks. Continuous. Evenings, Mats., Mon., Thurs., and Sat, Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Café attached. Phone Corby 2276. Station, Corby, L.M.S. Closed 1969. Rutland Bingo. Now A6 Furniture Warehouse.
(Also scheme for a cinema in High Street 1934. Plans by a Peterborough architect - CTGC)

CORSHAM Wilts
CORSHAM FILM THEATRE / REGAL (Morrison) -Prop., A. J. Stratford, Corsham. 270 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Pros¬cenium width 20ft. Station, Corsham, G.W.R. Closed 1976.

COSHAM Hants
CINEPLEX / CARLTON / ODEON / ABC / VIRGIN / CANNON / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO / CARLTON High Street (RCA) Opened 28th February 1934. Architect: R. A. Thomas. Props., Carlton Cinema (Cosham) Ltd., 5, King’s Terrace, Southsea. Phone Portsmouth 5924. Leased by ABC Boxing Day 1937. By 1941: Con¬trolled by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,298 seats. Continuous. Proscenium width 40ft. Café attached. Phone 76635. Station Cosham. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed 5th December 1940 by bomb damage: re-opened 24th OR 31st December 1941. leased to Essoldo Boxing day 1949 & re-named November 1950. Modernised December 1968. 559 seats. To Classic & re-named 2nd April 1972. Triple from 20th November 1982 - 1: 559; 2: 120; 3: 106. Re-named Cannon 1983. ABC 1996. Closed by Odeon 2nd January 2003. To Reeltime Cinemas & re-opened as Carlton 24th January 2003. Closed 30th March 2005. Re-opened by independent as Cineplex 1st April 2005.
Drill Hall (1907)
ODEON / AMBASSADOR High Street (WE) Opened 8th March 1937. Architect: F C. Mitchell. Prop. London & Southern circuit. 1,645 seats. To Odeon with circuit July 1937. By 1941 - Prop., Cosham Super Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Café and Ballroom attached. Stage. Station, Cosham, S.R. Re-named 30th April 1945. Closed 3rd July 1976. Top Rank Club. Crown bingo in 2005.
PICTURE HOUSE Pickwick Road 1931: Herbert Andrews, propr.
WAVERLEY PICTURE HOUSE (RCA) - Prop., F. W. Olding. 545 seats. Continuous. Mats., Wed, and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked at Hall. Phone Portsmouth 76712 Station Cosham, S.R. (Closed.)

COTTENHAM Cambs
Lordship Hall

COUNDON Co. Durham
EDEN PAVILION Opened 19th September 1912. 1929: Joe Dunstone, mgr. By 1941: (AWH) - Prop., Norham Thomp¬son. Continuous. One show Sunday even¬ing. Occasional Variety. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage, 16ft. deep; two dressing rooms. Phone Bishop Auckand 205. Station, Coundon, L.N.E.R.

