Imperial Picture House
Shale Street,
Burnley,
BB12 0PQ
Shale Street,
Burnley,
BB12 0PQ
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Sound came on Monday 16 September 1929 with ‘The Perfect Alibi’. The sound system was BTP. The Imperial’s advertising would have left the casual reader believing that it was a Western Electric system! The system was upgraded (by BTP) and debuted on 25 January 1937. The Pentridge was first in Burnley (20 May 1929), the Savoy second (26 August 1929) and the Imperial third (16 September 1929). The Savoy had trialled an unsuccessful system nearly two years previously.
‘Wide Screen’ came on Monday 21 November 1955 with John Wayne in “The High and The Mighty”.
Closure came on Saturday 29 October 1960 with Carry On Constable.
Demolition was in August 2006; after which Imperial Court Apartments were built.
The original proprietors, Gannow Pictures Ltd, derived their trading name from the locality being known as Gannow Top. The “Gannow Tunnel” for the Leeds-Liverpool canal passes almost immediately below the site.
Redruth Street was the Imperial’s advertised address as the cinema entrance faced straight down Redruth Street and was visible from the busy Padiham Road at the other end.