MABLETHORPE Lincs

Beach Pavilion f., J. T. Robinson (1907)

DUNES THEATRE Central Promenade Opened 1960s. Now described as Family Entertainment Centre
EMPIRE High Street Opened June 1914. Prop. Arthur Bradford. 250 seats - one raked tier. 1922: Francis A. Brad­ford, managing director & Res. Man. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1S. Phone, Mable­thorpe 11. Station, Mablethorpe, G.N.R. Closed late 20s. Now amusement arcade.

FITZWILLIAM CINEMA High Street/Fitzwilliam Street Opened c.1922. 200 seats. KYB31 - Prop Mrs. A. (Jean) Voce. Closed 1930 - no sound.

LOEWEN / BIJOU CINEMA Quebec Road Opened 10^th July 1981 - For Your Eyes Only. Prop. James Green. 264 seats - one raked tier. 1982 - Hill organ installed (1^st cinema organ since Hull Cecil (2)). Leased to John Calvert 1985. Sold c.1989 to Charles Bradley. Closed 1994. Sold 1995 - Judy & Henry Howell - re-named. Twinned 1998. 2002 - to Curzon circuit, Loughborough. February 2004: To Marc Earl & Debbie Spriggs. 4 screens. 2006: Doors open daily from 2pm, 3.30pm, 7.30pm, and 8.30pm

LYRIC / ELECTRIC PALACE George Street Opened 1926. Props., George Williams & A. Moore. 380 seats. Bingo.

PIE-in-HAND CINEMA High Street Café conversion. ?16mm. No sound. KYB31 - Prop. William Jackson

VICTORIA CINEMA Victoria Road (BTH) - Prop., A. H. Moore, Hillvue, Sutton-on-Sea. Phone Sutton-on-Sea 70. 750 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Mablethorpe 66. Station, Mablethorpe, L.N.E.R.

VICTORIA PAVILION Seacroft Road Closed by bomb 1943. Demolished 1948. Coach yard & garage.

MACCLESFIELD Cheshire

CINEMAC Heritage Centre Converted Sunday school. Occasional films in 2006.

Drill Hall Sergt. Norton (1907)

HIPPODROME Bendon & Larder (1907)

Macclesfield Super Cinema Co. Ltd.; office, 76 Derby street, Macclesfield

MAJESTIC PICTURE HOUSE 95 Mill Street Opened 1922. By 1937 J. Brennan circuit. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Macclesfield Majestic Picture House, Ltd. Stanley Bamford Higginbotham, manager. 1,022 seats. Booked at Hall. Con­tinuous. Mon. to Fri., two shows Sat. Mats. Mon., Wed, and Sat. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. 4d. Café attached, Phone 2412. Station, Macclesfield, L.M.S. Closed 1998.

NEW CINEMA / SUPER CINEMA Buxton Road 1922 - Prop., Maccles­field Electric Cinemas, Ltd. Res. Man., A. H. Diggle. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone, Macclesfield 265. Station, Macclesfield, L.N.W.R. by 1941: (BTH) Ernest Mellon, licensee. 900 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two shows and Children’s Mat., Sat. Mat., Wed. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phonic. Macclesfield 3265. Station, Hibel Road, L.M.S.

New REGAL Duke Street (RCA) 1937: J. F. Emery circuit. 1941 - Props. Regal Picture Theatre (Macclesfield) Ltd. Sidney Cass, manager. 400 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Three on Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d, Phone 2449. Station, Hibel Road, Macclesfield

OPERA HOUSE / THEATRE ROYAL Opened 1882 (No 1) W. K. Gatley (1907 as T. R.) 1921 as TR - Prop., Wm. Dean. Res. Man., A. J. Hardman-Taylor. Occasional shows. Phone, Macclesfield 157. Station, Hebel Road, L.N.W.R. 1922 - altered for cinema. Architect: A. Clayton. 1930 Prop. William Dean. KYB31 - Prop. Alfred Denville. Booked at Hall. Pictures & variety. Stage 28′ deep. 6d to 3s. Phone 157. Station. Hibel. Auditorium fire 1931. Ruins demolished 1950s.

Pavilion Rink G. Gosling (1907)

PALLADIUM 1937: J. Brennan circuit

PICTURE PALACE Duke Street 1922 - Prop., Goodalls Pictures, Ltd. Res. Man., A. H. Whitaker. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 6d. Station, Macclesfield, L.N.W.R. 1931: Prop. Palace Macclesfield Ltd. Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Three on Sat. 3d to 1/6. Phone 3106. Was this re-built as Regal at sound?

PICTUREDROME 102 Chestergate 1922 - Prop., Macclesfield Picturedrome, Ltd. Res. Man., Mrs. R. W. Fox. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Macclesfield 216. Station, Hebel Road, L.N.W.R. 1937: 820 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Macclesfield Majestic Picture House, Ltd., Mill Street. 870 seats. Continuous. Twice nightly on Sat. 3d to 1/3. Phone 2016. Now jeweller’s office.

PREMIER PICTURE HOUSE Hobson Street 1922 - Prop., Premier Picture House Ltd. Res. Man., H. W. Wells. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Macclesfield 230. Slation, Maccles­field, G.C.R. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Premier Picture House (Macclesfield) Ltd. 800 seats. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Macclesfield 2367. Station, Hibel Road, L.M.S.

RITZ - Controlled by Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street. London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. (Scheme never realised)

Town Hall Corporation (1907)

MADELEY Salop

Anstice Memorial Institute H. Roberts (1907)

REGENT / WEST END CINEMA / PARKHURST CINEMA Park Street (Gyrotone - later G-B Kalee) - Prop., Francis G. Stead, Meadow House, Madeley, nr Wellington. 280 seats. Once nightly, Mon. to Fri. and three shows on Sat. Prices 2d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Office, Ironbridge Road, Madeley. Pro­scenium width 20ft. Phone Ironbridge 55. Station, Madeley Market, L.M.S. Closed late 50s.

MAGHULL Lancs

ALBANY Northway

MAIDENHEAD Berks

ABC / RIALTO PICTURE THEATRE Bridge Street Opened 31^st October 1927 - to public 1^st November - Ben Hur. Architect: Robert Cromie. 1,262 seats. To Union 1928. WE sound 1930. Pictures & variety. 1937: 1,580 seats. Phone 277. By 1941: (WE) Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Lower Regent Street, London, S.W.1.Phone Whitehall 8484. Managed by Associ­ated British Cinemas, 30-31 Golden Square W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Continuous. Sundays once nightly. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 33ft. Café attached. Phone 1850. Station, Maidenhead, G.W.R. Films by Road Transport. CinemaScope. Re-named ABC 1960. Closed 18^th May 1985. Demolished for office with cinema space (unused) in basement.

Circus Pitch Avery (1907)

EMIPIRE ELECTRIC THEATRE Opened c.1913. Closed during WWI.

HIPPODROME / NEW THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE Opened 1911. Closed c.1929. Demolished 1990. (Theatres Trust)

ODEON / UCI the filmworks Broadway, Grenfell Island Opened 18^th September 1998. 8 screens. Re-named January 2006

PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE PALACE Queen Street Opened March 1913. Prop., Queens Street Pic Pal Ltd. By 1925 res. & booking mgr. Mr Wright. Sold 1927 to Plaza Theatre (Maidenhead) Ltd. Closed 1928. Demolished for Plaza.

PICTURE THEATRE / Rink Bridge Street Built 1909. Opened as cinema c.1911. Prop., Boyle Lawrence. Cap. 1,500. 1922 Prop., Maidenhead Picture Palace Ltd. Prices, 4½d. to 2s. To Union C’s c.1929. (WE) 712 seats. Closed 1934. Re-built as Ritz.

PLAZA THEATRE Queen Street Opened 3^rd September 1928 - on site of Picture House. Architect: T. F. Ford. Organ: Wurlitzer 2/5 fixed console. ?895 seats. To Union 1930 & WE Sound. 718 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. 717 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2.15 p.m. Sunday once nightly. Prices 9d. to 2s. Proscenium width 32ft., stage 10ft. deep, two dressing-rooms. Phone Maidenhead 1850. Station, Maidenhead, G.W.R. Organ removed 1961. Closed 13^th October 1962. Bingo.

Public Borough Halls f., J. W. Beslee (1907)

RITZ Bridge Street (WE) Opened 20^th January 1936 - re-built from Picture Theatre. Prop., Oxford & Berkshire Cinemas Ltd. Architect: A. H. Jones. 748 seats - one tier. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 1/6d. To Union 1937. By 1941 - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. 748 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone 1850. Station, Maidenhead, G.W.R. Closed c1954. Various uses. By 1985 Squash racquets.

MAIDSTONE Kent

ABC (1) / RITZ (2)/ CENTRAL PICTURE PLAYHOUSE King Street Opened 7^th February 1921. Architects: Ruck & Smith. Prop., Central Picture Playhouse and Café (Maidstone), Ltd. Res. Man., Capt. F. W. Young. Continuous. Two changes weekly. 1,250 seats. Station, Maidstone East, S.E. & C.R. Organ: 3m straight. 1935 organ: Compton 3/6+Melotone. (2 consoles - surround to stage console - pit console fixed). To Union 1936. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. 1,220 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Maidstone 3507. All films by Kent Motor Film Transport Co. Fire 27^th June 1955 during installation of CinemaScope & organ destroyed. Re-built as Ritz by ABC. Opened 10^th December 1956 - Moby Dick. Architects: C. J. Foster & J. Westaway. 1,270 seats. Mgr. A. P. C. Bridger. Prices, 1/10 to 4/3d. Re-named 1962. Closed 5^th October 1974. Bingo. Demolished 1980. Boot’s shop.

ABC (2) / MGM / CANNON / GRANADA Lower Stone Street (WE) Opened 10^th January 1934. Architect: Cecil Masey, interior Theodore Komisarjevsky. Organ: Christie 3/8 on lift+Grand Piano. 1,684 seats. Café. Props., The Granada Theatres, Ltd., 36, Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 3554. Phone Maidstone 3838. Station, Maidstone. Flooded 1968 & re-opened balcony only. Organ damaged by floods 1968 & removed 1970. Film/bingo split 1971: Architects: George Coles & Partners. Tripled 1974. To Cannon 1989 & re-named, to MGM & re-named 1993. To Virgin 1995. To ABC & re-named 1996. Gala Bingo.

