The first film was as per the text a navy recruitment film, it’s title was ‘The Royal Navy Division at Work and Play’. The first Market House was built in 1574. A replacement was built on the same sight at a cost of £800 in 1821/22 designed by John Foulston, his fee was 15 guineas.
Mr Pickle’s purchased an organ from a chapel that was in nearby Pensilva village for 30 shillings to accompany the silent films.
My thanks to the Liskeard Old Cornwall Society (and my mum!) for obtaining this extra detail/information for me to add to here.
This cinema did continue to be used as a cinema. It was latterly known as the Astoria Cinema, before closure and becoming a billiards/snooker hall and so on as detailed in the main text.
The local paper in Salisbury has published a bit more info on the Everyman cinema in Salisbury. Still no opening date though.
Screen 1 will have 80 seats. 4K Sony projection and 7.1 Dolby sound.
Screen 2 will have 42 seats, 4K Sony projection and 7.1 Dolby sound.
Screen 3 will have 71 seats, 4K Sony and 7.1 Dolby plus 3D capability.
Screen 4 will have 54 seats, Sharp/NEC 2K projection and 7.1 sound.
The work is being carried out by GF Holdings who say they originally did the plasterwork at the Plaza in Stockport in the 1930’s.
Apparently GF Holdings do a lot of work for Rank, Odeon, Vue and Everyman.
The wedding venue closed in 2019. Unused since then, proposals to demolish the more modern dance hall/bingo club at the rear of the Georgian terrace to be replaced with flats were made in July 2022. The flats conversion would include the older (Listed) Georgian terrace space at ground level as well.
J&A sold the bingo operation to Granada Bingo initially becoming a Gala Club upon the merger with Coral in 1991. Closed in 2017 for town centre redevelopment, the club was on Telegraph Way.
This was the Downs family’s first site where they tried bingo, opening under the Cosmo Bingo name. The club was later transferred to the New Princes Cinema, Stalybridge under the same club name.
Last operated as Cosmo Bingo by the Downs family, they opened this venue upon the closure of their club in the former Empire, Mossley. Closed early 1980’s following a fire.
The building had various names, including Lyric Hall, Operetta House, Central Hall and Central Cinema. The most popular name, however, was Cheetham’s – after the charismatic showman, cinema proprietor and film maker Arthur Cheetham. Cheetham’s opened as Rhyl’s first cinema in 1906.
Building now known as Lyric Building, Market Street, LL18 1RG.
Nothing remains of this cinema now. The offices mentioned in the text are no more, only the old windmill is still extant, surrounded by modern student flats…
Located on the corner of St. Barnabas’ Place, PR1 1QJ, following the devastating fire, the building was demolished and new housing now stands on the site.
The Teeside retail and leisure parks are split over the boundaries of two authorities. Technically, the retail park is in Stockton-on-Tees, whereas the leisure park is in Middlesbrough!
The old market building still stands at 27 Fore Street, the Boots the Chemists having built a single floor extension outwards with the curved end and doorways, which had been open-space for market stalls.
My grandmother went to the cinema in the early 30’s as a child, it was called the Cinedrome then, and owned by E.J. & W. E. Pope who opened the Cinedrome, later called the Carlton Cinema, hence one closing and the other opening at the same time. The Pope’s also operated the Carlton in Okehampton.
Alternative street location is given as Rollbergstrasse 70.
The Stattkino was located at the same address from 1994 to c1996, but I have no further details as yet for this short-lived cinema.
The Palace Theatre was demolished in 1962 following a fire in the closed up building that same year.
The first film was as per the text a navy recruitment film, it’s title was ‘The Royal Navy Division at Work and Play’. The first Market House was built in 1574. A replacement was built on the same sight at a cost of £800 in 1821/22 designed by John Foulston, his fee was 15 guineas.
Mr Pickle’s purchased an organ from a chapel that was in nearby Pensilva village for 30 shillings to accompany the silent films.
My thanks to the Liskeard Old Cornwall Society (and my mum!) for obtaining this extra detail/information for me to add to here.
Interior decoration in the 1935 rebuild was by Mollo & Egan.
Architect could be David Evelyn Nye, as it’s very similar to the work he did for the Bancroft’s at the Embassy, Peterborough.
This cinema did continue to be used as a cinema. It was latterly known as the Astoria Cinema, before closure and becoming a billiards/snooker hall and so on as detailed in the main text.
The local paper in Salisbury has published a bit more info on the Everyman cinema in Salisbury. Still no opening date though. Screen 1 will have 80 seats. 4K Sony projection and 7.1 Dolby sound. Screen 2 will have 42 seats, 4K Sony projection and 7.1 Dolby sound. Screen 3 will have 71 seats, 4K Sony and 7.1 Dolby plus 3D capability. Screen 4 will have 54 seats, Sharp/NEC 2K projection and 7.1 sound.
The work is being carried out by GF Holdings who say they originally did the plasterwork at the Plaza in Stockport in the 1930’s. Apparently GF Holdings do a lot of work for Rank, Odeon, Vue and Everyman.
Planning permission was granted, Everyman are currently converting the auditorium into 4 screens. No opening date for same has been given as yet.
The wedding venue closed in 2019. Unused since then, proposals to demolish the more modern dance hall/bingo club at the rear of the Georgian terrace to be replaced with flats were made in July 2022. The flats conversion would include the older (Listed) Georgian terrace space at ground level as well.
J&A sold the bingo operation to Granada Bingo initially becoming a Gala Club upon the merger with Coral in 1991. Closed in 2017 for town centre redevelopment, the club was on Telegraph Way.
This was the Downs family’s first site where they tried bingo, opening under the Cosmo Bingo name. The club was later transferred to the New Princes Cinema, Stalybridge under the same club name.
Last operated as Cosmo Bingo by the Downs family, they opened this venue upon the closure of their club in the former Empire, Mossley. Closed early 1980’s following a fire.
Architect was R. A. Thomas
Architect was R. A. Thomas.
The parade of shops, Savoy Buildings still survive.
The building had various names, including Lyric Hall, Operetta House, Central Hall and Central Cinema. The most popular name, however, was Cheetham’s – after the charismatic showman, cinema proprietor and film maker Arthur Cheetham. Cheetham’s opened as Rhyl’s first cinema in 1906.
Building now known as Lyric Building, Market Street, LL18 1RG.
Nothing remains of this cinema now. The offices mentioned in the text are no more, only the old windmill is still extant, surrounded by modern student flats…
Closure as a cinema came on 4th November, 1961.
Address is 67, New Hall Lane, PR1 5NY. The mill has since also been demolished for further housing.
The map location is way out of the former cinema’s actual location!
Located on the corner of St. Barnabas’ Place, PR1 1QJ, following the devastating fire, the building was demolished and new housing now stands on the site.
The Majestic also had a spell as the Majestic Bingo & Social Club, opening and closure dates as such I have yet to establish.
The Teeside retail and leisure parks are split over the boundaries of two authorities. Technically, the retail park is in Stockton-on-Tees, whereas the leisure park is in Middlesbrough!
The old market building still stands at 27 Fore Street, the Boots the Chemists having built a single floor extension outwards with the curved end and doorways, which had been open-space for market stalls. My grandmother went to the cinema in the early 30’s as a child, it was called the Cinedrome then, and owned by E.J. & W. E. Pope who opened the Cinedrome, later called the Carlton Cinema, hence one closing and the other opening at the same time. The Pope’s also operated the Carlton in Okehampton.