Castle Cinema
82 Castlereagh Road,
Belfast,
BT5 5FR
82 Castlereagh Road,
Belfast,
BT5 5FR
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Architects: Thomas H. Guthrie, John McBride Neill
Functions: Furniture Showroom
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Situated on the corner of Castlereagh Road and Clara Street, the Castle Cinema opened in October 1934, with 1,000 seats on a single-level raked floor. It was described in the press as Belfast’s ‘Old Gold’ cinema, due to its striking interior colour scheme. As an independent, the Castle Cinema struggled to survive and owner James Crawford was forced to show so many cowboy films that it became known as ‘The Ranch’. It closed on 26th March 1966. It went over to supermarket use. The top level was subsequently removed and, in November 1998 when my photograph was taken, it was a furniture and bedding centre, which remained open in July 2012.
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‘The Ranch’ closed on 26 March 1966. It was also a supermarket for a spell in the 1970s.
Architect for this cinema was Thomas H. Guthrie. Alterations, to the plans of John McBride Neill were carried out in 1937.