Princes Cinema
Clarence Yard,
Wallgate,
Wigan,
WN1 1JU
Clarence Yard,
Wallgate,
Wigan,
WN1 1JU
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Late 1940’s shot uploaded of queue for Universal double bill of ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Dracula’.
I always thought it strange that Brennans gave priority over the purpose built and more modern Princes to the Court Cinema, King Street which was a partial reconstruction of a Victorian legitimate theatre. One theory is the larger capacity of the Court but we are speaking of only 136 seats.
In the above photo taken after closure of the Princes can just be discerned the title of the last feature presentation ‘The Mad Room’ (Shelley Winters)……
Exterior photo from 1996 here:–
PRINCES CINEMA