Palace
35 Station Road,
Aldershot,
GU11 1BA
35 Station Road,
Aldershot,
GU11 1BA
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A small but intimate cinema designed by office of the Frank Matcham Co. It once had silk wall panels and gas lighting and was originally run by the Aldershot Picture Palace Co., a private independent company.
It was sold to local council in the 1970’s and screened pornographic films.
It then operated as a night club, originally named Cheeks and then VOX. In Spring of 2010, it re-opened as a live music and special events venue known as The Palace.
The former Palace Cinema was given a Grade II Listed building by English Heritage in 1979.
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Opened as the Picture Palace Theatre in 1912, it was designed by architect John Priestly Briggs from the office of Frank Matcham & Co. The original seating capacity was 708.
It was still shown as operating as an independent cinema in 1963 and 1965, known as the Palace Cinema with 626 seats. It closed on 12th July 1977 and was sold to Rushmoor Council and was leased out, re-opening on 26th December 1977.
By the time of its final closure with the screening of regular films on 30th September 1985, it had been given Grade II Listed status. It remained derelict until Spring 1989 when plans were put forward to spend £1m on a facelift and conversion into a nightclub. This continues today (2005), under the name of Cheeks Nightclub
Exterior and interior photos of the Palace can be found here:–
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A November 2007 exterior photograph, as the VOX Nightclub:
http://flickr.com/photos/umdrums/2039144284/
An April 2010 photograph of The Palace, soon after its re-opening:
www.flickr.com/photos/62679849@N00/4561228038/
Another photo here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/5296329472/
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