COVENTRY Warks
ABC / EMPIRE THEATRE / CORN EXCHANGE Hertford Street Empire, Geo. Dance; (1906) W. Bennett (1907) Opened as C. Ex. Cinema 1910. Empire 1914. Damaged by fire 1931. Rebuilt 1933. Architect: W. R. Glen. (WE) Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. 1,547 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 42ft. Stage, 21ft. deep. Three dressing-rooms. Phone 3600. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Closed 1988.
ARTS CENTRE University of Warwick: Seats: 250
ASTORIA / BROADWAY (WE) 71 Albany Road, Earlsdon - Prop., Astoria (Coventry) Ltd., Old County Cinemas, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Mat. daily except Fri. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 33ft. Phone Coventry 2056. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Closed 1959. Industriasl use. Now Academy of Music Ministry.
BALSALL PALACE (Gyrotone) Balsall Common Opened 1928. By 1941- Prop., Gyrotone, Ltd., Coleshill, Warks. Phone 3169. 270 seats. Booked at H.O. Three shows weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 78, Station, Berkswell, L.M.S.
BROOKVILLE (WE) Holbrook Lane – Prop., Holbrook Theatres, Ltd. 980 seats. Booked at Lyric Theatre, Coventry. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s.2d. Proscenium width 48ft. Stage 12ft. deep; two dressing rooms. Dance Hall and Café attached, Phone 88258, Station, Coventry L.M.S. & F.T.S. Bombed 1940. Façade remains – rear rebuilt as works.
CARLTON THEATRE (BTH) 574 Stoney Stanton Road -Lessees, Carlton (Coventry) Ltd. Phone 88647. 475 seats. Booked at Hall, Continuous. Mat., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 25ft. Station, Coventry, Bombed, reconstructed as furniture shop.
COLISEUM Rebuilt as Gaumont
CORONET Paynes Lane, Hillfields Opened 1910. Closed 1913.
FORUM (WE) Walsgrave Road. Opened 1934. Props., Philpot Circuit, Corporation Street. Phone Coventry 2366. 1,640 seats. Booked at H.O., Rex Theatre, Coventry. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Continuous. Proscenium width 45ft. Phone 2583. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Demolished, Bowling alley?
GLOBE THEATRE (BTH) Primrose Hill Street, Hillfields Opened 1914. Bought by Deutsch & associates By 1941 - Prop., Midland (Entertainments) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9, Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous, daily Mat. Two changes weekly, Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Coventry 3813. Station, Coventry. Closed 1956, now ‘The Coliseum’ nightclub.
GODIVA / STANDARD CINEMA Tile Hill Lane (GB) Opened 1938 - Prop., A. W. Pell, Ltd., 1,350 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s. Pictures and Variety. Continuous evenings. Mats., daily except Fri, Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 35ft. Stage, 20ft.; three dressing rooms. Phone Coventry 2549. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Became Closed 1976, now a casino.
HIPPODROME Hales Street (1) opened 31st December 1906. Prop: Barrasford. Mgr T. H. Sylvester (1907). Bought by Newsome family 1910 on death of Barrasford. Demolished after Hipp (2) opened.
HIPPODROME Hales Street (2) Built on adjoining site for Sam Newsome. Opened 1937. SG46: Prop: Coventry Hippodrome, Ltd., Hales St., Coventry. Tel.: Box Office 3141, Office 2112, Stage Door 597811. Agents: Twice nightly, Bertram Montague, 60-66, Wardour St., London W.1. Once nightly, Howard & Wyndham, Ltd., 2-5, Old Bond St., W.1. Cap.: Stalls 874, balcony 462, circle 640. Barring clauses: Once nightly 20 miles, twice nightly 10 miles. Variety contracts six miles. Times: Once nightly 6.45, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 2.30. Twice nightly 6 and 8.15. Saturday at 3. Stage: Prosc. 45ft. x 30ft., depth 40ft., stage to grid 60ft. Counterweight gear. 40 sets of lines. Lighting: Voltage 230 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights four circuits. Battens five, each four circuits, all with ind. dimmers. Spot bar, 11 spots, dimmer controlled. Dips eight, all switch con¬trolled. Spots on stage two. Four floods, Three tier towers. Twelve front of house pre¬set spots with ind. dimmers. Four front of house following limes, Dressing rooms: 12 acc. two to six each. Chorus two, acc. 80. Band room. Orchestra pit: Acc. 30. Resident orchestra 16. Six violins, ’cello, bass, flute, clarinet, three trumpets, trombone, pianoforte, drums. Amplifying equip.: Single reproducer and microphone. Restaurant for luncheon (ex. Sunday) and canteen at night (licensed). Large rehearsal room. Taken over by Bernard Delfont. Sold to Granada. Bingo. Demolished.
LYRIC / CORONA Holbrook Lane Opened 1927. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Lyric Theatre (Coventry) Ltd. Booked at Hall, 900 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 50ft. Phone Coventry 88585. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. or F.T.S. Closed 1968, now £1 shop.
MOULIN / La CONTINENTALE / IMPERIAL Earlsdon Street (Gyrotone) -Prop., A. W. Pell, Ltd. 450 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Coventry 2470. Demolished 1965
New Assembly Hall Secretary (1907)
ODEON (2) Sky Dome Leisure Complex, Croft Road: 9 screens / 1,934 seats
ODEON / GAUMONT PALACE (BA) Jordan Well Opened 1931. Architect: W. H. Watkin. Re-build/enlargement of Coliseum. By 1941 -Prop., Gaumont British Pictures Corporation. Ltd. 2,514 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Pictures and occasional Variety. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Daily Mat. Dance Hall and Café attached. Phone 204211. Station, Coventry L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Part of University Media/Performing Arts faculty.
ODEON / SCALA (2) Far Gosford Street Opened 1935. Prop. Charles Orr. 1,559 seats. Circuit bought by Odeon May 1940. 1941: (WE) Prop., Midland Entertainments, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow, 695-9. Booked at MoorHall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Coventry 342. Stations, Coventry, L.M.S. Renamed Odeon 1950. Closed 1963. Bingo. Destroyed by fire 1970, demolished 1970s.
OPERA HOUSE Hales St (No 2) Lessee: Wm. Bennett (1907) cinema1913. Façade rebuilt late 30s. Closed 1961.
PALLADIUM PICTURE HOUSE King William St, Hillfields Opened 1915. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Palladium (Coventry) Ltd., King William Street, Coventry. 720 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous from 2.30 daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Coventry 2738. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Transport. Closed 1982. Now Stanley Casino.
PARIS / CROWN THEATRE Far Gosford Street Opened 1912. (BTH) - Prop., Crown Theatre (Coventry) Ltd. 850 seats. Continuous. Mats. dally. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone 3962. Station, Coventry. Closed 1980s. Riley’s Snooker Hall.
PICTURE HOUSE Smithford Street Opened 1912
PICTURE PALACE Stony Stanton Rd opened 1910. Bombed 1941.
PLAZA CINEMA (WE) Spon End Opened 1929. By 1941 - Prop., Jepson Cinemas, Ltd., Plaza, Coventry. 1,286 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Café attached. Phone Coventry 4822. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. & Film Transport. Closed 1960. Demolished.
PRINCE of WALES THEATRE (BTH) Stoney Stanton Road Opened as cinema 1913. By 1941 - Prop., Crown Theatre (Coventry) Ltd. 460 seats. Continuous. Mat., Mon., Thurs, and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone Coventry 8337. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Closed 1956. Irish Social Club.
Public Baths Assembly Hall Priory St Superintendent (1907) ?cinema use 1921. Closed 1926. Demolished.
REDESDALE / ROXY (AWH) 224 Foleshill Road Opened 1933. Prop., Jepson Cinemas, Ltd. Plaza, Coventry. Phone Coventry 4822. 1,559 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s.4d. Continuous. Phone 2389. Booked at Plaza, Coventry. Stations, Coventry, L.M.S. Closed 1952. Dance Hall. Now Sikh Temple.
REGAL / GRAND / PICTURE HOUSE Foleshill Road Opened 1911. By 1941: (WE) -Props., Astoria (Coventry) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Phone Coventry 8312. Closed 1960.
REX (WE) Corporation Street, Opened 1937. Prop., Philpot Circuit, Rex Buildings, Corporation Street, Coventry. Phone 1366. 2,562 seats. Prices 1s 2d to 2s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at H. O. Proscenium width 65ft. Restaurant, Snack Bar and Banqueting Hall. Phone 4241. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Bombed 1940.
RIALTO - CASINO Moseley Ave, Radford - Prop., Orr Enterprises, 21, Trinity Street, Coventry. Phone Coventry 61173. Bingo.
RIALTO THEATRE Moseley Rd Opened 1928. By 1941: (WE) – Props., Midland Enter¬tainments, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow, 695-9. Continuous. Prices. 9d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Phone Coventry 2112. Bombed 1940
RIVOLI (AWH) Longford Road Prop., Jepson Cinemas, Ltd., Plaza, Coventry. Phone Coventry 4822. 1,181 seats. Booked at Plaza, Coventry. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 4d. Phone Covenstry 88325. Station, Coventry or Foleshill, L.M.S., & Road Transport. Dovedale (Rivoli/Ritz)(1930) Dovedale Ave/Windmill Rd Closed 1950s. Became Asian. Closed.
ROYAL ELECTRIC / PICTURE THEATRE Hales St Opened 1911. Closed 1930, became furnishers
S. Mary’s Hall Town Clerk (1907)
SAVOY Radford Road. Opened 1938, Philpot Circuit, Corporation Street. Phone Coventry 2366. 1,846 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous. Booked at H O., Rex Theatre, Coventry. Proscenium width 50ft. Phone Coventry 337411. Station, Coventry, L.M.S. Closed 1960
SCALA (1) Demolished for Scala (2)
SHOWCASE Cross Point, Hinckley Road: 14 screens / 3,413 seats
STAR / PICTURE HOUSE / ELECTRIC THEATRE Hertford Street Opened 1910. Closed 1932 Building Society?
THEATRE ONE / ALEXANDRA THEATRE (WE) Ford Street, Hillfields Opened 1917 By 1941 - Props., Jepson Cinemas, Ltd., Plaza, Coventry. Phone 4822. 800 seats. Continuous. Once on Sunday, daily Mat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at H.O. Phone Coventry 4716. Station, Coventry. L.M.S. Closed. ‘Generation’ nightclub.
TIVOLI / PICTURE PALACE Webster St Opened 1913. Closed 1930s