EMPIRE CINEMA Earl Street 1922 - Prop., A. Williams. Res. Man., D. Oxley. Continuous. Mat., Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Maldstone East S.E. & C.R.

HIPPODROME Opened 1900. Destroyed by fire 1908.

ODEON Lock Meadow: 8 screens

PALACE THEATRE Gabriel’s Hill Opened 1908. Became cinema 1914. Sound 1931. To Union 1935. 668 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd.,, Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1, Phone Whitehall 8484. Managed by Associated British Pic­tures, Ltd. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 23ft. Phone Maidstone 3507. SG46: Palace Theatre is now used as a Cinema except for occasional stage performances. Rep. company 1948, Films Sun. Leased out 1951 as theatre. Opened & closed - finally closed 19^th October 1957. Demolished. Shops.

POPULAR PICTURE PALACE 1913 mgr. Alfonso Eley.

RITZ (1)/ PAVILION Picture Palace Pudding Lane Opened 1911 - converted skating rink. Enlarged 1920 - 1,350 seats. 1922 - Prop., Maidstone Pavilion, Ltd. Res. Man., F. Douglas Reeves. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone, Maidstone 491. Station, Maidstone East, S.E. & C.R. To Union 1935 & re-named. (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 50ft. Phone 3507. All Films by Kent Motor Film Transport Co. Fire 11^th January 1954. Shops/offices.

WARDONA / REGAL 1941: (BTP) - Props., Mr. & Mrs. Senior. 323 seats. Prices 10d. to 2s. 6d. Continuous, Booked at Hall. Phone 4685. Station, Maidstone East & Kent Film Motor Trans­port. To Ward circuit & re-named by 1949. Wardona (Maidstone) Ltd. 318 seats.

MALDON Essex

STUDIO ONE / EMBASSY High Street (WE) Opened March 1936. Architect: David E. Nye. Prop., Shipman & King, Shellmex House, Strand, W.C.2, Phone Temple Bar 5077. Organ: WurliTzer 3c/5 with surround on lift. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Café. Phone Maldon 168. To Star circuit 1967, re-named. Organ removed 1968. To Coral bingo. Closed August 1982. Demolished 1985.

HIPPODROME High Street Opened 1910. David Ager circuit. 450 seats. Stage & 2 dressing rooms. Prop., D. Ager. Res. Man., A Thomson., Continuous., Three mats., weekly Two changes weekly.. Prices, 5d.. to 1s. 3d. To S & K by 1926. Scheme for re-building 1934. Re-furbished 1934. (WE) -Props., Shipman & King, M84, Shellmex House, Strand, London W.C.2. Phone Temple Ear 5077. Booked at H.O. Phone Maldon 168. Station, Maldon East, L.N.E.R. Closed during WWII. Retail premises. Façade renewed. Fly tower to be seen in 1995.

Public Hall f., Secretary (1907)

MALMESBURY Wilts

CINEMA Silver Street Opened c.1913. Prop. Powell Bros. 250 seats. By 1919, prop. Montague Duck.

ELECTRIC PICTUREDROME Unicorn Inn Year High Street Opened 1927 - wooden building. Prop., Jack L. Mott. One show nightly. 300 seats. Sound: Imperial. Twice nightly. Prices, 7d. to 1/4d. Closed 15^th September 1934 through lightning strike. Telephone exchange on site in late 1930s. (Building moved to garage premises - demolished c.1982.)

MALMESBURY CINEMA / ATHELSTAN CINEMA Market Cross (BTP) Opened 1935 - Prop., J. L. Mott, 10 Oxford Street, Malmesbury. 333 seats. Phone 152. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Three shows on Sat. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Station, Malmesbury, G.W.R. & Film Transport. CinemaScope 1955. Closed 24^th January 1973. Bingo. Part-week films revived Sunday 19^th September 1973 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Closed to film 5^th January 1979. (Another source says 1983.) Bingo. Closed 1983. Demolished 1988. Housing - St. Michael’s Court.

Town Hall f., J. H. Fielder (1907)

MALPAS Cheshire

Victoria Jubilee Hall f., A. Callcott (1907)

MALTBY Yorks

GLOBE PALACE 1922 - Prop., J. H. Blackett. Res. Man., J. T. Knowles. Two shows nightly. Mon., Thurs., Sat.; one other nights. Mat., Wed. & Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 9d. Station, Maltby, L. & Y.R.

GRAND CINEMA Muglet Lane By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Star Cinemas (London) Ltd., New Star Cinema, Aire Street, Castleford. Phone 2531. 962 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Two shows on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s.2d. Proscenium width 36ft.. Phone Maltby 114. Films by F.T.S. (Great Britain) Ltd., Leeds

MALTON Yorks

EXCELSIOR Opened 1909 as skating rink - converted to cinema. Prop., Charlie Caldwell ‘Old Tin Hut’: Burned downed 1921. Majestic replaced it.

EXCHANGE PICTURE HOUSE / Corn Exchange (1907) 1936: (WE) Prop. C. S. Read, Broughton Rise. 450 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. 6d to 1/3. Phone 173. Later controlled by Star cinemas.

MAJESTIC P.T. Opened 1921. By 1941: (WE) -Prop., C. S. Read. 800 seats. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Malton 173. Station, Malton, L.N.E.R., & Road Transport.

PALACE / STUDIO / RYEDALE / PALACE / EXCHANGE CINEMA / Corn Exchange Yorkersgate 19^th century Corn Exchange. Probably early film seasons, but not listed in GRB1907. Opened as full-time cinema 1914. 1922 as Pal - Prop. & Res. Man., W. E. Coldwell. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 10d. Station, Malton, N.E.R. Rebuilt behind façade as Palace 1934. Reverse plan - foyer, stage & fly tower, auditorium. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., C. S. Read, Broughton Rise, Malton. 850 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Malton 173. Films by Road Transport. Stalls & stage to shopping mall 1987. Cinema in circle seats 142. Closed 1998. [Closed 13th January 2006 for conversion during February into two screens - 1:90 2:40, both digital only]

Theatre and Assembly Rooms f., Miss C. Banks (1907)

MALVERN Worcs

Assembly Rooms Grange Road Opened 1885. Architect J. Johnson. f., F. A. Crudge (1907) Converted to Festival Theatre 1928.

CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE Winter Gardens Grange Road Opened 1922 -Prop., Assembly Rooms Co., Ltd. Res. Man., M. T. Stevens. Two shows nightly Thurs, & Sat., one rest of week. Two mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Phone, Malvern 30. Station, Gt. Malvern, G.W.R. By 1941: (BA) - Props., Ad-Visers, Ltd., Panton House, 25, Haymarket, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 3332. 700 seats. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Booked by Roy Limbert, Malvern Theatre, Phone Malvern 777. Station, Gt. Malvern, G.W.R. Still there, 379 seats - in theatre complex. Also used for conferences.

FESTIVAL THEATRE SG46: Tel.: Malvern 777 and 888. Prop.: Roy Limbert, on behalf of Ad-Visers, Ltd., Panton House, 25, Haymarket, London, S.W.1. Tel.: Whitehall 3332. Cap.: Stalls 570, D. circle 332. Barring clause: Malvern bars Worcester. Cheltenham bars Malvern (24 miles); if continued, Malvern will have to bar Cheltenham. Once nightly. Times not fixed. Two Matinées, but not fixed. Home of Malvern Company. Straight plays, musical shows, pantomimes, etc. Stage: Pros. 30ft., height 20ft., min. depth from setting line 22ft., height under fly galleries 18ft., width between fly galleries 36ft., height of grid from stage 43ft., 9 in. No counter­weight gear. 30 sets hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 200 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Foot­lights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Three battens, each with four circuits with ind. dimmers. Spot bar with 12 spots, each ind. dimmer controlled. Cyclorama top lighting with eight floods. Cyclorama pit lighting with eight circuits ind. dimmed. Six dips with ind. dimmers. Four dips switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Six floods on stands. Two f-o-h roof pre­set spots with ind. dimmers, two f-o-h following limes (Stelmar arcs). Dressing rooms: Seven single. Note - Plans have been passed for the entire reconstruction of the dressing-room accommodation, and when this work is completed there will be eleven (eight with bathroom and toilet) wardrobe room, and large chorus room (with bath and toilet). Orchestra: Acc. 10. No resident orchestra at present, as owing to war theatre has had to be run as cinema. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table re­producer. F-o-h or stage. Microphone. There is a permanent workshop with scene-painting frame and bridge in the existing theatre. In view of the extremely comprehensive plans for re­construction, much of the foregoing data will be inaccurate, but all alterations will be in the nature of substantial improvements. 1949: new dressing room block added. Altered 1997. Architects: RHWL. New foyer & fly tower. 36 counterweight sets. Stage boxes removed. 840 seats. Listed Grade II.

MALVERN THEATRE Grange Road Opened 1928 - rebuild of Assembly Rooms. Architect: A. V. Rowe. 1941: (WE) - Props., Ad-Visers, Ltd., Panton House, 25, Haymarket, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 3332. 904 seats. Booked by R. W. Limbert. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage. 29ft. deep; eight dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Malvern 777. Station, Gt. Malvern, G.W.R. (see above for peacetime rôle)

MALVERN LINK Worcs

LINK PICTURE THEATRE Hampden Road (BA) - Lessee, Roy I.imbert, Direction, Ad-Visers, Ltd., Panton House, 15 Haymarket, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 3332. 300 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 6 p.m. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Malvern 999. Station, Malvern Link, G.W.R. (Under reconstruction.) Fitness centre 2006.

MANCHESTER Lancs

ABC Ashton Old Road See Queens

ABC / AVENUE CINEMA / VICTORIA Rochdale Road Higher Blackley Opened 1932. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., S. Haling, 12 Moreton Street, Manchester, 1,400 seats. Continuous. Two shows nightly Sats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Hall. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 42ft. Stage 50ft.; six dressing-rooms. Phone: Cheetham Hill 1401. Film Transport. Re-named ABC 1964. Closed to film. Bingo. Closed 1973. Demolished 1985.

