Roxy Cinema

Located in Dalton-in-Furness, five miles to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire (now Cumbria). The Empire Picture Palace was opened in 1912. It had an ornate façade decorated in white terracotta. It presented picture and variety. All 550 seats were on a single level and the proscenium was 29ft wide with a 14ft deep stage. There were two dressing rooms. By 1934 it had been equipped with a British Thomson-Houston(BTH) sound system and it was leased to the James Brennan Cinemas Ltd. circuit, operating as the Empire Cinema.

In 1936 it was closed for renovations to the plans of architectural firm Belshaw & Gomersall of Manchester, in association with F.J. Parker of Wadham & Son, Barrow. It was enlarged by adding a balcony. Renamed Roxy Cinema, the seating capacity was now 687 and the proscenium was 32ft wide. It was still open in 1966, but soon went over to part-time bingo & films until the 1970’s when it became a full-time bingo club. This closed in 1988 and building became derelict. It was demolished in late-1997 and a Co-op supermarket was built on the site.

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