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-oOo- Mercia Bioscope-oOo- Bioscope is the quarterly periodical of the Society, sent free to all Members. The cover images shown are clickable for a larger copy. A list contents of earlier issues are shown HERE -oOo- Bioscope 105 has now been distributed. 105 Contents - You can download an adobe Acrobat version of the cover Here. -oOo- Issue 104 (August 2007) has now been distributed. Contents: -oOo- Issue 103 (May 2007) has now been distributed. Contents: A Projectionist’s Life – part 2 / Kippax Alhambra / Piccadilly Sparkbrook Birmingham / Leicester cinemas CTA photo-shoot / Memories of the Plaza, Fitzwilliam / R. S. Theatres circuit recalled / Review – Theatres and cinemas of the Wakefield area / Letters / Notes & Queries -oOo- Issue 102 has now been distributed. Contents: Early cinema in Crowle / Ormskirk Pavilion memories / Granada management / Carlisle Lonsdale – brief history / Anatomy of a super-cinema / Review – Essoldo / Letters / Notes & Queries Cover: Ormskirk Pavilion façade – December 1989 at closing.
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-oOo- Issue 101 has now been distributed. Bioscope 101 contents - Granada management – 2 1 -oOo- ISSUE 100 has now been distributed. Contents - Granada management – 1 / From Box to Box / Re-opening the Belper Ritz / Biggleswade cinemas / Kate Taylor F.S.A. / A Classic Tale – 3 / Sidney Bacon circuit / Brighton & Hove / Review – Croydon Cinemas / Letter / Notes & Queries -oOo- ISSUE 99 Contents. Contents: Shirebrook Cinemas / Bill Derek - musician & manager / Reigate & Redhill / Halifax Cinemas VII - concluded / Review - Boston & Spalding Entertainment... / Letters / Notes& Queries -oOo- ISSUE 98 Contents- -oOo- ISSUE 97 WAS OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE and featured several colour articles Bioscope 97 contents: -oOo- Issue 96 Contents: Cinerama in Birmingham / Some cinemas of Harold S. Scott / Halifax halls / Bury cinemas / Exmouth cinemas / Mr Bell and Mr Howell / Not a Riddle or a Secret / Obituary: Ralph Aspland Howden / Reviews – Odeon 2: - The Everlasting Picture Show / Letters / Notes & Queries -oOo- Here is issue 95 cover and back page, delivered May 2005. Lyme Regis’s Cinemas / Northamptonshire projection / Cinema, Polperro
/ -oOo- Here is issue 94 cover and back page, delivered February 2005. A.G.M. 2004 Stockport Plaza minutes / Northampton’s NEW Super!
(Savoy) / Click here to download a pdf copy of the frontispiece (Acrobat Reader required) -oOo- Here is issue 93 cover, delivered during November 2004. Contents: Cinemas of Trowbridge - 2 Here is issue 92 cover, despatched to Members during August 2004. Contents - -oOo- Issue 91 was despatched during May 2004 Contents: 28 years in the Trade/ Cinema Plant in the 30s / Pictures in Swalwell / Bridport’s cinema history/ Poplar Pavilion 1912 – 1990 / Letters/ Chesters' 3 Super-Cinemas -oOo- February 2004 Issue 90 Contents: 60 Years of projection / Bi-unials and Diesels / P.C.T. The first National chain / Also full supporting programme / The Curzon, Earlstown / 1954 - Fifty Years On / A.G.M. Odeon Leicester Sq. / Review - Brighton and Hove Cinemas / Letters / Notes & Queries -oOo- November 2003 Issue No. 89 Contents: Electra Cinema Newport Pagnell 1
George Benjamin Aspland Howden 27 -oOo- August 2003 issue 88 Contents: Blisworth's Scala Cinema / Cecil Hepworth- Film pioneer / Newcastle Paramount Part 2 / Halifax cinemas - part 3 / Review- Picture Palaces of Liverpool / Letter - Korda's films and Denham / Notes & queries / Cinema News / Colour supplement Click here to download a pdf copy of the frontispiece (Acrobat Reader required) -oOo- May 2003 Issue 87 Contents: Sutton-in-Ashfield memories / Palace Cinema, Knottingley / Edwinstowe, Major Cinema / Lime Street Futurist / Madam Tussaud’s Cinema / Review – The History of Leicester Cinemas / Northants. mobile bills 1953 / Letter / Don Currie’s private cinema / Notes & Queries / Newcastle Paramount 1 / Cinema news / colour supplement You can read about our history here This is our constitution Contact details How to join |
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