Cannon Deansgate

68-74 Deansgate,
Manchester, M3 2FN

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abcman
abcman on September 30, 2008 at 8:46 am

Did Management relief duties at the ABC Deansgate in the early 1970’s when Ken Pickering was the General Manager there. Always a busy house.

(abcman)

gordonl
gordonl on November 24, 2007 at 5:09 pm

Saw “Percy”, “Clockwork Orange” and “The Omen” here where, to add to the drama, you were picketed by Christians on the way in and saw nurses with stretchers in case of fainters inside…

delta
delta on January 22, 2007 at 5:51 am

The first Todd-AO presentation was ‘Porgy & Bess’ which, unusually, was shown as a continuous performance rather than as a roadshow presentation with pre-booked seats. Later, I recall seeing ‘Dr Zhivago’ in 70mm. When the screen curtains opened they became jammed thus obscuring part of the screen. The film was stopped after about five minutes when the manager came on stage, tugged at the curtains and was able to clear the screen. Then the film started again from the beginning.

Ian
Ian on January 21, 2007 at 11:04 pm

Couple of interior pics here.

Whilst still a cinema in 1986:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/364937181/

After conversion to a pub – showing some of the restored original ceiling:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/294034716/

Ian
Ian on August 14, 2006 at 12:02 am

Another picture here when still a cinema:–

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