Empire Theatre

5 Edinburgh Road,
Portsmouth, PO1 1DE

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AndreasP
AndreasP on November 7, 2018 at 12:00 pm

According to “The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950”, it was demolished in 1958.

Thechurchills1
Thechurchills1 on March 17, 2018 at 2:12 pm

Hi, my father worked here in 1954, and recalls the cinema in stamshaw road being called ‘the forum’ or more effectionatley ‘ the bug hutch’ due to the fleas that lived there !!! If anyone is still around that worked at the empire palace please let me know :)

AngeloG
AngeloG on December 4, 2015 at 2:59 pm

I don’t know if the stationary I have is for this theatre but I think it might be. Stationary has a 192 (blank space for last number of date). It says “Empire Cosy Cinema., Stamshaw Road, Portsmouth. Sole proprietess Mrs. E Parlett, Telephone 3967, Manager Wm. Pead”.