COWES I. of W.
Foresters’ Hall f., Jolliffe (1907)
KINGS (BA) East Cowes -Props., Isle of Wight Theatres, Ltd. 671 seats, Booked at Theatre Royal, Ryde. Phone Ryde 2387. Continuous daily from 2.30 p.m. Prices 8d. to 2s. 4d. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Cowes 261. Station, Cowes S.R.
ROYALTY THEATRE (BA) Birmingham Road. 1931: A. Hill, propr. 1941: Props., Isle of Wight Theatres, Ltd. 500 seats. Booked at Theatre Royal, Ryde. Phone Ryde 2387. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Prices 8d. to 2s. 4d. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Cowes 125. Station, Cowes, I.o.W. S.R.
Town Hall (East Cowes) A. Damant (1907)
Town Hall f., G. Sheath (1907)
Victoria Hall f., H. Kingswell (1907)

COXHOE Co. Durham
Assembly Rooms Clarence Villas Built 1893. f., C. Vaux & Sons (1907) Opened as full-time cinema February 1910. Prop. J. Coleridge.
AVENUE CINEMA Blackgate Opened Monday 24th February 1930 - Love Never Dies. Architect: Hays & Gray, S. Shields. Props., Iseton brothers (Thomas & Fred). 800 seats 526+265 balcony. Screen 12ft by 6ft. Kalee No.8 projectors. By 1941: (WE) - Props., T. & F. Iseton. 838 seats. Booked at Hall. Once or twice nightly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Coxhoe 29. Station, Coxhoe Bridge.
GEM Opened c.1910. 1928: Coxhoe Cinema Co. By 1941: (AWH) - Props., Thomas & Fred. Iseton, Avenue Cinema, Coxhoe. 300 seats. Booked at Avenue Cinema. Once nightly. Prices 3d. to 9d. Proscenium width 19ft. Station Coxhoe Bridge, L.N.E.R. Closed 1962. Converted to café 1970.
PICTURE HOUSE / NEW ELECTRIC THEATRE Commercial Street Opened c.December 1911. Prop., Henderson. Lessee. & mgr., Gordon Gray. 400 seats. Lease given up May 1928. Re-opened & re-named. 1929: Coxhoe Cinema Co. By 1941: (Morrison) 500 seats.

CRADLEY HEATH Staffs
EMPIRE THEATRE J. H. Morton (1907)
IMPERIAL CINEMA (Morrison) Netherton - Prop., M. Couper & C. E. Bishop. 530 seats. Prices 4d. to 9d. Ten shows weekly. Various bookings. Phone Rudley 2938. Station Blowers Green, G.W.R.
MAJESTIC (WE) Five Ways. Opened 1933. Props., Majestic Cinema (Cradley Heath, Ltd., Cradley Road. 1,309 seats. Organ: Christie 3/10. Booked at H.O. Continuous daily from 2 p.m. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 4d. Proscenium width 36ft. Phone Cradley Heath 6150. Station, Cradley Heath, G.W.R. Bingo. closed.
ROYAL THEATRE (BA Duosonic) High Street opened 1913. By 1941 - Prop., Empire Theatre (Cradley Heath) Ltd. Man. Dir. W. Williams, Colding¬ham, Belbroughton. Phone Belbroughton 224. 850 seats. Continuous. Mats. Mon. Thurs. and Sat, Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Birmingham. Phone Cradley 6588. Station, Cradley Heath, L.M.S. closed 1988.
WORKMEN’S INSTITUTE

CRAGHEAD Co Durham
CINEMA Craghead (BTH) - Prop., Hugh Bren¬nan, Low Fell, Newcastle. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Newcastle, Variety by R. Grieves, at 6, Bath Lane, Newcastle. Twice nightly. Prices 5d. to 7d. Stage. 24ft. deep; two dressing rooms. Pro¬scenium width 16ft. Station, Pelton, L.N.E.R.
CO-OPERATIVE HALL Opened as cinema 1915. Run by the Society since 1915. Closed 1959

CRAMLINGTON Northumb
Co-¬operative Hall G. Hunter (1907)
KING GEORGE HALL (BTP) - Prop., Northumb Picture & Public Hall Co., Ltd. 500 seats. One show nightly; two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Station, Cramlington L.N.E.R.
REX CINEMA (BTP). Props., C. & F. Cinemas Ltd., 52, Stowell Street, Newcastle on-Tyne. Phone 25539. 480 seats. Once nightly during week and Sundays. Twice Sats. Prices 4d. to 9d. Booked at H.O. Pro¬scenium width 18ft. Station, Cramlington, L.N.E.R.

