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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Sheffield, South Yorkshire » Adelphi Picture Theatre

Adelphi Picture Theatre

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Vicarage Road, Attercliffe
, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom S9 3RH
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Baroque
Function: Learning Center
Seats: 1350
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Adelphi Picture Theatre is located in the Attercliffe district in the east of Sheffield. It opened on 18th October 1920. The red brick building has buff and blue coloured terracotta enrichments on the facade, especially on the small turret dome over the entrance, which also has stained glass windows.

Seating in the auditorium was provided in stalls and circle, and the projection box was located in the rear stalls, underneath the circle. The cinema was in reverse and patrons entered the auditorium from behind the screen. The decoration includes pilasters, a segment-arched paneled ceiling and a moulded proscenium arch with a central crest which is flanked by torches. The circle has a lattice-work plaster front.

It underwent some restoration in 1936 and a re-decoration in August 1939. It received some bomb damage during the second week of the blitz and was closed for around a month. It received further renovation in August 1946. It remained an independently operated cinema throughout its cinematic life and was usually tied in with the Coliseum Cinema on Spital Hill.

The Adelphi Picture Theatre closed on 28th October 1967 with Robert Vaughn in "The Karate Killers" and "Glenn Ford in "The Rounders". It became a bingo club, last operated by the independent Walkers Bingo. After this closed in around 1995 it became a nightclub and since March 2000 has been converted into a music teaching centre.

Since early 1996, the Adelphi Picture Theatre was designated a Grade II Listed building by English Heritage.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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A full frontal view for its days as a nightclub:
http://flickr.com/photos/evissa/324936198/
A side on view from March 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/sheffdave/273704686/
A close-up view of the facade from June 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/harryhalibut/374974446/
posted by KenRoe on Jan 9, 2008 at 2:13pm
Another photo of the Adelphi Picture Theater can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 9, 2008 at 2:20pm
This is a b/w photo and here is a color photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 8, 2008 at 12:00pm
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