ABC / CASINO CINEMA, Ballroom, and Café Wilmslow Road, Rusholme Opened 1916. Re-opened 6^th March 1922. Prop., Ben Kanter. To ABC 1^st July 1929. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. 1,420 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous daily from 2 p.m. Ballroom attached, Pros­cenium width 33ft. Phone Rusholme 4465. Stations, Central & London Road, L.M.S. Closed by fire 19^th October 1960. Demolished.

ABC / FORUM THEATRE (1) Palatine Road, Northenden, Wythenshawe Opened 1934. Architect: Charles Hartley. Prop., Forum Cinema Co. Holophane lighting. Organ: Wurlitzer 3/8 on lift (from Cameo, Cleveland, Ohio) To ABC c.April 1936. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W1. 1,904 seats, Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings. Mats., Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat. Booked at H.O. Stage18ft. 6in. deep; three dressing-rooms. Café and ballroom attached. Phone Wythenshawe 2408. Station, Northenden. Renamed ABC 1964. 1972: organ removed (to Burton-on-Trent Town Hall). Closed 1974. Now ‘Kingdom Hall’ - Jehovah’s Witnesses.

ABC / NEW ROYAL PICTURE THEATRE Opened 1930 - re-build of Royal Picturedrome. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,244 seats. Booked at H.O. Evenings Continuous and Mats. daily. Continuous from 2 p.m. on Sat. Phone East 0374. Stations, Manchester termini. Closed for bingo & re-opened 1962. Re-named ABC 1960 c.1965. Closed 25^th January 1969. Compulsory purchase.

ABC / PREMIER CINEMA (2) Cheetham Hill Road - opposite Premier (1). Opened Monday 3^rd August 1925. Architect: John Knight. 1,850 seats. Café. Prices, 6d, 9d, 1s. Stage 10′ deep. To ABC 1929. By 1941: (Western) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W1. 1,980 seats. Booked at H.O. Mats. daily from 2.30p.m.; Sat, continuous from 2p.m. Phone Cheetham Hill 2076. Café attached. Station, Victoria, L.M.S. Re-named ABC c.1965. Closed 25^th July 1970 - licence surrendered in August. Now snooker club.

ADELPHI CINEMA Dean Lane, Moston Opened 1919. Re-built 1939. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Victory Pictures (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Man­chester. 1,312 seats. Booked at Manchester. Phone Failsworth 1065. Station, Newton Heath (Dean Lane). Closed 1962.

Albert Hall Peter Street Licensed 1910. 1940 - licence not renewed.

ALEXANDRA Hamilton Road Longsight Opened 1912. 1919 as cinema.

ALEXANDRA Mitford Street Stretford Opened 1912. Closed 1917.

ALHAMBRA 890 Rochda1e Road Harpurhey Opened 1914. Closed 1930.

ALHAMBRA PAVILION By 1941: H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. Phone Ard­wick 2226.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE Ashton Old Road Higher Openshaw Opened 2^nd August 1909. Architect: H. A. Turner. Cap. 2,500. Bought by HDM 1910 & cinema in 1915 - start of circuit. 1941: (BTP) Prop., Alhambra (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,572 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Droylsden 1651. Station, Manchester Termini. Closed 1960. Now Al-Hambra restaurant. Stage & dressing block gone, auditorium gutted. To Let in 2004.

AMBASSADOR SUPER CINEMA Langworthy Road, Pendleton, Levenshulme Opened 1928. Organ: Jardine 3/10 with surround (believed to be first). By 1941: (BTH) -Prop., Ambassador Super Cinema, Ltd., 14, John Dalton Street, Man­chester. Deansgate 3542. 1,812 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage 16ft.; six dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Pendleton 1601. Station Pendleton L.M.S. Damaged by enemy action 1940. Organ scrapped 1951.

AMC Great Northern 16, Deansgate: 16 screens

ANCOATS PICTUREDROME Ancoats Opened 1914. Closed 1919.

ARCADIA Yew Tree Avenue, Levenshulme Opened 1912. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Northern Amusements Ltd., Prudential Chambers, South Parade, Rochdale. Tel. 2072. 992 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly Mon. to Fri. Two shows Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s.2d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Rusholme 4653. Station, Levenshulme, L.M.S. Closed 12^th July 1958.

ARDWICK EMPIRE - see Hippodrome (2)

ARDWICK PICTURE THEATRE / VICTORIA Ardwick Green Opened 1910 as Vic. Cap. 1,500. Re-built & enlarged as Ardwick November 1920. To ABC 1^st July 1929. 1933 Rt. Winlow, manager (to Hyde Ritz 1938). By 1940: (BTH) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W1. 1,600 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone Ardwick 3059. Station, London Road, L.M.S. 1940 bombed. Ruins demolished. Now Labatt’s Apollo car park.

ASTOR / NEW ASTOR / PLAZA / NEW QUEEN’S PARK PICTUREDROME 666 Rochdale Road Opened c.1913/14. Closed 1915. Re-opened pre-1935 New Astor from May 1953. Closed 13^th October 1956. Re-opened 1957. Closed 1959.

ASTOR / PAVILION / MARLBOROUGH / HIGH TOWN PICTURE PALACE / St James’s Theatre St. James’ Road High Town Opened 1910 Cinema c.1913/14. (Dates & name order uncertain) Closed 1935/6 - licence provisions. Re-opened. Closed 1950s.

Belle Vue Gardens Belle Vue 1910 1913 licence not renewed

Be11e Vue Zoo 1950 to 1960s Cartoon Cinema attached to King’s Hall

BIJOU CINEMA 160 Cheetham Hill Road Opened 1913 Closed c.1933.

BIJOU ELECTRIC THEATRE Ancoats Opened 1910. 1913 licence not renewed

BIJOU ELECTRIC THEATRE 84 Erskine St Hulme Opened April 1910. Closed - still silent - January 1932. Boxing stadium. 1937 - rebuilt as Luxor.

BLACKLEY EMPIRE Factory Road, Blackley Opened 1912/13. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Blackley Electric Theatre, Ltd. 2 Cathedral House, Manchester. Booked by L. G. Bailey. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone Collyhurst 2024. Closed April 1960.

BRADFORD E1ECTRIC THEATRE Ashton New Road Bradford c.1913. Closed 1919/20

BRIDGEWATER /ALCAZAR Opened c.1880s. Closed c.1910. Demolished 1970s.

Bridgewater Ha1l Wesleyan Mission Queen St Hulme

Bridgewater Picture Hall 23 Higher Cambridge Street Chorlton-on-Medlock Opened 1911. Closed 1933.

CAMEO Hyde Road Gorton Opened c.1912/13. Closed to film 1960. Bingo. Closed 1995.

CANNON 1&2 / ABC / DEANSGATE PICTURE HOUSE and CAFÉ 1&2 Deansgate Opened 1912 - Manchester Ents Co OR opened January 1914. Prop., Alliance Cinematographic Co. Cap. 870. Continuous noon to 10.30. Prices, 6d to 1s. Reconstructed November 1930. Architect: G. Allen Fortescue. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Deansgate Picturehouse (1936) Ltd. Seats 866. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 1s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. Café and Ballroom attached, Phone Deansgate 5252/3. To ABC 5^th July 1959 & leased to 20^th Century Fox. Closed, modernised, Todd-AO, re-opened 4^th September 1960. 697 seats. Re-named ABC c.1961. 2^nd screen in ex-café 15^th March 1971. 167 seats. Re-named Cannon 1 & 2 1986. Closed 9^th August 1990. Empty. Now bar.

CARLTON SUPER CINEMA Aston New Road, Clayton Opened 7^th July 1930. By 1941: (BTH) Prop., Carlton Super Cinema, Ltd., 14, John Dalton Street, Manchester. Phone Deansgate 3542. 1,300 seats. Booked at H.O. Pictures and Variety. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Stage14ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 35ft. Café attached. Phone East 0257. Closed February-March 1964. New lessee, renovated, re-opened. Closed 1965. Demolished 2006.

CENTRAL Teignmouth Street, Collyhurst Closed May 1936. Replaced by New Central on different site.

CENTRAL HALL Oldham Road Opened as cinema 1910. 1940 - licence not renewed.

CEYLON PICTURE HOUSE (1) Ceylon Street Newton Heath Opened 1913/14. Closed 1938 - replaced on different site by Ceylon (2). Dance hall. 1962 - bingo. Burned down 9^th May 1992.
CEYLON PICTURE HOUSE (2) Thorpe Road, Newton Heath Opened 1938. (WE) -Props., Ceylon Cinema (New­ton Heath) Ltd., Apsley House, Mossley. 800 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continu­ous, Twice nightly Sat., Mats, Mon. and Thurs., Prices 3d. to 1s. Phone Collyhurst 3058. Station, Newton Heath, L.M.S. Carrier. Closed to film 30^th June 1960. Bingo. Closed 1992. Furniture factory.

CINE CITY / SCALA Electric PALACE Wilmslow Road, Withington Opened 11^th January 1913. 600 seats. Bomb damage 1^st October, 1940. Re-opened Tuesday 22nd October. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Withington Cinemas, Ltd., 44, John Dalton Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 2643. 634 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Two Houses Sat. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 18ft. Phone Dids­bury 3301. Station, Withington. Closed 2000. To be demolished 2005.

CINEPHONE / CONTINENTAL / NEW / MARKET STREET PICTURE HOUSE 93 Market Street Opened Tuesday 30^th August 1910. Prop. PCT. 500 stalls, 90 balcony. Closed 1973. Redevelopment.

CINÉTÈQUE / AABEN / UNIT 4 / YORK CINEMA York Street Hulme Opened 1928. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Thomas & Norman Royle, Taormina, Manor Drive, West Didsbury. Phone 3322. 1,414 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly Sat. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Central 3823. Station, Central, London Road, Victoria or Exchange. Closed to film 1967. Bingo. Closed 1969. To Brian Tattersall. 1^st November 1970 - converted to 4 screens as Unit 4. Re-named Aaben 1980. Closed. Re-opened as cine-disco 1986. Closed 1987. Demolished 1992/3. Council housing.

CINEWORLD / UGC Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, East Didsbsury: 11 screens. Re-named mid-2005.

