Ritz Continental Cinema

4 Babington Lane,
Derby, DE1 1SU

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Darron
Darron on November 16, 2025 at 10:55 am

Operators were Midland Electric Theatres (1911) Ltd. from opening.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 22, 2022 at 12:08 pm

article about its closing

Midland Electric TheatreMidland Electric Theatre 07 May 1965, Fri Derby Evening Telegraph (Derby, Derbyshire, England) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on June 16, 2021 at 11:00 am

Grand opening ad posted.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on October 21, 2012 at 9:49 am

Another old photo of the theatre as the Midland Electric can be seen here.

70mmbobbyj
70mmbobbyj on October 5, 2012 at 10:11 am

A plaque to commemorate The 100 years of cinema and The cinema it self was taken down while the current building is refurbished has been stolen.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on August 23, 2006 at 11:55 pm

A photograph of the Midland Electric Theatre taken not long after its opening:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/171967379/