Ritz Cinema

73 Bradford Road,
Brighouse, HD6 4AD

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machineage
machineage on December 6, 2025 at 1:09 pm

Engulfed by fire today, 6th December 2025. This follows a planning application submitted to Calderdale Council in August to demolish the building and replace it with a Starbucks drive-thru.

Biffaskin
Biffaskin on October 21, 2023 at 2:34 pm

The architect was J.H. Freer who was a partner in G.H. Haigh Co. Ltd. of Huddersfield. The cinema was built on the site of ‘Brooklands’, the home of Dr. William Skeels and his wife Ethel.

Ian Grundy
Ian Grundy on February 18, 2020 at 5:49 am

Interior shot from 2002 here:–

RITZ BALLROOM AUDITORIUM

Ian Grundy
Ian Grundy on February 18, 2020 at 3:42 am

In 2017 the Ritz was forced to close by the Ritz Hotel in London who threatened legal action if the 70+ year old name was not changed. It reopened later the same year as Venue 73.

https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/ritz-ballroom-forced-close-all-future-events-cancelled-1108386