CINTRA CINEMA / PALLADIUM Rochdale Rodd Blackley Opened March 1929 - conversion of Palais de Danse. Semi-atmospheric interior. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Blackley Palais de Danse, Ltd. 1,750 seats. Pictures and Variety, Films booked by F. E. Spring, 3 Parsonage, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 7905; and Variety by Percy Hall’s Agency, Oxford Road, Manchester. Twice nightly; Mats., Mon., Wed, and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s. Prosc. width 40ft. Stage 12ft. deep; five dressing-rooms. Café and Dance Hall attached. Phone Colly­hurst 1058. Station, London Road, L.M.S. CinemaScope/stereo 17^th January 1955 - Flight of the White Heron. Closed 19^th June 1962 Hollywood or Bust - and Gunfight at the OK Corral. Re-opened April 1964. Closed 1967. Bingo. Closed 2005. Empty. Demolished October/November 2006.
CITY EXHIBITION HALL Opened 1910. Closed 1913.

CITY THEATRE / THEATRE ROYAL (1) / Circus Opened c.1842. Closed 1850. Demolished

CLAREMONT SUPER CINEMA Claremont Road/Upper Lord Street, Greenheys, Moss Side Opened 1^st February 1923. 1,700 seats. To ABC 1929. 1,581 seats. By 1941: (WE) Claremont Road, Moss Side-Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,699 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous evenings from 5.30 and Mat. daily Mon. to Fri. Continuous from 2.30 Sat. Two changes weekly. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Moss Side 2866. Station, London Road. Closed 8^th February 19587. Demolished 1974.

CLASSIC / CAMEO / NEWS THEATRE 16 Oxford Street (BTH) -Props., Jacey Cinemas, Ltd., Somerset House, Temple Street, Birmingham. Phone Mid 2941. 435 seats. Prices 7d. and 1s. 2d. Continuous from 11a.m. Booked at Manchester. Café attached. Phone Central 0497. Proscenium width 28ft. Station, Central, L.M.S. Re-named Cameo 1973. Closed 1980s.
COLISEUM Ardwick Green Opened 1911/12. Closed June 1926. Interior enlarged. Re-opened. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Coliseum (Manchester) Ltd., 10 Brazennose Street, Manchester. 1,787 seats. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Ardwick 3150. Station, London Road, L.M.S. Closed 26^th March 1949.

COLLEGE PICTURE HOUSE Coupland Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock Opened 1914. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Dorothy Millar. Phone Chorlton 1898. 1,000 seats. Booked at hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 7d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Ard­wick 2006. Closed February 1960.

Conservative Club Hall T. Seddon (1907)

CONCORDE 1 & 2 / BURNAGE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE / CLASSIC / ODEON / LIDO SUPER CINEMA Green End Road Burnage Opened 1936 (WE) - Props., Anglo-Scottish Theatres, Ltd., 2 Cavendish Square W1. 1,560 seats. Films booked by C. Charlton, c/o. Pyramid Theatre, Sale, near Manchester. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Pro­scenium width 36ft. Stage 15ft. deep; five dressing-rooms. Phone Heaton Moor 2244. Café attached. Station, Burnage. Re-named Burnage Ent Cent 1967 - split for supermarket, bingo, and films. July 1971 - new owners & re-named Concorde. Closed June 1985. To Henshaw group. Re-opened February 1986. Closed Kwik Save store. Damaged by fire c.2003 - rear removed.

CONTINENTAL / SHAKESPEARE PICTURE HALL Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill Road Opened Saturday 14^th January 1914. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Swinton Entertainments, Ltd. Man. Dir., J, F. Emery, J.P., Midland Hank House, 26 Cross Street, Manchester. 900 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Prices 5d. to 1s. 5d. Phone Cheetham Hill 2180. All Manchester Sta­tions. January 1958 renamed Continental. Closed 1959.

CONWAY / CENTRAL / NEW CENTRAL Clowes Street West Gorton 1914 re-named Conway 1951. Closed 1961.
CORNER HOUSE Oxford Street Opened 1985 - conversion of former Shaw’s furniture store.

CORNERHOUSE ANNEXE / CLASSIC / TATLER NEWS THEATRE (2) Oxford Street/Whitworth Street West Opened 1936 - on site of Tatler (1). Architect: Peter Cummings, F.R.I.B.A. 420 seats. By 1941: (RCA) - Props., Times Theatres, Ltd., Century House, St. Peters Square, Manchester. Phone Cen. 0274. 296 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. and 1s. Proscenium width 16ft. Phone Central 6015, Stations, London Road, Victoria, Central, Exchange. 1996 became part of Corner House complex.

CORONA PICTURE THEATRE Birch Street/Hyde Road West Gorton Opened 1912. Opened c.April 1915 - From Flower Girl to Red Cross Nurse. Architects: Stott & Son. Cap. c.1,000. Café-lounge attached. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Gaumont-British Pictures Corpn., Ltd., 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,100 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Pro­scenium width 27ft. Phone East 0369. Station, London Road, L.N.E.R. Closed to film 1958. Cabaret club. Closed 1980. Demolished 1985.

CORONATION / Coronation Hall / Public Hall Langley Lane Northenden Opened 1911 - belonged to next-door pub. 1920s Re-licensed c.1954. CinemaScope. 250 seats. 1964 Closed to film. Bingo. Closed. Demolished late 80s. Pub car park.

Corporation Public Halls f., Steward (1907)

COSMO CINEMA Wellington Street/ Hyde Road, Gorton Opened 1912. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, SW1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone East 0243. Station, London Road. Closed 30^th June 1960. Bingo. Closed 1995. Auction house.

CRESCENT CINEMA / CHAPMAN STREET PICTURE PALACE Chapman (Cossack) Street Hulme Opened 1912. Cap. 1,000. By 1941: (Picturetone) - Prop., Picture Hall (Hulme) Ltd. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Booked at Hall. Prices 5d. to 10d. Phone Moss Side 2047. Station, Central. Closed 1965.

CRESTA / REGENT SUPER CINEMA Princess Road Sth. Fallowfield Opened August 1929. Architects: Drury & Gomersall. Generated own power. 1941: (BTH) - Props., Gorton District Cinemas, Ltd. 1,300 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked by Bert Abbott, Gen. Man. at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Stage 18ft. deep; six dressing-rooms. Phone Moss Side 1955. Station, Manchester (Welbraham Road Halt) Closed May 1960. Demolished 1961. Petrol station on site.

CROMWELL PICTURE HOUSE Pendleton (WE) - Props., Cromwell Picture House, Ltd., Liver­pool. 1,155 seats. Continuous, Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked by P. M. Hanmer, 51a, Rodney Street, Liverpool. Phone Bank 610. Phone Pendleton 1165. Station, Pendleton, L.M.S.

CRUMPSALL PICTURE THEATRE Opened c.1914. Closed September 1928.

Crumpsall New Cinema (for J. F. Emery) not built

DEVONSHIRE CINEMA Broughton (WE) - New Devonshire Theatre (Manchester) Co., Ltd., 44, Corporation Street, Manchester, Phone Broughton 2720. 1,300 seats. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats., Mon. and Thurs. Booked at Palladium Cinema, Manchester

DON CINEMA THEATRE Beswick Street Ancoats Opened 1912. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, SW.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd. Booked at H.O. Evenings Continuous. Mats, Mon. to Thurs., Sat. Continuous from 2 p.m. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Ardwick 2926. Station, Victoria, L.M.S. Closed February 1958.

ELECTRIC CINEMA / Labour Hall Knutsford Road Gorton Opened as cinema c.1912. Cap. 600. Closed c.May 1914. 1915 re-opened as Electric.

ELECTRIC PALACE Heaton Opened 1911.

ELLESMERE CINEMA East Lancashire Road, Worsley (WE) - Props., Ellesmere Super Cinema, Ltd., 13, St. Ann Street, Manchester. 1,250 seats, Prices 7d. to 1s.6d. Continuous. Proscenium width 45ft. Stage18ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Café attached. Station, Swinton.

EMPIRE Moss Empires, Ltd. (1907)

EMPIRE PICTURE THEATRE East Broughton (WE) - Props., Harry & Frank Shaw. 650 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous. Twice nightly Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Pro­scenium width 30ft. Phone Broughton 2652. Station, Manchester.

EMPIRE Oldham Road Mosley Opened c.1912. Closed c.1972
EMPRESS ELECTRIC THEATRE Oldham Road, Miles Platting Opened 1912. Prop. Broadhead circuit. By 1941: (PTA) -Prop., C. & H. Talbot. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 7d. Phone Collyhurst 2748. Closed 1961. Bingo. Closed 1995. Warehouse. Destroyed by fire June 2006.

Empress Picture Hall Dean Lane Moston ? c.1939/40

EMPRESS PICTURE HOUSE Organ 1930: 2/5 Symphonique patent of Jardine-Smith. By 1941: (WE) - Props., J. F. Emery Circuit, 26 Cross Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 7876. 680 seats. Prices 3d. to 7d. Continuous. Booked at Manchester. Phone Pendleton 1703. Station, Pendleton

ESSOLDO / RIVOLI Rochdale Road Collyhurst (RCA) Opened c.December 1937. Prop., Ben Kanter, 38 Deansgate, Manchester. Phone Bla. 9084. Booked at Manchester. 1,195 seats. Con­tinuous Mon. to Fri. Sat, twice nightly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Proscenium width 45ft. Phone Collyhurst 1280. Station, London Road. To Essoldo & re-named 1946. Closed to film 1964. Bingo.
Demolished.

ESSOLDO / RIVOLI Mount Road Gorton (RCA) Opened 1936. Architect: Benjamin Waterhouse. Prop., Ben Kanter, 38 Deansgate, Manchester. Phone Bla 9084. 1,506 seats. Booked at Manchester. Prices 6d.to 1s. 2d. Continuous. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 20ft.; eight dressing-rooms. Phone East 0404. Station, Belle Vue, L.M.S. To Essoldo 1946. Re-named. Closed to film March 1960. 1965 bingo. Closed 1995. Demolished 1996. Housing on site - Essoldo Close.

FORUM (2) Civic Centre Wythenshaw Civic theatre with film provision.

FOUR WAYS CINEMA New Moston Opened 1939. By 1941: (BTH) - Props. Snape Circuit, 14, John Dalton Street, Manchester. Phone Deansgate 3542. 1,256 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Continuous, Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 38ft. Phone Failsworth 2349. Station, Moston, L.M.S. Closed 1973.