CRANBROOK Kent
Assembly Rooms J. A. Miles (1907)
Bull Hotel Rooms E. C. Rodnell (1907)
REGAL (BA Duosonic) Prop., C. H. Senior. 450 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Booked at Hall. Phone 2104. Station, Cranbrook S.R. & Transport. Demlished.
Vestry Hall f., F. Iggulden (1907)
Cranbrook - Wed, and Sat. - Travelling show G. Hughes.

CRANLEIGH Surrey
CENTRAL CINEMA / The PICTURE HOUSE Opened 1913. Piano and violin accompaniment. Talkies 1930. Problems: tin roof & near railway level crossing. Closed 1935 – replaced by Regal. Demolished.
PAVILION The Common - early films. Demolished.
THE REGAL 275 High Street (BA) Opened 30th October 1936 -. Props., Cranleigh (Regal) Cinema, Ltd. 466 seats - one floor. Stage, house & screen tabs. Gaumont Eclipse projectors. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly. Mats, Wed. and Sat. 481 seats. Prices 8d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 373. Station, Cranleigh, Surrey & London Prov. Transport. 1954, modernised (retained art deco features) Ross projectors, RCA sound installed. 1970 Westar projectors + 2nd hand Peerless carbon arcs. RCA amplifier changed to old Western Electric. Seating reduced to 266 seats. To Bernard Tonks February 1978. Closed 14th March 2002 - Gosford Park. Equipment sold. Demolished for flats - Pavilion Court.

CRANWELL near Sleaford, Lincs
ASTRA / ROYAL AIR FORCE CINEMA (BTH) Props., Station Cinema Committee R.A.F., Cranwell. 750 seats. Booked at Headquarters No. 1 Signals School, R.A.F., Cranwell. Once nightly. Mon., Tues., Wed, Fri.; two shows Sun. Prices 3d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Sleaford 300, Ext. 138. Station, Sleaford, L.N.E.R.

CRAVEN ARMS Salop
REGAL Shrewsbury Road (BTP) -Craven Cinemas, Ltd. 296 seats. Once nightly. Three times on Sat. Booked by J. N. Robson, Craven House. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium 21ft. Phone Craven Arms 78. Station, Stokesay & Craven Arms. Films per West Mid. Transport. Closed 1971, demolished 1977.

CRAWCROOK Co. Durham
GLOBE ELECTRIC THEATRE 1929: Jas. Siddons, mgr. (BTP) - Occasional Variety. 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Ryton 86. Station, Ryton-on-Tyne, L.N.E.R.
QUEEN’S PICTURE HOUSE / VICTORY / PICTURE PALACE off Kepier Chare Opened 29th December 1910. Architect & builder: M. H. Gowland. 550 seats. By December 1919 prop. Northern Victory Theatres & re-named. Acquired by Sol Sheckman in November 1923 as Queen’s. 1928: Will Powells, mgr. Destroyed by fire 24th March 1929.

CRAWLEY Sussex
EMBASSY (RCA) Opened 1938. Props., Shipman & King, M84 Shell Mex House, Strand, London W.C. Phone Temple Bar 5077. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 5.30 p.m. Mats., Sat., Wed., and Holidays. Phone Crawley 497. Station, Crawley, S.R.
George Hotel Assembly Rooms f., C. Green (1907)
IMPERIAL CINEMA (WE) Brighton Road -Prop., Crawley Cinema Ltd., 5, Brighton Road, 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 2s. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone. Crawley 39. Station, Crawley, SR. (Closed.) Rebuilt as car showroom.
Railway Hotel Assembly Hall, f., H. Melling (1907)
UGC Crawley Leisure Park, London Road: 15 screens

CRAYFORD Kent
RITZ / PRINCESS’S THEATRE / VICKERS’ WORKS THEATRE opened c.1915. Pictures & variety. Sidney Bacon Circuit c.1925. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas., Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London. S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Bexley Heath 336. Station, Crayford. SR. Closed December 1956. Demolished

CREDITON Devon
CINEMA / Town Hall High Street f., Wm. Doddridge (1907) Film from early days. Closed to film when Palace opened.
REGAL / PALACE CINEMA East Street (BA) Opened 1930 -Props., Crediton Cinema Co., Ltd., East Street. 364 seats. Once nightly. Three shows Sat. Booked at Cardiff. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 18ft. Phone Crediton, 108. Station, Crediton. Closed 1970s, snooker hall.

CRESWELL nr Mansfield Notts
ELECTRIC PALACE (WE) Opened 1910 Prop. J. A. Rogers - Creswell Electric Palace Co., Ltd., King Street. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Cresswell 200. Station, Elmton & Creswell, L.M.S. Fire 1938. Replaced by Regors.
REGORS Elmton Road Opened 1939. Prop. Rogers family. Closed 1972 to film. Bingo. Still stands.

