Picture House
34-36 Market Square,
Lisburn,
BT28 1AG
34-36 Market Square,
Lisburn,
BT28 1AG
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The Picture House opened in February 1932 with Vivienne Segal in “Viennese Nights”. It replaced the previous Picture House which had closed a couple of years earlier due to a fire. Although allegedly on the same site there is a record of a Picture House in Market Street opposite in 1914. The new one was built in a Moorish style, had terrazzo flooring in the foyer and had a balcony. It was equipped with a British Thomson Houston(BTH) sound system and the proscenium was 23ft wide.
The Picture House was closed in May 1969 with Steve McQueen in “The Thomas Crown Affair” and was later demolished. The site became home to a bank but as of July 2024 is empty.
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Gavin McGrath
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Cinema opposite was most likely the Electric Picture Palace for which an entry has been made on this site.