Ritz Cinema

96 Abbey Street,
Nuneaton, CV11 5BX

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Dez1977
Dez1977 on November 18, 2022 at 12:38 pm

I’m enjoying going through the old Nuneaton Tribune newspapers at the moment, from Dec 1976-Jan 1985, and there seems to have been a third screen in operation at the Ritz, running from mid-December 1981 (starting with a re-issue of “Superman: The Movie” followed by “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”) as you can see in the newspaper advertising from that time, and after. Could a 3rd screen have been created from dividing Screen 2 into two parts? Interesting that only two weeks after “screen 3” films had started to be advertised, they stopped for a few weeks. I wonder if that was because of the fire that is mentioned above?

Can anyone confirm the third screen, please? Thanks!

70mmbobbyj
70mmbobbyj on May 17, 2019 at 12:31 pm

It appears that this building is not secure, There is a new report on The Derelict places website. The explorers found easy access to the building.

Ian
Ian on June 30, 2018 at 12:31 am

Eight years since I was last in Nuneaton and little – other than increased vandalism – seems to have happened at the Ritz. Photos from June 2018

RITZ THEATRE

RITZ THEATRE

Peter Lea
Peter Lea on January 30, 2016 at 3:04 pm

Please Note* A Book “The Auditorium” is available and covers the cinemas of Nuneaton and also the other cinemas of North Warwickshire including Atherstone, Chapel End, Arley Bedworth Coleshill, Attleborough and Stockingford.

KitGreen
KitGreen on November 18, 2013 at 8:14 am

Restoration plans and a history of The Ritz http://www.nuneatonhistory.com/uploads/1/8/6/8/18680466/the_ritz–the_future.pdf

Ken Loach backs Nuneaton Ritz cinema restoration plan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-24929432

Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on October 27, 2011 at 4:24 am

This was a regular relief for me… I usually got relief duties when there was advance boooking going on.. Wrestling, odd concerts and am.. Pantos….

Ian
Ian on November 16, 2010 at 1:47 am

Two photos of the Ritz taken in November 2010, the building is boarded up and is for sale with a national retailer apparently interested in the building.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/5180822869/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/5180822631/

The English Heritage listing report can be viewed here – some good indication of the style of the building:–

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