CREWE Cheshire
APOLLO / GAUMONT / PLAZA 19&21 High Street Opened Monday 11th November 1933 - Cavalcade. Props. P & Q Traders, Ltd. (H. A. Wilcox) Stage and fly-tower, dressing rooms. Pros 44ft wide. 1,400 seats. Prices, 7d to 1/6d. Café. (Henry Alexander Wilcox of Brigstock Manor, Kettering, Northants, died 25th July 1946.) CinemaScope + stereo sound 7th October 1954 – The Robe. To Rank Organisation with effect from 12th December 1955. Re-named Gaumont. Closed Saturday 12th August 1961 – Two Rode Together and A Question of Suspense. Converted to Rank Majestic Ballroom. Closed. Top Rank Club 8th August 1965 – bingo & cabaret. Bingo. To Hutchinson Leisure from 2nd September 1971. To Apollo Leisure 24 May 1990. Circle twinned, circle foyer used as 3rd screen & re-opened as Apollo 24th May 1990. Seats: 1: 107 2: 110 3: 91. Cinemas closed Thursday 1st December 2005 (a fortnight after opening of Reel Cinemas). Empty. Building for sale. Bingo continued in former stalls / dance hall to present (2006).
COLISEUM / NEW OLYMPIA / Skating rink Queen Street Opened as skating rink 1909. Closed Saturday 29th April 1911. Opened as cinema c.1913. Prop. Clavering & Beck (see Palace). Closed during WWI – poss. 1916. Possibly parts remain.
EMPIRE PICTURE HOUSE Heath Street Opened Monday 4th May 1914. Prop., C. W. House. Pros. 29ft wide. 950 tip-up seats. Prices, 2d, 3d, 4d,6d, 1/-, boxes to seat 4, 5/-. To C.D. Cinemas c.1927. To ABC c.January 1929. 938 seats. RCA sound system 1930. By 1940: (BTH) - Props., Associated British Cinemas., Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. 938 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings. Daily Mat. Proscenium width 29ft. Phone 2732. Station, Crewe, L.M.S. To Arthur Hand c.September 1941. 938 seats. CinemaScope 17th January 1955 – The High And The Mighty. Closed possibly 25th September 1961 – Butterfield 8. Bingo. Closed March 1984. Immediately demolished for area redevelopment. Site mainly car park.
FOCUS CINEMA / ODEON THEATRE Delamere Street (BTH) Opened 26th July 1937 – Dark Journey. Architect: Budge Reid (Harry Weedon). 1,129 stadium seats (855+274). Building cost £30,034 + furniture/equipment. Props., Odeon Theatre (Odeon (Crewe) Ltd. By 1941: Props., Odeon (Theatres) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Prices 9d. to 1s.10d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Stage, 2 dressing-rooms. Phone Crewe 2107. Leased to Brent Walker & renamed 25th October 1975. Closed 25th May 1983 – The Evil Dead. Demolished for shops.
GRAND CINEMA / GRAND PICTURE THEATRE West Street Opened Saturday 4th March 1922. Prop., Crewe West End Cinema Company, Ltd. Mgr. H. Thompson. Prices, 4d, 7d, 9d (arena), 1/3d balcony. Prosc. 36ft. wide, stage 14ft. deep, 2 dressing rooms. Occasional variety. For sale. Closed 27th June 1931 – The Grey Devil. To Mihaly (Crewe) Ltd c.June 1931 Refurbished, redecorated (atmospheric scheme), Mihaly sound. Re-opened Thursday 2nd July 1931 – Madonna of the Streets and Childhood Daze. To H. D. Moorhouse circuit of Manchester 1932. Sound system replaced with BTP. 920 seats. 1936 – 996 seats. 3d-1s. Pros 36ft. 1939 mgr. Stephen Williams. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., The Grand Cinema (Crewe) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 864 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone 2861. Station, Crewe, L.M.S. 1948 to Grand Cinema (Crewe) Ltd. - Arthur Hand. CinemaScope Monday 27th June 1955 – King Of The Khyber Rifles. December 1955 – ‘The Cheapest Prices in Town: 1/-, 1/6d, 2/3d. Closed Saturday 18th January 1958 – Carry On Admiral and Kill Me Tomorrow. Tyre depôt/warehouse. Demolished.
LYCEUM THEATRE (1) Heath Street Opened 1889 – converted R. C. church. Replaced on same site by Lyceum (2).
OPERA HOUSE / LYCEUM THEATRE (2) Heath Street Opened Architect: Alfred Darbyshire, Manchester. Cap. 1,800. ‘elaborately fitted stage.’ Henry Taylor (1907) Burned down 10/11th March 1910.
LYCEUM THEATRE / CREWE THEATRE / NEW THEATRE / LYCEUM THEATRE (3) Heath Street Opened Monday 4th September 1911 – All For Her (play) Compton Comedy Co. Architect: Albert Winstanley. SG46: New Theatre. Prop.: Terence Byron Ltd. 35 Abington St. Blackpool. Cap.: 1,000. Variety, revue, pantomime. Books direct. No Saturday matinée. 1955: bought by corporation for £15,000, auditorium re-painted - £10,000. Re-opened January 1964 – Babes in the Wood. Then Crewe Theatre Trust – Artistic Director Julian Orchard. 1970 seating - stalls 440, circle 179, gallery 304 + 2 boxes. Closed 9th October 1982 – Having A Ball. Trust wound up. Re-opened. Auditorium restored 1992. Exterior renovated, new foyer/bar/office block added to left-hand side 1994. Plan for raising fly tower not carried out to date. Still open as tour date.
PALACE Edleston Road Opened Monday 23rd May 1910 – Funeral Procession of King Edward VII + acts. Prop. W. B. Broomfield & F. R. Holmes Meyrick. Pictures and Variety. Prices, 1/6 to 3d. Rear projection by Gaumont Chrono. ‘Allefex’ sound machine. Stage 28ft. deep, dressing rooms. 974 seats. To Clavering & Beck. By 1925 Henry Alexander Wilcox. To P &Q Traders. 1941: (WE) –P. & Q. Traders Ltd. proprs. Films booked at Man¬chester and Liverpool; Variety by W. Dalton at 57 Parsonage Road, Withington, Man¬chester. Prices 4d. to 1s. 2d. Phone 65. Stage 28ft. deep. Station, Crewe, L.M.S. Bought by Rank with effect from 12th December 1955 (with Plaza). 850 seats. Closed Saturday 29th September 1956 – From Here To Eternity and Fury at Gunsight Pass. Sold to MFI. Converted to retail use. Split horizontally. Now snooker club upstairs & carpet sales downstairs. Still stands – less stage & dressing rooms.
PALACE Earle Street 1910 proposal – not built. Architect Matthew Watson Landless & Pearse. Cap. 2,000
QUEEN’S HALL / Standard Electric Theatre High Street Opened Friday 29th December 1910. Props., J. H. Kettel & Frank Ogden-Smith. Cap. 700 -? later enlarged to 880. Standard Electric Theatres, Ltd. To New Empress (Nottingham) c.1919. Refurbished, Western Electric sound installed, re-opened January 1930 as New Queen’s. (WE) - 806 seats. Closed Saturday 27th May 1933 – Reunion and The Chimp. Replaced by Plaza next door. Demolished for hotel & restaurant. Nightclub. Closed 1992.
REEL CINEMAS Phoenix Leisure Park, Dunwoody Way Opened Friday 18th November 2005. Prop., Curzon Cinema circuit of Loughborough. 5 screens - seats 1: 93 2: 160 3: 188 4: 139 (total: 672) - opening caused immediate closure of Apollo (q.v.)
RITZ CINEMA / KINO PICTURE HOUSE / Co-¬operative Hall Co-operative Street Opened 1900. f., T. Chapman (1907) Let out to various renters & showmen. Leased, booked, and managed from 1910 by G. M. Hand, followed by son Arthur. Pictures and variety. Stage 20ft deep. Two dressing rooms. Syntok sound 1930 – replaced by RCA. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop. and Res. Man., A. Hand. 1,400 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. Pic¬tures and Variety. Continuous. Five Mats. Two changes weekly, Prices 4d. to 1s. 6d. Stage 20ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 2230. Station, Crewe, L.M.S. 837 seats 1959. Closed 2nd April 1960. Bought/leased by Star circuit. Refurbished - £20,000. Re-opened as Ritz Thursday 19th October 1961. BT-H or WE sound. 727 seats. Mgr. K. C. Shepperson. Closed Saturday 27th August 1983 – Fame and Xanadu. Demolished and area redeveloped.
Town Hall f., J. Armstrong (1907)
VICTORIA FILM THEATRE Victoria Community Centre West Street Opened April 1986. Video cinema operation. Increase in home video recorders, and re-opening to film of the Plaza / Gaumont as Apollo closed this. Changed to film. Re-opened. Seats: 180 (seasonal).

