After Granada closed it, the Grand became the venue of a nightclub called Roar which did not last very long.
It then became used as a furniture shop but there was a major blaze which burnt the building to the ground. Firecrews from all over Shropshire converged at the fire, but saving the building was a hopeless task, but they were able to stop the fire reaching the neighbouring Rechabite Hall and other nearby buildings. The owners of the Silver Fish fish and chip bar and restaurant bought the site and built the Pussycats nightclub
Incidentally Mr Wright, the owner of the Grand, invented a 3D cinema projector but due to the timing of his invention (Technicolor had just come out) he could get no interest in his invention.
After Granada closed it, the Grand became the venue of a nightclub called Roar which did not last very long.
It then became used as a furniture shop but there was a major blaze which burnt the building to the ground. Firecrews from all over Shropshire converged at the fire, but saving the building was a hopeless task, but they were able to stop the fire reaching the neighbouring Rechabite Hall and other nearby buildings. The owners of the Silver Fish fish and chip bar and restaurant bought the site and built the Pussycats nightclub
Incidentally Mr Wright, the owner of the Grand, invented a 3D cinema projector but due to the timing of his invention (Technicolor had just come out) he could get no interest in his invention.