Rex Cinema
Woodstock Road,
Belfast,
BT6
Woodstock Road,
Belfast,
BT6
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Alterations were carried to the plans of James Scott in 1928. Further alterations came in 1934 to the plans of architects Ferguson & McIlveen, however, the same year, plans were also submitted by architect Thomas H. Guthrie, but seemingly not carried out.
The Willowfield Picture House opened on 13th December 1915. It was owned by the Willowfield Unionist Club (a constitutent part of the Ulster Unionist Party). By 1969 the cinema (as distinct from the building) had changed hands; it was now being run by Rex Cinema (Belfast) Ltd, who changed its name to the Rex. It continued to use the Rex name during the brief period when it showed Asian films. (Rex Cinemas (Belfast) Ltd also owned the Park Cinema, Belfast in its final years; Rex Cinemas was a sister company of Carter Cinemas Ltd.)