Glen Cinema

In Mirfield, West Yorkshire, the Town Hall was built in 1868. As local government developed, it was used successively by the Local Board of Health, from 1873, then, from 1894, by the Urban District Council. It had a fine public hall on the first floor which hosted the usual wide range of events and presentations, including, no doubt, early cinematograph shows.

In 1903, the Council moved to newly-built premises, rendering the Town Hall effectively redundant. It is known that, by 1910, it was home to the People’s Picture Theatre, which provided a single performance on weekday evenings at 8pm, with shows at 7pm and 9pm on Saturdays.

In 1913 this was renamed the Town Hall Cinema then, in the 1920’s, it became the Regent Cinema.

Sound was installed, and the Regent Cinema ran through the war years. However, after the war, it was acquired by the company behind the Vale Cinema, which had opened in October 1929 (see separate Cinema Treasures entry). They renamed it the Glen Cinema, and used it to show second-run features as an adjunct to their main cinema.

The Glen Cinema closed in 1955 and became a nightclub. By July 1972 this was called the Pentagon Nightscene and, that month, Council approval was granted for a “small cinema” to be installed in the former balcony. However, it is assumed this was never proceeded with.

In 1998, the Salvation Army, which, back in the early-1920’s, had met in the Town Hall, converted the first floor auditorium into a Worship Hall. They also run a café and charity shop on the ground floor.

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