FREE TRADE HALL Peter Street J. Tennant (1907) Films from 1908. By 1940: Prop., Manchester Corporation, Town Hall, Manches­ter. Enquiries to Town Hall Superintendent. Organ: Wurlitzer 4/20(22) +Piano (from Odeon/Paramount). Phone Central 3377. Occasional shows only. Bombed 1940. Re-built - no film. Free Trade Hall 1977 ex-Paramount organ: Wurlitzer 4/20(22) + Piano. (Later to Town Hall, Stockport).

FUTURIST / PALLADIUM / GRAND THEATRE Peter Street Opened 1883. Prop. Edward Garcia. To Thomas Barrasford tour. 1906 Pics & Var. - Jasper Redfern (of Sheffield). Film from 1909. During WWI sold to Ludwig Blattner. Auditorium rebuilt as cinema 1916. Palladium 1918. Re-named Futurist 1920. Closed 1924. Religious use in auditorium, foyer car sales. New façade 1970s. Now restaurant.

GAIETY THEATRE Peter Street (No 2) Opened 1884. Architect: Alfred Darbyshire. H. M. Thorburn (1907) 1908: altered by Frank Matcham. Horniman Rep Co. 18^th July 1921 - cinema. To Savoy Cinemas, then ABC. Leased to Regent circuit 1933-35. To independent November 1937. Improvements. Architects: Roberts, Wood & Elder. Live theatre. February 1940 - cinema. 1,298 seats.By 1941: Direction, Harry Buxton. 1,215 seats. Proscenium width 26ft. Stage26ft.; 14 dressing-rooms. Phones, Dea 4111 and Bla 8088. Station, Central L.N.E.R. War damage June 1941. Repaired. 1944 - Harry Buxton returned to live shows till 1947. 1948 structural alterations. Closed 1^st August 1959. Demolished. Shops & offices.

GALLERY / ELITE / Association Hall YMCA Peter Street Early film seasons. 1913 opened as Elite. 1914 re-named Gallery.

GAUMONT Oxford Street/ Great Bridgewater Street Opened 21^st October 1935. Architect: William T. Benslyn & James Morrison, interiors Theodore Komisarjevsky. Built by Sidney Bernstein for Granada, on site of Stoll’s Hippodrome. Sold to G-B a few days before due to open. Organ: Wurlitzer 4/14 on lift + Grand Piano - under-stage chambers. 2,250 seats. Box: ” Stelmar spots & Brenograph. By 1941: (BA Duosonic) - Prop., Gaumont British Pictures Corpn., Ltd. 2,300 seats. Pictures and occasional Variety. Booked at H.O. Prices 1s.4d. to 3s.6d. Continuous. Proscenium width 50ft. Stage 26ft. deep; nine dressing-rooms. Café and restaurant attached. Phone Central 1323. Station, Manchester. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Post-WWII GK 21s fitted. 1950s gen. mgr. Geo. Baker. Closed 28^th January 1974. Nightclub in stalls - circle partitioned off by suspended ceiling. Closed. Demolished for car park 1990.

GLOBE Thomas Street, Cheetham Hill Opened 1914. (BTP) - Props., Globe Theatre Co. (Manchester) Ltd. Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. Booked at H.O. 750 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone Cheet­ham Hill 2537. Station, Crumpsall, L.M.S. Closed 1957.

GLOBE Cornbrook Street, Old Trafford Opened 1913. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., North-Western Entertainments, Ltd. Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Man­chester (H.D.M. circuit). 1,230 seats - first 10 rows long benches. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Booked at H.O. Phone Moss Side 2512. Stations, Manchester termini. Kalee 8s (hand-fed arcs). 1940s chief Stan Bridgeford, 2nd Johnny Worrall. Closed 1957.

GRAND Stockport Road, Levenshulme Opened 1911 OR 13. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Trevelyan Cinemas, Ltd. 687 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Rusholme 1108. Film Transport. Closed 2^nd February 1957. Religious use. Furniture store. Demolished November 2005.

GREEN HILL CINEMA / PREMIER (1) Cheetham Hill Road Opened 1911. Re-named 1925 on opening of successor opposite. By 1941: (BTP) Opened c.1911.By 1941 - Prop., Lessee E. J. Linsdell. 350 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Cheetham 1839. Station, Victoria. Closed c.1964. Market trader premises.

GROSVENOR PICTURE PALACE Oxford Road/Grosvenor Street All Saints Opened 19^th May 1915. 1,100 seats. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., New Grosvenor (Manchester). Ltd., Imperial Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. Man. Dir., H. D. Moorhouse, J.P. 953 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Ardwick 3175. Station, Manchester. Closed May 1968. Bingo. Closed. 1990 bought by Firkin theme pub chain - now The Footage & Firkin.

HARTE’S GRAND THEATRE and Fairyland Wooden circus. 1894: converted to music hall. Closed by fire 1899.

HALT TOWN ELECTRIC Cyrus Street, Holt Town Opened c.1911. Closed c.1921.
Houldsworth Ha11 90 Deansgate Opened c.1910. 1948 not re-licensed.
HEATON PARK CINEMA Bury Old Road Opened Saturday 10^th August 1929 (to public on Monday). By 1941 (BTH) - Lessees, New Empire (Burnley) Ltd., Newgate Chambers, Rochdale. Phone Rochdale 3212. 1.053 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Two shows Sat. Mat., Mon., Wed., and Sat. Prices 4d. to 1s.2d. Stage6ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Prestwich 1535. Station, Heaton Park, L.M.S. Closed 1957.

HIPPODROME (2) / ARDWICK EMPIRE Ardwick Green. Prop. ? Moss’ Empires. Opened 16^th July 1904. Architect: Frank Matcham. Cap. 3.000. Op mgr Walter Collins. Stoll Tour. Cine-variety from November 1930. Renamed New Manchester Hipp. & refurbished 1935 on closure of Hipp (1). SG46: Prop.: Stoll Theatres Corporation, Ltd Coliseum Buildings, London,W.1. Tel.: Manager, Ardwick 2800. Stage door, Ardwick 2342. Booking office, Ardwick 4101-2. Cap: 2,000.Varieties.Twice daily. Stage: Prosc. 35ft. x 27ft. Elec. equip.: Voltage 230 A.C., 50 cycles. Dressing rooms: 14. Amplifying equip.: Reproducer and microphone. Closed 1961. Demolished early 1964.

HIPPODROME (1) Oxford Street Opened Boxing Day 1904. Architect: Frank Matcham. Prop., Oswald Stoll. Moss Empires, Ltd. (1907) Films From 1908/9. Bought by Sidney Bernstein. Closed and demolished 1935 for erection of Gaumont.

HORNIMAN / ATV STUDIOS / CAPITOL Parr’s Wood Road South/School lane Didsbury Opened 25^th March 1931. Architect: Peter Cummings. Organ: Christie 3/10 on lift. 1,900 seats. Holophane lighting. Auditorium destroyed by fire 25^th April 1932. Rebuilt. Opened 16^th August 1933. Architect: Peter Cummings. Holophane lighting. Organ: Christie 4c/10 on lift+Grand Piano. To Union 1936. To ABC with circuit 1937. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, London, SW1. 1,838 seats. Pictures and Variety. Films booked at H.O. Continuous evenings, daily Mat. Continuous from 2p.m. Prices 8d. to 1s.10d. Stage 34ft.6in. deep. Eight dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 41ft.6in. Café attached. Phone Didsbury 2464. Station Didsbury, L.M.S. Live theatre 1948-50. Closed to film 14^th December 1956 - organ scrapped. Converted to ABCTV studio. Closed. To Metropolitan University Drama department 1971. Theatre space. Re-named. Closed & demolished 1998.

HULME HIPPODROME / GRAND JUNCTION THEATRE Preston Street Opened 1901. Architect: J. J. Alley. Prop., W. B. Broadhead circuit. Cap. 3,000. Opened as playhouse, but switched names 1905 with smaller variety Hipp. next door. To James Brennan Circuit 1950. To casino/bingo 1962. Closed to bingo 1986. Façade hidden by cladding/rendering. Empty.

HULME PLAYHOUSE / JUNCTION THEATRE / GRAND JUNCTION THEATRE / HULME HIPPODROME Warwick Street Opened 1902. Architect: J. J. Alley. W. B. Broadhead circuit. 1,500 seats. (1907) Organ: Wurlitzer 3/13+Piano. By 1941: (BTP) Warwick Street, Hulme - Props., Junction Cinema, Ltd., Hippodrome, Preston Street, Hulme. Phone Moss Side 1351. 1,120 seats. Booked at Hippodrome. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 9d. Proscenium width 34ft. Phone Moss Side 3033. AND (BTP) Hulme - Props., Cinebuilders Ltd. Phone Moss 3033. Booked at H.O. 1,200 seats. Continuous, Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 34 ft Station, Manchester Central. To James Brennan Circuit 1950. Re-named P’hse 1951. Closed 1956. To BBC as recording studio. Organ removed 1970. Closed 1987. NIA Centre 26^th April 1991 (drama, dance, music). Closed by 2000.

IMPERIAL PICTURE THEATRE and CAFÉ Chorlton Road, Brooks’s Bar, Old Trafford Opened 1913. Architect: W. H. Matley. By 1941: (WE) Props., Cine­mas (Manchester) Ltd., 20, Brazennose Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 6965. 760 seats. Twice nightly. Mats., Mon., Wed., and Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. Booked by C. Ogden, at 196 Deansgate, Manchester. Stage 5ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone 2735. Station, Manchester Central. Closed 1970s.

KING GEORGE V Gorton Lane Gorton Opened 1912. 700 seats. Closed 1929. Replaced by Plaza on same site.

