Royal Cinema

5 Ward's End,
Halifax, HX1 1DE

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Alan Baker
Alan Baker on May 28, 2024 at 10:56 am

I see that the overview has been amended, but with the wrong closure date. The Royal closed in 1966, not 1956. From mid 1954 to 1958 the Royal was the Halifax home of 20th Century Fox CinemaScope films and the only cinema in town with 4 track mag. stereo sound. The last film advertised in stereo was a revival of Mary Poppins from Dec 26th 1965, but the early February 1966 revival of The King and I was probably the last film in stereo.

Alan Baker
Alan Baker on May 13, 2024 at 12:06 pm

The Royal (as it was advertised in its last decade or so) closed on Saturday February 26th 1966 after a seven day run of the revival double bill Ivanhoe and Tarzan and the Mermaids. The cafe appears to been open to the end.

iangrey
iangrey on July 10, 2022 at 4:47 pm

There is a new proposal to build a hotel within (and above) the existing walls.

Ian
Ian on August 11, 2008 at 11:19 am

There is currently (2008) a proposal to demolish the auditorium and incorporate the facade and various other bits into a new build hotel. In truth there is virtually nothing worth saving in the much altered interior. Photos (interior and exterior) taken in August 2008 here:–

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Ian
Ian on October 4, 2007 at 1:26 pm

The nightclub has now closed and the building is boarded up and for sale. Photos taken October 2007.

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