Savoy Picture House

Blackburn Road and Gillibrand Street,
Darwen, BB3 1ET

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Previously operated by: J.F. Emery Circuit

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Savoy cinema, Darwen, Lancs

Located in Darwen, Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester). The Savoy Picture House was opened around 1919. It had a wide auditorium, which had a 21ft wide proscenium. All seating was on a single floor. By 1930 it had been equipped with a Western Electric(WE) sound system.

It was taken over by the J.F. Emery Circuit in 1932 and they operated it until it closed in 1957. It has since been demolished.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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ritzman
ritzman on January 26, 2021 at 9:32 am

Darwen is not part of Greater Manchester. It is part of the unitary authority council of Blackburn with Darwen

ritzman
ritzman on January 26, 2021 at 9:38 am

The site of the demolished Savoy Cinema became a petrol station and has been known as Savoy petrol station for nearly 60 years

ritzman
ritzman on February 4, 2021 at 2:41 pm

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