KING’S CINEMA / KING’S THEATRE / KING’S OPERA HOUSE Stockport Road Longsight Opened 1905. Architect: J. J. Alley. Prop., W. B. Broadhead (1907) Cinema from 1933. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., Shaftesbury Cinema Theatre Co. (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,129 seats. Booked by H.O. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Rusholme 4655. Station, Manchester. Closed 1964. Demolished.
KING’S HALL 176 City Road Hulme Opened c.1914 . Closed c.1914/15.
KINGSWAY SUPER CINEMA Levenshulme Opened 14^th March 1929- The Glorious Betsy and Red Hair. Architect: John Knight. Holophane lighting. Organ: Jardine 3/10 with surround - rebuilt by Compton 1937 - 3/10+Melotone, Grand Piano. 1,810 seats. To Union 1936, ABC 1937. By 1941: (BTH) Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, London, SW.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Managed by Associated British Cine­mas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. Pictures and Variety. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 42ft. Stage 16ft. deep; six dressing­-rooms. Café attached. Phone Rusholme 2891. Station, Levenshulme. Organ broken down 1952. Closed by fire 25^th June 1957. 1959 Licence surrendered.
LABATT’S APOLLO / APOLLO / ABC / APOLLO THEATRE Stockport Road Ardwick (WE) Opened 29^th August 1938. Architects: Peter Cummings & Alex M. Irving; interiors, Mollo & Egan, Holophane lighting, Rollo Gillespie Williams. Organ: Compton 3c/6+Melotone on lift. By 1941: Prop. R. C. Roy, Guardian Assurance Buildings, 25 Cross Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 4428/9. 2,631 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 8d. Films and Variety. Booked at Manchester. Continuous, Mon. to Fri., from 6p.m. Twice nightly Sats. and Holidays. Mats. daily. Proscenium width 53ft. Stage 40ft.; 14 dressing-rooms. Café and Dance Hall. Phone Ardwick 1141. Station, London Road. To ABC 31^st January 1943. Re-named ABC 1962. 1967 organ broken down. Closed to film mid-70s. To independent & re-named Apollo 30^th January 1977 - live shows & occ. film. Re-named Labatt’s Apollo 1997. Live venue. Listed Grade II.

Lewis’s Store Theatre Market Street City Opened c.1910. 1932 - licence withdrawn by Lewis’s

Liberal Club Hall A. Airey (1907)

LIBRARY THEATRE Central Library, St. Peter’s Square Opened with rest of building 1931. Lecture theatre. 300 seats in two tiers. Projection box. 3 dressing rooms.

Liverpool Club Hadfield Street Ancoats Cinematograph licence c.1915 to c.1917
LONGFORD PICTUREDROME Longford Street Chorlton Opened c.1913. Closed 1919.

LONGSIGHT PICTURE PALACE 504 Stockport Road Longsight Opened c.1911/12. Closed 1920s.

LUXOR CINEMA Erskine Street, Hulme (BTH) Opened 1937 - rebuilt from Bijou. Props., J. F. Emery Circuit, 26 Cross Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 7876. Architect: A. H. Walsingham. 920 seats. Prices 5d. to 10d. Continuants evenings, Mats., Mon. and Thurs. Proscenium width 17ft. Booked at H.O. Phone Moss Side 2997. Station, Manchester. Closed 1959.

LYCEUM CINEMA Malvern Street/City Road Cornbrook, Hulme Opened c.1913. To Emery circuit. (WE) - Props., J. F. Emery Circuit, 26 Cross Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 7876. 625 seats. Con­tinuous. Prices 4d. to 10d. Booked at H.O. Phone Trafford Park 1597. Station, Man­chester, L.M.S. Closed 1959.

M.I.P. (1) / Moston Imperial Palace Moston Opened 1914. Closed 1920 - replaced by MIP (2) on different site.
M.I.P. PALACE (2) Hartley Street Opened 1920. Architect: Geo. E. Tonge. By 1941: (WE) - Props. Moston Imperial Palace, Ltd. 1,000 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 2d. to 7d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Collyhurst 2160. Station, Victoria, L.M.S. Closed 1959

MAGNET CINEMA Church Street, Newton Heath (BTH) - Props., Magnet Cinema (Newton Heath) Ltd., 14 John Dalton Street, Manchester. Phone Deansgate 3542. 1,350 seats. Prices 4d. to 1s. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Three shows on Sat. Booked at Snape Circuit, Manchester. Proscenium width 40ft. Venetian scene on house tabs. Phone Failsworth 1090. Station, Manchester. Closed 1958. Next door to Pavilion.

MAGNET STREET PICTURE HOUSE (WE) - Props., Oxford Street & Market Street (Manchester) Cinemas, Ltd. Phone Deansgate 4771. 620 seats. Booked by J. F. Emery Circuit, Midland Bank House, Cross Street, Manchester. Phone Blackfriars 7876. Continuous. Prices 1s. to 2s. Café attached. Station, London Road.

Majestic Stockport Road nr Grey Street - proposed 1919 - not bui1t

MANLEY PARK PICTURE HOUSE Clarendon Road Whalley Range Opened c.1913. Closed between 1916-1920.
MARKET STREET PICTURE HOUSE Market Street

MAYFAIR CINEMA

METROPOLE THEATRE Ashton Old Road Openshaw (No 2) Opened 1898. Architect: J. J. Alley. Prop., W. H. Broadhead (1907) Variety & Pictures from 1909. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., Metro­pole (Openshaw) Ltd., 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,739 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone East 0103. Station, Manchester. Closed March 1958. Demolished 1962.

Imperial/Metropole 308 Ashton Old Road Openshaw c.1914 c.1919

MIDLAND PICTURE THEATRE / MIDLAND HOTEL THEATRE Peter Street Built 1898. Architect: C. Trubshaw. Opened as theatre 1903 - ballroom conversion. 1914 - dismantled and returned to ballroom use. Opened as Mid Cine 13^th December 1920. Closed June 1922. Extra hotel bedrooms.
MOSLEY PICTURE HOUSE Stott Street, Beswick Opened 1912/13. By 1941: (BTH) Props., Mrs. W. N. Watts & J.V. Tune. 603 seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Two shows nightly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone East 0140. Stations, Manchester termini. Closed 1961.
Moss Side Assembly Rooms Ashcroft (1907)

Moss Side Council Rooms Librarian (1907)

NEW CENTRAL Paley (later Garden) Street Collyhurst Opened c.May 1936 - replacement for Central on different site..
NEW MANCHESTER HIPPODROME (WE) see Hippodrome (2) / Ardwick Empire

NEW OXFORD THEATRE / OXFORD PICTURE HOUSE Oxford Street Opened 15^th December 1911. Prop. PCT. Talkies January 1929 - The Singing Fool. To G-B with circuit February 1929. To Emery circuit August 1931. 1,150 seats. By 1941: (WE) Props., Oxford Street & Market Street (Manchester) Cinemas, Ltd. Phone Central 3402. 1,150 seats. Booked by Emery’s Circuit, Midland Bank House, Cross Street, Manchester. Continuous. Prices 1s. to 2s. Phone Blackfriars 7876. 12^th June 1960 to Rank, re-named New Oxford. 854 seats. Closed 25^th October 1980. Now U.S. fast food shop.

NEW POPULAR PICTURE HOUSE / POPULAR PICTURE PALACE / Chapman Street Hall Chapman Street, Hulme Opened 1912. By 1941 as New Pop: (Electrocord) - Props., A. L. Ward & A. C. Goulden, 6 Brown Street, Manchester. 400 seats. Booked at Manchester. Phone Deansgate 3542. Twice nightly. Prices 4d. to 6d. Phone Moss Side 2158. Closed 20^th December 1958. New Majestic Picture Playhouse Hulme see Popular Chapman Street

NEW STAR PICTURE PALACE Goodman Street Blackley Opened c.1912. Closed 1914.

NEW TEMPERANCE PICTURE HALL Dean Lane Newton Heath Opened pre-1914. Closed 1914/5.

Odeon Parker St/Mosley St - proposed

ODEON THEATRE / PARAMOUNT Oxford Street Opened 6^th October 1930 - The Love Parade. Architect: Thomas Verity (Verity & Beverley). Organ: Wurlitzer 4/20(22) on lift + Piano (pipework divided). 2,920 seats. To Odeon 1939. By 1941: (WE) Props,. Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 3s. 6d. Phone Manchester Central 3964. Café attached. All Manchester stations. Organ removed to Free Trade Hall 1972/3. Closed 1973, twinned 1974. Eventually 7 screens. Closed 2^nd September 2004. Sold. Empty.

ODEON / RIVIERA CINEMA de LUXE Cheetham Hill Road Opened 1931 (planned as King George). By 1941: (WE) - Props., Odeon (Cheetham Hill) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous Mon. to Fri. from 6.30 p.m. Three shows on Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 44ft. Stage18ft. deep; seven dressing-rooms, Phone Collyhurst 1188. Station, Manchester. Closed to film 1964. Bingo. Later Top Rank Bowl.

ODEON THEATRE Withington Road, Whalley Range (WE) - Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Café. Stage; four dressing-rooms. Phone Moss Side 1668.

ODEON / WEST END CINEMA Withington Road/Dudley Road, Whalley Range Opened 8^th December 1930 - King of Jazz OR All Quiet on the Western Front. Architect: John Knight. Prop., T. Royle. By 1941: (WE) - Props., West End Cinema (Manchester) Ltd. 1,032 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly, Sat. and holidays. Price, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 46ft. Phone Moss Side 1668. Cafe attached. Stations, Manchester termini.

ODEON / UCI Filmworks The Printworks Centre: 20 screens. Re-named November 2005.

ODEON / UCI the filmworks Trafford Centre, The Dome: 20 screens. Re-named November 2005.

Ogden Picture Palace Ogden St Ardwick pre-1914 before 1920

OLYMPIA PICTURE HOUSE Hyde Road, Gorton Opened 1911. Cap. 750. (WE) - Props., Gorton & District Cinemas, Ltd. 750 seats. Booked by Bert Abbott at Regent, Fallowfield. Continuous. Three shows Sat. Stage 12ft. deep; two dressing-rooms, Prices 5d. to 10d. Phone East 0436. Stations, Belle Vue & Hyde Road, L.M.S. Retail use.

OPENSHAW PICTURE HOUSE Ashton Old Road Opened c.1919 Closed 1930s.

