Northfield Cinema
861 Bristol Road South,
Birmingham,
B31 2PA
861 Bristol Road South,
Birmingham,
B31 2PA
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Very nice cinema in the Northfield suburb of south Birmingham. Laid back from main road, the Northfield Cinema opened on 4th February 1929 with Matheson Lang in “The Triumph of the Scarlett Pimpernel”. The proscenium was 36ft wide and the stage was 35ft wide and 10ft deep. It opened as a silent cinema, and soon a British Talking Pictures(BTP) sound system was installed. By 1947 this had been replaced by a British Acoustic(BA) sound system.
Always independently operated. It was closed on 2nd June 1962 with Donald Wolfit in “Blood of the Vampire” and Boris Karloff in “Grip of the Strangler”. The building was demolished, and a shop is now in the place where it once stood.
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Located on Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham. The Northfield Cinema was opened on 4th February 1929. The architect was Major Lewis R. McFarlane and it had a seating capacity of 1,178. It remained an independent cinema throughout its life, finally closing on 2nd June 1962 with the films “Blood of the Vampire” & “Grip of the Strangler”.
Site of Nortfield Cinema
I have the original February 1929 and March 1929 programmes as my Grandfather’s orchestra provided music for the silent films. Images of programme added.
Grand opening ad:
Northfield Cinema opening 02 Feb 1929, Sat Evening Despatch (Birmingham, West Midlands, England) Newspapers.com