Midland Cinema
Bonds Hill,
Londonderry,
BT47
Bonds Hill,
Londonderry,
BT47
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Previously operated by: Curran Theatres
Architects: John McBride Neill
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The Midland Cinema was opened prior to 1928. In October 1929 it was equipped with a Western Electric(WE) sound system. It was operated by the Curran Theatres chain, who were still operating the Midland Cinema in 1954. It had closed by 1963.
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Ken Roe
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The Midland was reported as being the first provincial cinema in Northern Ireland (i.e. outside Belfast) to have talkies in October 1929 so must have been open by this time.
The first appearance of the Midland in the Kine Year Book seems to have been in the 1929 edition where W. L. James is listed as the lessee. It seems very probable that this was William L. James, who would later become a director of the Portrush Majestic Cinema Ltd. This was the company which opened the Majestic Cinema in Portrush in 1939.
For those who are not necessarily familiar with the area, Bonds Hill is located in the Waterside district of Derry / Londonderry which is on the east side of the River Foyle. Two road bridges and a footbridge across the river link the Waterside to the Cityside area.
Curiously, in the entry for the Midland Cinema in the Kine Year Book (1929), there is an entry (with brief details) under the Londonderry heading and a separate entry (with additional details) under Waterside.