OPERA HOUSE / NEW QUEEN’S THEATRE / NEW THEATRE Quay Street Opened 1912. Architect: Farquharson, Richardson, & Gill. November 1914 films. Organ: Jardine 2/41 straight tubular pneumatic action (later removed - Melbourne Cathedral, Australia). 1915 renamed. 1920, re-named. SG46: Prop.: Howard & Wyndham, Ltd., King’s Theatre, Edinburgh. Bookings: Howard & Wyndham, Ltd., 2-5 Old Bond Street, London W.1. Cap.: Stalls 905, boxes 24, D. circle 519, balcony 540. Barring clause: Radius of 20 miles prior and one month after (inc. Sundays). No broadcasts, talking films or television before engage­ment. Once nightly 7, or as arranged. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday. Musical comedy, ballet, opera, plays, drama. Stage: Pros. 37ft. x 37ft. (to pelmet 24ft. 9 in.) max. depth 42½ft., height under flies 28ft. 7 in., width between fly galleries 50ft. 9 in., clearance pipes under 25ft. 3 in., stage to grid 57ft. 3 in. Counterweight gear, 37 lines. Hemp lines 56. Revolving stage. Elec. equip.: Voltage 4001230 A.C., 50 cycles. Foot­lights, four colour circuits, eight ind. dimmers, two ends and one centre on one dimmer each, Battens, five with colour circuits, ind. dimmers each colour. Spot bar, 16 spots, each dimmer controlled, seven dips with three dimmers on three colour dips switch controlled. Floods on Stage6. Twelve 4-colour f-o-h pre-set spots, auto control, one master and two switches per lamp. Four f-o-h follow­ing limes, two (60 amp.) focus lanterns and two sunspot arc lanterns. One acting area barrel with four lanterns, all dimmer controlled. Supply: One motor generator 400 v. to motor side giving output of 400 amps. at 100 v. D.C., dynamos side for arcs, Perches: Two focus sunray lanterns with colours. Two 25 amp. carbon arc lanterns. Dips: Four stage plugs to take 25 amp. incandescent for plug. Flies: One ind. incandescent plug to take 40 amp. Spare: Two 80 amp. switches for touring companies’ spot boards. Fittings: Four 8ft. lengths with 32 B.C. lamp holders. Two 6ft. lengths with 22 B.C. lamp holders. Four 2ft. lengths with 8 B.C. lamp holders. Six 3-way 25 amp. teak-cased plug boxes. Four 10 amp. teak-cased plugs. Dressing rooms: 16 and six chorus, acc. 40. Orchestra pit: Acc. 30. Resident quintet. Leader, 1st violin, ‘cello, bass, pianoforte. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table re­producer and microphone. Can be switched to front of house or stage speakers. Closed 1979. Bingo. Re-opened 1984 under Palace Theatre Trust. Architect: Smith & Way. 1920 seats. Listed Grade II. Still open as theatre.

OSBORNE THEATRE / ROYAL OSBORNE THEATRE Oldham Road (No 2) Opened 13^th April 1896. Architect: J. J. Alley. Owner: William Henry Broadhead (1907) To Emery circuit - cinema from 1935. By 1941: (BTP) Props., Osborne Theatre (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings. 7 Oxford Road, Manchester, Phone Ardwick 2226. 1,591 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Collyhurst 1491. Station, Manchester. Destroyed by fire 19^th/20^th October 1958.

PALACE Manchester Rd, Droylsden Opened 1910. Demolished 2003.

PALACE Collyhurst Street Rochda1e Road Collyhurst Opened pre-1920. Closed 1957 - licence conditions.

PALACE Derby Street Cheetham 1933 1940

Palace Picture House / Ice Palace Derby Road Chorlton 1918 1931/2 June To October Yearly

PALACE / NEW PALACE / LEVENSHULME PALACE Farmside Place, Stockport Road, Levenshulme Opened 1911. November 1912 added 150 more seats. 1940: (BTP) - Props., Trustees of J. Harrison. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 1941: H. D. Moorhouse (Trustee of J. R. Harrison) 7 Oxford Road, Manchester, Phone Ardwick 2226. 111 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Rusholme 2209. Station, Manchester. Closed April - June 1957 for improvements. Closed to film March 1983 - E. T. Now Palace nightclub.

PALACE CINEMA Collyhurst Street, Roch­dale Road (WE) - Props., J. F. Emery, Midland Bank House, Cross Street, Manchester. Phone Bla 7876. 700 seats. Prices 3d. to 6d. Continuous. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Col 2480. Station, Victoria, L.M.S.

PALACE THEATRE / PALACE of VARIETIES Oxford Street Opened 1891. Architect: Alfred Darbyshire & F. B. Smith. 1896 altered by frank Matcham. Walter de Frece (1907) 1909 bioscope. 1913 auditorium rebuilt by Bertie Crewe. SG46: Prop.: Manchester Palace of Varieties, Ltd., Oxford Street, Manchester, 1. Agents: Moss Empires, Ltd., Cran­bourn Mansions, London W.C.2. Cap.: Boxes 32, stalls 1,016, circle 636, balcony 539. Barring clause: 40 weeks before, two weeks after. Six miles. Once nightly 130. Wednesday and Saturday 2. Twice nightly 5.45 and 8. No matinées. Musical attractions variety and revues. Stage: Prosc. 42½ft. x 30ft., min. depth 30½ft., height under flies 21ft., width between fly galleries 50ft., stage to grid 60ft. Counter-weight gear under consideration. 60 sets of hemp lines. Elec. equip.: Voltage 200 D.C. (15 amp. supply A.C. for special effects, 230 v.). -Footlights, three circuits. Battens, five, each with three circuits, all ind. dimmers. Equipment being renewed. Dressing rooms : Five and one chorus, acc. 24. Sep. band room. Orchestra pit: Acc. 26-30. Resident orchestra 15 (pianoforte, four violins, ‘cello, bass, flute, tenor sax, two clarinets, two alto sax, two trumpets, two trombones, drums). Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer and microphone. Reproducer switched to front of house and stage speakers. 1953 - façade modernised with glazed faience. 1979 sold by Moss’ Empires to Raymond Slater. Restoration & renovation under Theatre Trust. Architect: Derek Boulton (Smith & Way). Sold to Apollo Leisure 1990. Listed Grade II. Cap. 2000.

PALATINE PICTURE HOUSE Palatine Road, Withington Opened November 1920. Prop., H. D. Moorhouse circuit. 1941: (BTP) - Props., South Manchester Picture Co., Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,034 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Didsbury 3605. Station, Manchester. Closed March 1960.

PARAGON PICTUREDROME Rosamond Street Chorlton-on-Medlock Opened 1912. Closed 12^th July 1930.

PARK PICTURE HOUSE Grease St A1exandra Park Opened c.May 1915. 450 seats. Closed 1928.

PAVILION Church Street, Newton Heath Opened c.1921. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Central Cinema Co. (Newton Heath) Ltd. 1,000 seats. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Two changes weekly. Station, Dean Lane, L.M.S. Closed to film 1964. Bingo. Closed 1995.

Pendleton Town Hall f., Chief Cashier (1907)

People’s Concert Hall Lower Mosley Street Opened 1846. film 1897 Closed 1897.

PICCADILLY THEATRE Piccadilly Opened Monday 31^st July 1922. Architect: Percy Hothersall. M.D. Joseph Muscant. Organ: Wadsworth 4m 52 stop straight. Cafés, and restaurant with dance floor attached. Organ rebuilt by Jardine-Smith 1933. Closed 1937. Empty. Sold c.December 1938. Converted to retail arcade/offices above.
PICTURE HOUSE - Props., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery Regent Street, London W.1.

PICTURE THEATRE Varley Street Miles Plaiting Opened 1911? Closed 1914.

PICTUREDROME Ardwick Closed 12^th July 1958.

PICTUREDROME / New Central Hall 136/140 Stretford Road Films from 1909. Opened as P‘drome 1910. Closed 1920.
PLAYHOUSE Oldham Road, Miles Platting Opened July 1920. 1,827 seats. 1941: (RCA) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,847 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Collyhurst 2878. Station, Miles Platting, L.M.S. 1970 bingo. Closed 1986/7. Demolished 1998.

PLAZA Gorton Lane West Gorton Opened c.1929 - on site of King George V. 1941: (BTP) - Props., Amusall’s Ltd., Orme’s Buildings, Parsonage. Phone Bla 0485. 640 seats. Booked by Amusall’s, Parsonage, Manchester. Twice nightly. Mats. three times a week. Prices 3d. & 9d. Phone East 0425. Station, Manchester, L.M.S.

PLAZA (PTA) - Prop., J. Sereno. 1,100 seats. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 9d. Station, Exchange.

PLAZA / ROXY / La SCALA 207 Oxford Road, All Saints Opened 1914 OR 1922. Organ: Wadsworth 3m straight. By 1941 as La S.: (WE) -Props., Asso­ciated British Cinemas, Ltd., Golden Square, W1. 2,200 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Ardwick 3559. Stations, all Man­chester termini. Closed part WWII. To Emery circuit. re-named Roxy. 1958 re-named Plaza. Organ scrapped c.1959. Closed 1965.

POPULAR / Trinity Chapel Mission Hall Cossack Street Hulme Opened 1912.

POPULAR PICTURE HOUSE Range Road Whalley Range Opened pre-1922.

POPULAR PICTURE PALACE Wilson Street, Miles Platting Opened c.1911. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Miles Platting I.L.P., 2a Enoch Street, Miles Platting. Phone Collyhurst 2601. 350 seats. Booked by E. J. Howarth. Two shows nightly, three mats. weekly. Prices 3d. to 5d. Station, Miles Platting, L.M.S. Closed c.1947.

PRINCE’S CINEMA Grey Mare Lane Openshaw Opened 1912. Props., as King George’s. c.1,000 tip-up seats. Ernemann machines - 110′ throw. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Prince’s Cinema (Openshaw) Ltd. 7, Imperial Buildings, Oxford Road, Man­chester, Phone Ardwick 2226. 1,600 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone East 0641. Stations, Manchester termini. Closed to film 1965.
PRINCE’S THEATRE Peter Street (No 1) Opened 1864. Architect: Edward Salomons. Altered 1869 & 1901 by Alfred Darbyshire. George Lee (1907) 1940 closed & demolished for new ABC cinema - not built owing to war.

