The 1944 KYB shows owners of the 496 seat Senlac as being Paxon & Chambers with BTH sound equipment, the 1966 KYB shows the proprietor of the 376 seat Abbey Theatre as being a Mr G.S. Field, RCA sound equipment in use.
Interestingly, the link to Dusashenka’s Flickr album linked by Ken Roe has the re-opening article by ABC, with interior photographs, giving the cinema as having been closed for 5 years, so a closure year of 1943, rather than 1941. This ties in with the 1944 KYB, prepared and printed in advance in 1943, which lists the State Cinema (under Barking) as still being operational under the Kay Bros. (Kessex Cinemas).
Banchory isn’t listed in the 1944 KYB at all, with just the Picture House listed in the 1966 KYB. The ‘66 KYB has the proprietor as Robert Martin Cay, 458, Holborn Street, Aberdeen, 398 seats, screen 24 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in., CinemaScope, proscenium width of 28 feet.
Historic Environment Scotland has listed this former cinema as a Category B building. They credit the architect as being Charles T. Ewing of Crieff, built 1925-26, so possibly opened in 1926 rather than 1928.
As can be seem in the later photographs of this cinema, Wallaw Pictures Ltd. gave the old fashioned looking hall a make-over at some point, receiving an updated look in the art deco style.
The 1944 KYB shows owners of the 496 seat Senlac as being Paxon & Chambers with BTH sound equipment, the 1966 KYB shows the proprietor of the 376 seat Abbey Theatre as being a Mr G.S. Field, RCA sound equipment in use.
Called the Star Theatre in the 1944 KYB also.
Both the Queen’s Theatre and the Landmark Theatre have now been re-opened.
The 1944 KYB lists the operators as Hartley & Sons, Ltd., 700 seats, British Acoustic sound system.
The 1944 KYB has this cinema listed as the People’s Palace with 668 seats, the same stage and sound details as per main text on this page.
Also listed, under the same operators in the 1944 KYB, Mihaly sound equipment, prices from 3d to 1s, 750 seats.
Interestingly, the link to Dusashenka’s Flickr album linked by Ken Roe has the re-opening article by ABC, with interior photographs, giving the cinema as having been closed for 5 years, so a closure year of 1943, rather than 1941. This ties in with the 1944 KYB, prepared and printed in advance in 1943, which lists the State Cinema (under Barking) as still being operational under the Kay Bros. (Kessex Cinemas).
Banchory isn’t listed in the 1944 KYB at all, with just the Picture House listed in the 1966 KYB. The ‘66 KYB has the proprietor as Robert Martin Cay, 458, Holborn Street, Aberdeen, 398 seats, screen 24 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in., CinemaScope, proscenium width of 28 feet.
Picture House (Banbridge) Ltd. also operated the Iveagh Cinema in the town.
Reduced to 430 seats in 1944 KYB.
The other cinema in the town was the Victoria Hall, a much older stone building of Victorian era build.
In 1944 the cinema was operated by the Crown Cinema Co. Ltd. of Glasgow, booked by A.B. King in the same city.
Robert Bond was the architect of this cinema, along with several more in the same area built to the same plans.
The link to the night-time picture that Ken has posted no longer works.
The 1944 KYB has the cinema listed as closed.
It is also hoped to re-open this as a cinema once again, the antiques sales has closed. A gallery of the present interior can be found here:
https://www.auchterarderpicturehouse.co.uk/gallery/
Historic Environment Scotland has listed this former cinema as a Category B building. They credit the architect as being Charles T. Ewing of Crieff, built 1925-26, so possibly opened in 1926 rather than 1928.
The cinema was sold, the name was changed to the Palace Cinema.
As can be seem in the later photographs of this cinema, Wallaw Pictures Ltd. gave the old fashioned looking hall a make-over at some point, receiving an updated look in the art deco style.
Sadly, it has been demolished in favour of bungalows.
Located at the junction of Hill Street and Dew Street, bizarrely, the address is now given as 7, High Street! Postcode is LL59 5EE.
Cinema has returned to the Village Hall once again, on a monthly basis. Postcode is LL58 8NY.
The actual name for the cinema was Electric Picture Theatre, as per the sign over the doorway.
Reported as part of W. Shanly’s circuit in The Bioscope dated 18th May, 1911, and still called the Victoria Hall.
Conversion from a church into a cinema was for W. Shanly.