CREWKERNE Somerset
PALACE THEATRE West Street Opened 1921. By 1941 (BTH) - Prop., Capt. K. E. Coleberd. 600 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices 5d. to 2s. Station, Crewkerne, S.R. Closed 1983. Demolished.
Screen On The Square Occasional screenings.
Victoria Hall f., F. E. Swabey (1907)

CRICH Derbyshire
PICTURE HOUSE (Marshall) -Props., F. R. Gill, 17, Forman Street, Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 43828. 300 seats. Prices., 6d. to 1s. Booked at 17, Forman Street. One performance Mon., Wed, and Fri. Mat., Sat, and continuous from 6 p.m. Proscenium width 18ft. Station, Ambergate, L.M.S.
RITZ

CRICKLADE Wilts
ROYAL CINEMA 1931: Chas. Houndslow, propr. Cricklade, Swindon

CROMER Norfolk
Lecture Hall R. L, Randall (1907)
OLYMPIA (BTH) -Prop., V. E. H. Cinemas, Ltd. 45, Dereham Road, Norwich. Open during Summer season only. 500 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O.
REGAL CINEMA (BTH) Hans Place -Prop., V. E. H. Cinemas, Ltd., 45, Dereham Road, Norwich, 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Cromer 2,457. Station, Cromer, L.N.E.R. Films per Norfolk & Dis. Film Transport, Norwich. 4 screens
TOWN HALL THEATRE - Baring Bros. (1907) 1941: Props., V. E. H. Cine¬mas, Ltd., 45, Dereham Lane, Norwich. Summer seasons only.

