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durhamdown commented about Former Theater de Luxe, in May 2016 on May 23, 2016 at 4:06 pm

The shortlived Theatre de Luxe cinema (1912-17) was in the building shown here, May 2016, as Triplesix Studios.

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durhamdown commented about Theatre de Luxe on May 23, 2016 at 4:03 pm

In 2016 the building used as ‘Triplesix Studios’.

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durhamdown commented about Greenhill Cinema on Apr 14, 2016 at 1:28 am

It was actually opened pre-1920. It is shown on the OS revision of 1915 as Picture Theatre, and is included in Slater’s 1917 Directory as ‘Premier Picture Hall (Premier Pictures Ltd)’.

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durhamdown commented about Greenhill Cinema on Apr 13, 2016 at 3:13 pm

The building next door was a Temperance Billiard Hall, opened c.1906 and one of about 17 designed by Norman Evans.

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durhamdown commented about Rex Picture Hall on Jan 3, 2016 at 4:50 am

From the photograph it looks very similar to the Temperance Billiard Halls at Chorlton and Gorton, built c.1907 (the Chorlton one is now a Wetherspoons pub). Did it start out as a snooker hall?

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durhamdown commented about Plaza Cinema on Jan 2, 2016 at 10:50 am

The variations in seating accommodation may be because much (most?) of the seating, at least in the 1930s, was on benches, not individual seats. It becomes a matter of judgement how many you can squash onto a bench!