Hyde Park Picture House

Playhousegoer on October 19, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Hyde Park Picture House play’s a big part in the Leeds International Film Festival (www.leedsfilm.com) in-which it host’s, too, the “Night Of The Dead”; a horror film marathon of film’s from around the world throughout the night.

Ian on June 10, 2010 at 12:53 am

More photos taken on a Cinema Theatre Association visit to the Hyde Park on 7th June 2010 here:–

Exterior:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4687653346/

Auditorium:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4687019053/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4687653162/

Details in the cinema:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4687018903/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4687652604/

lostmemory on September 19, 2009 at 3:14 pm

Here is an interior photo.

lostmemory on January 6, 2009 at 9:00 am

This is another exterior photo.

Ian on January 29, 2007 at 9:31 pm

and one of the Screen curtains and modernised (1960’s!) proscenium:–

http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/371013990/

Ian on January 26, 2007 at 8:41 am

The official histories of this theatre state that it was converted from a 1908 hotel in 1914, which I find hard to believe. The structure in 2007 presents NO evidence that it was ever anything but a cinema. I would have expected to see blocked up windows and doors, but there is no trace of this in the external walls of the auditorium. If it was a hotel before, then it must have largely been demolished. Internally too, there is no evidence that this was ever anything but a purpose built cinema.

kevinp on September 4, 2005 at 7:37 am

Herewith the official website of this cinema

http://www.leedscinema.com/about.html

I first saw this cinema in a quirky goosey (!) feature film called ‘Laughterhouse’ , made about 1986 and written by Brian Glover , starring, Ian Holm

best

kev p