Cinema
2 Queens Road,
Richmond,
DL10 4DN
2 Queens Road,
Richmond,
DL10 4DN
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Located in Richmond, North Yorkshire. The Cinema was a 572-seat stalls and balcony purpose built cinema which opened on 25th October 1915. It was designed and built by Messrs Blacketts builders.
After closing around 1959 it was converted into a bingo hall in 1960 which lasted until 1992 and a serious attempt was made to return it to cinema use — but the local council refused planning permission.
It was sold and it became a hardware and furnishing store with a false floor inserted at balcony level, velux lights put into the roof and false ceilings at both levels.
There is nothing left at all inside from its cinema days.
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Ian Grundy
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Strange… Being as it was a Cinema from the 1920. It do’s not need Planning Permission. I had a similar case in the 1990’s..