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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Leeds, West Yorkshire » Majestyk
Also known as Majestic Picture Theatre, Majestic Cinema

Majestyk

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Wellington Street & Quebec Street
, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom LS1 4DS
(map)
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Greek Revival
Function: Concerts, Nightclub
Seats: 2392
Chain: Unknown
Architect: J.C. Maxwell, Pascal J. Stienlet
Firm: Unknown
Majestyk
Recent exterior view of the former Majestic Picture Theatre
Photo courtesy of Ian Grundy
Located in Leeds city centre at the junction of Quebec Street and Wellington Street, by City Square. Opened on 5th June 1922, and designed by architects Pascal J. Stienlet and J.C. Maxwell for Leeds Picture Playhouse Ltd., the Majestic Picture Theatre suited its name entirely. The wide spacious auditorium, with a single balcony, was richly decorated with wall motifs and an enormous plaster frieze. It had its own Symphony Orchestra and an organ.

Together with the 1911 Picture House (demolished) and the 1932 Paramount Theatre (Odeon Headrow closed 2001), the Majestic Cinema was one of the premiere cinemas in the city throughout its life.

It was taken over by the Provincial Cinematograph Theatres chain (PCT) in December 1925, and they were taken over by Gaumont British Theatres in February 1929.

It closed by the Rank Organisation on 10th July 1969, after the Odeon had been twinned, and the Majestic Cinema immediately became a Top Rank Bingo Club.

It became a popular nightclub known as the Majestyk, with another nightclub Jumpin' Jacks located in the basement.

The Majestyk Nightclub was closed in late 2008, and became a concert venue, which Jumpin' Jacks continues as a nightclub. Proposals to convert the building into a casino were refused and went to appeal in June 2009.

Since 14th June 1993, the Majestic Cinemas has been designated a Grade II Listed building by English Heritage.

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Majestyk (Official)
Contributed by Ian Grundy

YOUR COMMENTS

 
An interior shot of the partitioned-off balcony showing the domed ceiling and part of the frieze here:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/137527236/
posted by Ian on Apr 30, 2006 at 10:14pm
A 2007 shot of the exterior - the nightclub has now closed, and the Majestic is rumoured to become a Casino, this may well involve restoring the interior.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/808891578/
posted by Ian on Jul 28, 2007 at 3:28pm
A few shots - including interior - from 1986 here:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2134918757/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2134918169/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2134918509/
posted by Ian on Dec 25, 2007 at 8:47am
Only ever went to Leeds Majestic once and that was to see a re-run of 'The King And I' in 70mm. Another fine Leeds cinema no longer in use for that purpose.
posted by Richard Roper on Sep 30, 2008 at 8:32am
Bingo was initially played during afternoons in the Majestic Ballroom from 1961.By 1967 it had taken over the ballroom completely.In 1969, Rank closed the former Coliseum/Gaumont which was now on Top Rank Bingo and moved the entire bingo operation into the Majestic Cinema.The final film shown at the Majestic was Clint Eastwood in 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' on 10th July 1969.
posted by Richard Roper on Oct 7, 2008 at 10:54am
Another exterior view can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 2, 2009 at 7:06pm
saw , the sound of music, here. What a great screen...sadly missed
posted by mike 2001 on Apr 30, 2009 at 1:53pm
At the intersection of Wellington Street and Quebec Street.
posted by monika on Jun 17, 2009 at 10:14am
an exterior from a few years ago showing the scale of the building and the stage house
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2121476282/sizes/l/
posted by woody on Jul 24, 2009 at 7:49am
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