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

Savoy Cinema

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
72 Bradford Road, Stanningley
, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom LS28
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1000
Chain: Unknown
Architect: William Illingworth
Firm: Unknown
Savoy Cinema
2002 view of the Savoy, prior to its demolition
Photo courtesy of Ian Grundy
The Savoy cinema in the suburb of Stanningley in Leeds was a luxury cinema designed by William Illingworth (who also designed the massive New Victoria/Gaumont/Odeon in Bradford). It was one of three such suburban supers for the Westfield Pictures Ltd. circuit owned by A Cansfield, and it was the only one to survive, the Dominion Cinema, Chapel Allerton and Clifton Cinema, Bramley have both recently been visited by the demolition crew. Sadly, the Savoy would soon join them.

The Savoy Cinema opened on 17th September 1937 with Paul Cavanagh in "Cafe Colette" and Alice Brady in "Mama Steps Out". It had a seating capacity 1,000 seats in the stalls and balcony levels. It had a dignified facade in stone with three tall windows above the canopied entrance. The original stained glass was still more or less intact here and also in the side windows. These windows lit the circle foyer. On either side of the entry doors was a small shop, latterly used for a hairdresser and a cafe.

The Savoy Cinema closed 25 September 1965 with "How The West Was Won" and was converted into a bingo hall. After this closed the building was used as a retail outlet but even this was vacated and the building was bricked up and derelict. It was demolished in November 2004 and housing was built on the site.
Contributed by Ian Grundy

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As predicted - when I drove past yesterday the demolition crew had been and gone, along with this once fine cinema. I do not know if any of the surviving features were salvaged before the bulldozers moved in. A small housing estate is in the course of erection.
posted by Ian on Nov 18, 2004 at 7:56am
This is in pudsy
posted by frosty in Leeds on Aug 23, 2006 at 12:32pm
It's really in Stanningley
posted by RichardH on Nov 29, 2007 at 2:17am
Here is a 1970 view of the Savoy.

posted by Lost Memory on Jun 21, 2008 at 8:37am
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