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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Leeds, West Yorkshire » Clock Cinema

Clock Cinema

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
247-249 Roundhay Road
, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom LS8 2SH
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Office Space, Retail
Seats: 1836
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Norman Fowler
Firm: Unknown
Clock Cinema
Circa-2002 exterior view of the former Clock Cinema
Photo courtesy of Ian Grundy
An Art Moderne style cinema situated at an important junction near the suburb of Roundhay to the north-east of the city centre. The Clock Cinema was built for West Leeds Entertainments and opened on November 21, 1938 with Dorothy Lamour in "The Hurricane" and Sybil Jason in "The Littlest Diplomat".

It was designed by Norman Fowler of Messrs Kitson, Parish, Ledgard and Pyman of Leeds and built by C.H.F. Lax & Co. As well as the large auditorium (1,130 stalls seats and 706 in the balcony) there was a spacious foyer, a cafe and a parade of shops. The first film was "The Hurricane" with Dorothy Lamour.

It closed on February 28, 1976 with Disney double-bill "Incredible Journey" and "Apple Dumpling Gang". It became a bingo hall, last operated by Mecca Bingo when it closed in the mid-1980's. The Clock Cinema was gutted internally, and transformed into a large electrical goods retailer on the ground floor and offices on two levels above.
Contributed by Ian Grundy

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Another exterior picture from 1986 :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/241478196/

and an interior shot of the auditorium from the same time :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/241478193/
posted by Ian on Sep 14, 2006 at 5:47am
A 1939 photo can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 8, 2008 at 9:11am
This is the 1939 photo again and a 2009 photo. Whatever business is located here is having a liquidation sale.

posted by Lost Memory on Jun 15, 2009 at 8:22am
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