CROOK Co. Durham
Cir¬cus Pitch T. Walton (1907)
EMPIRE Electric PALACE Market Place/12 South Street Opened 14th November 1910. Architects: H. Gibson and P. J. Stienlet. Prop., Shepperd - Northern Counties Electric Theatres Ltd. 900 seats. To Sol Sheckman North East Coast Cinemas 1926. 1929: Stanley Dunn, mgr. By 1941: (BTH) Prop., North East Coast Cinemas, Ltd., 11, Bath Lane, Newcastle-on -Tyne. Phone Newcastle 26082/3. 700 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Two changes weekly and Sunday programme. Prices 5d, to 1s. 4d. Station, Crook, L.N.E.R. To Essoldo 1945. Closed c.1967. Autoparts shop. Demolished.
ESSOLDO / (New) HIPPODROME and Cinema Bankfoot Road Opened c.1922 - planned 1921 as ‘cinema and opera house’. Architect: A. H. Fennell. Prop., Crook Cinema Co. 1,110 seats. To Sheckman c.1923. 1929: North Eastern Theatres Ltd. proprietors; S. Sheckman, man. dir.; F. Seymour, manager. By 1941: (WE) -Prop., North East Coast Cinemas, Ltd., 11 Bath Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 28082/3. 1,110 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 4d. Proscenium width 23ft. Phone Crook 94. Station, Crook. To Essoldo 1945. Closed c.1969. Demolished.
Freemasons’ Hall J. H. Bowes; (1907)
ROYAL CINEMA / THEATRE ROYAL Ad¬dison Street Opened 1893. Archi¬tect & prop. W. Abbot. 600 seats. Wal¬lace Davidson (1907) Cinematograph licence 1910. To Sol Sheckman 1926. 1929: North Eastern Theatres Ltd. proprs.; F. Seymour, mgr. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., North East Coast Cinemas, Ltd., 11, Bath Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone 28082. 480 seats. Twice nightly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 4d. Booked at Newcastle. Phone Crook 94. Station, Crook, L.N.E.R. closed WWII. re-opened 1946. Closed c.1960. Demolished.

CROSBY nr Liverpool Lancs
COMMODORE
CORONA CINEMA (BA) College Road -Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London W.1. 1,112 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings, Mats, daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Crosby 3762. Station, Blundellsands, L.M.S. Demolished.
REGENT PICTURE HOUSE (WE) -Pro., Associ¬ated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. 1,100 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone Crosby 3700. Stations, Waterloo & Crosby, L.M.S. Bingo.
PLAZA / CANNON / CLASSIC / ODEON / THE PLAZA Crosby Road North, Waterloo (BTP) Opened Saturday 2nd September 1939. Props., Plaza, Crosby, Ltd. 1,450 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Con¬tinuous. Booked by Philip M. Hanmer, 51a, Rodney Street, Liverpool. Proscenium width 52ft.; four dressing-rooms. Phone Waterloo 2108. Stations, Waterloo, Liverpool, L.M.S., or Lime Street. Now run by community trust: 3 screens.

CROSSGATES nr. Leeds
RITZ (WE) -Props., A. R. Wood, Greta, Mallorie Park, Ripon. Phone 346. 800 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Three times on Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone 85489. Station, Crossgates, L.N.E.R.

CROSSHILLS York
PICTURE HOUSE Station Road Opened 1911. By 1941 (BTH) - Prop., Crosshills Picture House Co. 500 seats. Booked at Hall, One show nightly. Two on Sats. and holidays. Prices 3d. to 9d. Pros¬c. width 25ft. Phone Crosshills 83. Station, Kildwick & Crosshills, L.M.S.

CROSTON Lancs
CINEMA Station Road (Electrocord) - Props., E. Jackson & Sons. 310 seats. Thurs. and Sat., April to Sept. Once nightly, twice Sat., Oct. to Mar. Prices 3d. to 1s. Phone Croston 236. Station, Croston, L.M.S.

CROWBOROUGH Sussex
REGENT Broadway (WE) -Props., Shipman & King, M 84, Shell Mex House, Strand, W.C.2. Phone Temple Bar 5077. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mats., Tues., Wed., Fri., and Sat. Phone Crowborough 492. Station, Crowborough, S.R.

CROWLAND Lincs
FORESTERS’ HALL Hall Street (or given as 28 West Street) Opened as Cinema 1921. Sound installed in 1931. The Gray brothers of Peterborough leased it for some years. 1941: (WE) Props., at 19, Broadway, 230 seats. Prices 6d., 9d. and 1s. One evening show and one Mat. per week. Booked at Leeds. Proscenium width 25ft. Films Motor Transport to Spalding. From 1946 – Arthur Lewthwaite was the lessee. Closed mid-50s. (M. Brader)
- Thurs. Travelling show - Mr. Yardley.

CROWLE Lincs
Market Hall H. L. Bur¬tenshaw (1907)
PICTURE HOUSE Market place 1922: Joseph Spivey manager
REGAL CINEMA (New Imperial Symphonic) - Props., J. Spivey & Sons. 500 seats. Once nightly. Three shows Sat. Booked at local office, Market Square. Prices 2d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 16ft. Phone 49, Station, Crowle, L.N.E.R. Central Station.

CROWTHOWNE Berks
PLAZA High Street (AWH) - Prop., Border (Decks) Cinemas, Ltd. 300 seats. Booked at 53, West Hill, Wembley Park, Middlesex. Continuous. Mat., S at. Three changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Crowthorne 320. Station, Crowthorne (late Wellington College) S.R. Films by London & Provincial Fitness Motor Transport Co., Ltd.

