Winding Wheel
13 Holywell Street,
Chesterfield,
S41 7SA
13 Holywell Street,
Chesterfield,
S41 7SA
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Four photos here from March 2009
Exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3366863993/
Ballroom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3366863979/
Auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3366863971/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3366863961/
This is another exterior view.
A view of the proscenium from May 2008 is here, and a shot of the ballroom from the same time is here
Not only did the Picture House have a theatre organ it also boasted a full orchestra. My father played the clarinet there and I still have copies of the music he played for the silent movies which were the first films shown at this cinema. My mother was the cinema cashier and used to dance the Charleston with Reg Dixon who subsquently became the musical director at Blackool Tower.
(Incidentally, when I tried searching for “Chesterfield”, nothing came up).
An interior view of the Picture House Cinema circa 1930 can be seen on this website.
I have been trying to locate a projectionist who worked here in the 1960’s and who will be in his sixties now.
An exterior from 1988 here:–
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A panoramic view of the interior can be seen here.
A vintage photograph of the Odeon in December 1967 playing the Rank release film:
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