Three Springs Hall and Gardens Railway Parade and Hall Street, Three Springs, WA

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Three Springs Hall and Gardens Railway Parade and Hall Street, Three Springs, WA

The town was part of Nulsen’s West Touring Talkies circuit purchased by Ray Dean in 1940. Dean started an open air theatre beside the hall, in Railway Rd. In 1947, the Roads Board borrowed £6,500 to purchase a building which had started life at Greenough as a cinema for RAAF personnel during World War 2. The deal was organised by Claude Maley, and the building was transported and reassembled with a brick front. It was officially opened on 21 June 1949, by Governor Sir James Mitchell.

The Shire of Three Springs Municipal Inventory in 1995 describes it like this:

A large building of timber frame construction with timber and fibro cladding to the north, south and west sides. The north and south sides also have five large timber framed windows and two double exit doors, with windows set above. The east aspect is constructed of rendered masonry and contains the main entrance of three sets of double entry doors accessed by three steps from the street level. The entry doors are set under a verandah between two rendered masonry towers. Above the entry verandah there are five rectangular windows. The front facade of the building is enhanced by a larger curved parapet with corbelled treatments at the roof level - Contributed by Greg Lynch -