CROYDON Surrey
CLASSIC / UNIQUE / SAVOY / DOME / CENTRAL HALL / SWAN Brighton Road, S. Croydon (between Swan & Sugarloaf pub and Bartlett Road) Opened as Swan cinema Saturday 26th November 1910 - ?converted Salvation Army Hall. October 1911 acquired by James Watt circuit, renamed Central Hall. Renamed Dome in 1927. Closed c.1929. Reopened 1932 as Savoy. Closed 1933. 1934 bought by Sam Seeman, modernised. Architect Norman Evans. Reopened as Unique Cinema 3rd September. Competition to find another name – Classic (start of circuit name). Seated 400 + six standing at the rear of the stalls. By 1941 (BTH) - Prop., S. Seeman Circuit, 100 Baker Street, London W.1. Continuous. Phone Croy¬don 6655. Station, South Croydon, S.R. Last cinema in Croydon area to hold nitrate film licence. Secondary lighting originally gas, converted to 6v d.c. c.1957. Screen masking altered by hand, winch at side of stage operated in view of audience. Closed 22nd September 1973. Still stands - restaurant, now ‘Classic’ pub.
CROYDON PAVILION Broad Green (BTP) - Prop., R. Dormer, 247 Norbury Avenue, Norbury, SW. Phone Pollard 4918. 302 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Thornton Heath 2082. Station, West Croydon, S.R.
DAVIS THEATRE (WE) - Prop., Davis Theatre (Croydon) Ltd. Marble Arch Pavilion, London W.1. 3,725 seats. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Prices 9d. to 3s. Stage 30ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Café with dance floor. Phone Croydon 3156. Station, East Croydon, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed. Demolished.
EMPIRE (WE) - Prop., Metropolitan & Pro¬vincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., 80-82, Wardour Street, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 6813. 1,868 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Phone Croydon 2653. Station, West Croydon, S.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Stage Amplification SG46: Prop,: Metropolitan Music Halls (Croydon) Ltd., North End, Croy¬don. Cap.: Stalls 296, boxes six, P. stalls 236, D. circle 350, gallery 370. Twice nightly 6 and 8.5. Matinées as arranged. Variety and revue. Stage: Prosc. 30ft. x 38ft., depth 30ft., height under flies 24ft., width between fly galleries 40ft., stage to grid 59ft., hemp lines 40 sets. Lighting: Footlights three circuits. Battens four, three circuits, ind. dimmers, Dips three a side. Spots on stage two and six floods. Two front of house following limes. Dressing rooms: Eight single. No band room. Orchestra pit: Acc. 14. Resident orchestra 10. Two trumpets, trombone, saxoPhone two violins, pianoforte, bass, drums and M.D. Amplifying equip.: One turn-table re¬producer and microphone.
GRAND THEATRE Prop.: Hammer Productions, Ltd., 261, Goldhawk Road, London W.12. No agent. Cap.: Stalls 222, P. stalls 189, D. circle 226, U. circle 242, gallery 360. Once nightly. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Stage: Prosc. 29ft. x 25ft., depth 30ft., height under flies 22ft., width between fly galleries 32ft., stage to grid 65ft., 44 hemp lines. Lighting: Voltage 220 A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, three circuits. Battens four, each with three circuits, ind. dimmers. Dips nine, with ind. dimmers, three switch controlled. Six floods on stage. One front of house following lime. Dressing rooms: 11 single, three chorus, Band room. Orchestra pit: Acc. 12. No resident orchestra. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table re¬producer and microphone.
HIPPODROME Crown Hill (WE) - Prop., Croy¬don Amusements., Ltd., 30-32, Golden Square, W.1. 1,250 seats. Booked at H.O. Con¬tinuous. Stage, 30ft. deep; ten dressing-¬rooms. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone Croydon 1444. Stations, West & East Croydon, S.R. SG46:
LUXOR Windmill Road (RCA) - Prop., Selhurst Picture House, Ltd., 160a, Malden Road, N.W.5. Phone Gulliver 2461. 479 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Thornton Heath 2727. Station, Selhurst, S.R.
NEW PALLADIUM Surrey Street (WE) - Prop., Alfred Barnett, 830 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 3s. 6d. Phone Croydon 2827. Station, East Croydon, S.R.
ODEON THEATRE 108, North End (WE) - Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Stage; three dressing rooms. Phone Croydon 0202, Station, West Croydon. S.R.
SAFARI / ABC / SAVOY Broad Green (RCA) Opened 1936. Architect: W. R. Glen. Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, W.1. Phone. Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 2,270 seats. Continuous. Phone Croydon 0486. Stage,ft. 6in.; five dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 43ft. Stations, East and West Croydon. Demolished 2005.
SCALA North End (WE) - Prop., Gaiety Picture House (Southampton) Ltd. 822 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d, and 1s.10d. Phone Croydon 1620. Station, East Croydon, S.R.

CRUMLIN Mon.
EMPIRE (Kalee) -Prop., E. Ruddick (1936) Albert V. What¬taker (1940). 600 seats. Continuous Mon. and Sat. from 5.30. Other nights from 7 p.m. Prices 6d. and 1s. Booked at Cardiff. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width 21ft.; 18ft. deep; two dressing rooms. Station, Crumlin, G.W.R.

CUDWORTH York
PALACE Barnsley Road -Prop., Palace of Varieties, Ltd.
ROCK CINEMA (WE)

CUCKFIELD Sussex
Talbot Hotel Assembly Rooms, L. Hammond; (1907)
Queen’s Hall f., Miss Payne (1907)

CULLOMPTON Devon
REGAL (BA) opened c.1932. Architect: Dixon & Bamsey. 1941 - Prop., Cullompton Cinema Co., Ltd. Phone 54. 350 seats. Booked at 3, High Street, Cullompton. Once nightly, three shows. Sat. Prices 3d. to 1s. 6d. Prosc. width 16ft. Café attached. Station, Cullompton. G.W.R.

CWM Mon.
COLISEUM (WE) Prop., Ebbw Vale Theatres, Ltd., Neur Plaza, Ebbw Vale. Phone 41. 833 seats. Booked at ’Deauville’ 786, Newport Road, Rumney, Cardiff. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Cwm 11. Station, Cwm, G.W.R. Films by Road Transport.

CWMCARN Mon.
PARK HALL (WE) -Prop., Park Hall Co. 860 seats. One show nightly. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d, 9d. and 1s. Station, Cwmcarn, G.W.R.

CWMFELINFACH Mon
NINE MILE POINT COLLIERY WORKMEN’S IN¬STITUTE (RCA) -Prop., Local Workmen. 659 seats. Booked at Hall by Committee. One show nightly, two one SAL, Prices 3d. to 1s. Width of proscenium, 30ft. Stage, 05ft.; two dressing-rooms. Dance Hall. Phone Ynysddu 20. Station, Ynsysddu, L.M.S. Films by Road Transport.