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Empire Electric Theatre

Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Station Square
, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Retail
Seats: 657
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
Empire Electric Theatre
Recent exterior view of the former Empire Electric Theatre (circa September 2002)
Photo courtesy of Ian Grundy
The Empire Electric Theatre in Station Square was the plushest of Whitby's three movie houses. Built of brick dressed with portland stone it stood opposite both the railway and bus stations.

Its 657 seats were split between stalls and balcony. It opened in 1914 and closed in the 1960's to be converted into a shop. Nothing from its cinema past remains inside.
Contributed by Ian Grundy


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the empire was still open as a cinema in 1979.
posted by project on Feb 3, 2005 at 5:41pm
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