Majestic Theatre

Back Scotland Road & Russell Street,
Nelson, BB9

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kbs
kbs on March 20, 2019 at 5:21 am

brian Haynes was the chief projectionist when the majestic closed he did a short stint at the palace cinema before emigrating to Australia,it feels strange for me walking into the marsden building society where the majestic once stood so much of nelson has gone down memory lane

kbs
kbs on February 7, 2016 at 4:19 pm

I worked here part time in the 50s mr lister was the manager I operated the non sync and the Kalee 11 35mm film projectors

HJHill
HJHill on October 24, 2014 at 2:20 pm

The site of the former Majestic is now (2014) that of the of the offices of the Marsden Building Society.

The demolition information is also incorrect, according to Mercia Cinema Society’s “Chronicles of Pendle’s Picture Palaces” which quotes an article in the local newspaper ‘The Nelson Leader’ of 30 June 1961.

Star Cinemas were to acquire local cinema chain Victory Theatres, but the Majestic was to be sold to the Marsden Building Society as the site for their new HQ (which it is; see Street View). The cinema closed on Saturday 8 July 1961 with Jerry Lewis in ‘Cinderfella’ and Bob Hope in ‘The Paleface’.