ABC Halifax
Ward's End,
Halifax,
HX1
Ward's End,
Halifax,
HX1
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Sadly the nightclub closed last week and the building is now un-used :(
Some people have misunderstood what happened when the ABC became a night club. When it closed the was a steel frame box built in the front of the stalls not connected to the walls in any way. in the origional rear stalls later screens 1&2 they made the night club using all the stalls with the box they made. The circle is intact except for afew ventilation pipes over it so almost like it was when it was screen 3 just the extension in the stalls prevents you from seeing half the screen. All of the origional decor is still there hidden in the darkness there were some bits that because of the listing they could only hang up a cloth over it. I saw my first film in screen 1 in 1999 so this cinema means alot to me and also it contained a Christie Cinema organ until it was trippled.
Just found this website and what a great site, Can’t beleive it’s six years since the Cinema shut.. As a teenager i used to go EVERY week sometimes as much as 4 times a week.. The first film i can remember seeing here was Superman 4 aged around 8 or 9…I took my Mrs on our 1st date here back in 1998 to watch Scream 2..The council and Jumpin Jaks should be ashamed of themselves for riding our town of this amazing Cinema..
The year given for this photo is 1978.
October 2007 exterior photo here :–
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Another exterior shote here :–
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/331856854/
An interior view during the conversion to the nightclub. Including the gold statuette.
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What have you done???
Throughout my turbulent teenage years this cinema was a beacon of joy in life. You knew that Halifax had it’s own piece of pure vintage Hollywood in it’s classical design and furnishings – those gold statues either side of the screen are an image I shall recall with wonder till the day I die.
What breaks my heart is not knowing if I’d rather see the building torn down than defiled in this way.
this wonderfull cinema is now a night club. The auditorium is fully painted black thus covering all the cinemas internal detailing which is what the cinema was listed for.this should never have happened and the people who let this happen should never be forgiven.
derek atkins(public relations officer mercia cinema society).