PRINCESS CINEMA Conran Street, Harpurhey Opened c.1912/13. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Victory Pictures (Manchester) Ltd., 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 795 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone Collyhurst 2025. Station, Manchester. 1958 - converted to indoor market. Destroyed by fire November 1996.
PRINCESS PICTURE THEATRE Raby Street, Moss Side Opened 1912. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., Cinebuilders, Ltd. 540 seats. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone Moss Side 2724. Stations, London Road, Central & Victoria. Closed 1938. (Closed.)

Public Hall Alderley Edge

QUEEN’S PARK HIPPODROME Turkey Lane Harpurhey Opened 1904. Architect: J. J. Alley. Prop., W. B. Broadhead (1907) Closed 1952. Demolished 1966.

QUEEN’S PICTURE HOUSE Ashton Old Road Openshaw Opened 1912. Organ: Wadsworth 2m straight. To ABC c.1932. 1,205 seats. To independent c.1945. To Star. Organ removed c1959. Closed to film 1961. Bingo.

QUEEN’S PICTURE THEATRE Stockport Road, Longsight Opened c.1912/13. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Cinemas (Man­chester) Ltd., 20 Brazennose Street, Man­chester. Phone Blackfriars 6965. Booked by Chas. Ogden, 196 Deansgate, Manchester. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Rusholme 1004. Station, London Road, L.M.S. Films collected Man­chester offices. Closed 1961.

QUEEN’S THEATRE (No 2) / LONDON MUSIC HALL Opened 1862 - hotel conversion. 1870 - reconstructed by Edward Salomons. R. Flanagan (1907) Demolished.

RADNOR CINEMA Radnor Street, Hulme (WE) Opened 1937 - Prop., Arthur Murray, 1,100 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Booked at Hall. Pictures and Variety. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage 7½ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Phone Moss Side 1563. Station, Manchester Central. Bombed 1940 - never re-opened.

REGAL / WHITEHALL CINEMA Old Lane, Higher Openshaw Opened 1913. Re-opened, re-named Regal 1953. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Whitehall Cinema Co., Ltd. 800 seats, Booked at the Hall by H. Vost, Twice nightly. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone Droylsden 1325. Stations, Victoria or Exchange. Closed to film 1964. Bingo. Closed c.1980. Warehouse. 1990 upper storey demolished - now ground floor only.

REGAL Stockport Road Levenshulme (WE) Opened 14^th December 1937. Architect: W. R. Glen. Props., Associated British Cinemas, 30-31 Golden Square W1. 1,850 seats. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats. daily. Proscenium width 36ft. Booked at H.O. Stage 40ft. wide, 16ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Phone Rus. 1316. Station, Levenshulme, L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed by balcony fire January, re-opened April 1957. Closed 22^nd April 1961. Converted to bowling alley.

REGENT / GEM 688 Rochdale Road Queens Park Opened pre-19l3. Re-named Regent 1931. (BTP) - Prop., Mostyn Sereno. 600 seats. Continuous Sat., twice nightly. Booked locally. Mat., Mon. and Thurs. Prices 3d. to 9d. Phone Bla 2004. Closed 30^th June 1956.
REX / ROYAL CINEMA Buckley Street, Rochdale Road Opened 1913/14. Re-built, re-opened 19^th August 1928 - Chang. (Picturetone) - Prop., A. Wilkinson & J. Mooney. 600 seats. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly, Prices 2d. to 5d. Station, Victoria, L.M.S. 1959 closed by fire.

REX PICTURE HALL Ashton Old Road (BTH) - Props., Openshaw Picture Hall Co., Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 830 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone East 0162. Station, Manchester, L.M.S.

Ritz Whitworth Street - dance hall with cinema-like façade.

RIVOLI CINEMA Denmark Road, Rusholme Opened Saturday 24^th August 1929 - dance hall conversion. 1,500 seats. Continuous 6.30 to 10.30, two shows Sat. Prices, 6d, 9d, 1s, 1/3d. By 1941 - Prop., Rivoli Estates, Ltd., 44, Corporation Street, Manchester. 1,110 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 1s. Stage 18ft. deep; three dressing-rooms. Phone Ardwick 1452. Station, Manchester Central. Closed 1960. Now part of Manchester University School of Music.

ROTA Ash Road/Thornley Road Denton Opened 10^th December 1934. Architect: Henry Elder. Prop. Newport & Jackson. To Union 1936. By 1941: (WE) - Controlled by Union Cinemas, Ltd. 1,206 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone East 0640. Station, Denton L.M.S. Closed 24^th October 1959. Demolished. Housing.

ROY PICTUREDROME Ashton Old Road, Ardwick Opened 1913. By 1941: (Picturetone) - Prop., G. Dewhurst. 600 seats. Closed 1958.

ROYAL OLYMPIC Opened 1838. Closed 1841. Demolished.

ROYAL PAVILION PICTURE PALACE Brook Bottom Mossley c.1915 - c.1917

ROYAL PICTURE THEATRE Pendleton - Props., Pendleton Pictures Co., Ltd. Booked at 26 Cross Street, Manchester by J. F. Emery. 780 seats.

ROYAL PICTUREDROME 297 Ashton New Road Openshaw Opened December 1914. Prop., A. W. Kenny. Tyler ‘Indomitable’ machines. Generated own power. To ABC 1^st July 1929. Closed 1930. Rebuilt as New Royal.

RUSHOLME PAVILION Opened 1910. Demolished 1965.

RUSHOLME THEATRE / RUSHOLME ELECTRIC THEATRE Wilmslow Road/Great Western Street Opened 1910 - converted from horse-drawn bus depot. 1923 re-opened as theatre. Rep. closed 1940 - reverted to cinema. 1941: (BTP) - Props., Rusholme Cinema, Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 938 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Rusholme 2284. Station, Manchester. 1950s chief: Bob Cartlidge. Kalee 8’s, Vulcan arcs, WE Mirrophonic sound. Closed 1971. Demolished - filling station.

St. JAMES’S THEATRE (No 2) Oxford Street Opened 1884. H. A. Jordison (1907) Became cinema 1908. Demolished.

St. John’s Rooms Pictures & varieties 1908. Sole mgr. D. C. Mackenzie. Prob. closed by 1910 licencing.

SAVOY / BUTLER ELECTRIC THEATRE / ELECTRIC Butler Street Ancoats Opened c.1912. BTH sound November 1931. 900 seats. Booked at Theatre. Two shows nightly. Four Mats. weekly. Prices 2d. to 6d. Closed by enemy action 1940. Rebuilt as Savoy March 1950. Closed 14^th April 1956.

SAVOY / ELECTRIC / Duke of Edinburgh Hall Denmark Street Moss Side T. J. Winson (1907) Opened as Electric1912. Re-named Savoy 1925. Closed 1931/2.

SAVOY / PALACE / PALACE PICTURE THEATRE Darncombe Street Moss Side

SAVOY Raby Street. Closed c.September 1931. To be re-built as State - didn’t happen.
SAVOY PICTURE PALACE Renshaw Street West Gorton Pre 1914. Closed c.1948.
SAVOY PICTURE HALL Levenshulme Opened 1913/14. Closed 1920/21.
Secular Hall Rusholme Road Licensed from 1913-1915. Closed to film ?1920.

SHAFTESBURY CINEMA THEATRE Stock­port Road, Longsight Opened 1913. By 1941: (BTP) - Prop., Shaftesbury Cinema Theatre Co. (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,050 seats. Two shows Sat. Continuous rest of week. Booked at H.O. Phone Rusholme 4103. Station, Manchester. Closed 1961.
SHOWCASE Hyde Road, Belle Vue Opened 1990. 14 screens / 3,200 seats

STAMFORD CINEMA Audenshaw (BA) - Prop., L. Bailey, 22 Cathedral House, Manchester. 650 seats. Closed 1940.

STAR PICTURE THEATRE / APOLLO / STAR KINEMA 133 Great Ducie Street Strangeways Opened March 1912. Cap. 600. Mgr. G. K. Timperley. Renamed Apollo May 1915. 1922 - re-named Star after box fire. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., L. Burgess. 600 seats. Two shows nightly. Station, London Road, L.M.S. Closed 1940s.

State ex-Savoy Raby Street - proposed not built

STRETFORD PICTURE PALACE / Mission Hall Licensed 1910.

STUDIOS 1 - 5 / STUDIOS One & Two / TWIN REGAL KINEMAS Oxford Road Opened August 1930. Architects: Pendleton & Dickenson. (WE) - Prop., The Regal (Manchester) Ltd. (Charles Ogden circuit). 1,600 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Stage. 6ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Phone Central 2437. Café attached. Manchester Stations. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. To Star Circuit & re-named Studios 1961. Closed 1985. 1993 The Dance House for Northern Ballet Co.

STUDIOS 6 - 9 Deansgate House, Deansgate Opened 1973 in new development basement. Prop., Star circuit. Closed 1990.

STUDIOS / QUEEN’S PICTURE HOUSE Ashton Old Road Ardwick Opened 1912. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W1. 1,205 seats. Booked at H.O. Evenings continuous and Mats. daily. Continuous from 2p.m. Sats. Phone East 1040. Stations, Mayfield or London Road, L.M.S. Closed to film 1961. Bingo. Closed 1970s. Demolished 1986.

SWAN / PALATINE / COSY CORNER Levan (later Swan) Street Opened September 1915 - The Beggar Girl’s Wedding. Closed. Re-opened as Swan May 1926. Closed 13^th December 1930.

TATLER (1) / MAJESTIC / KINEMACOLOUR / ELECTRIC Oxford Street/Whitworth Street West Opened 1911/12. Re-named Majestic mid-1931. ?re-named Tatler. Demolished for new Tatler 1935.

TEMPLE TWINS / TEMPLE PICTORIUM Cheetham Hill Road Opened November 1913. 750 seats. By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Temple Pictorium (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. Phone Ardwick 1226. 846 seats. Booked at H.O., Manchester. Phone Collyhurst 1939. Station, Manchester. Twinned. Closed 1992. Demolished late 1990s.

THEATRE ROYAL CINEMA / THEATRE ROYAL (2) Peter Street (No 1) Opened 1845. Architect: John Gould Irwin & Francis Chester. 1875 interior remodelled. Architect: Edward Salomons. Lessee: Edmonstone Shirra (1907) 1921 to J. F. Emery. Re-constructed internally as cinema 4^th September 1922 - Way down East. To Paramount February 1926. ABC interest 1929. Talkies - WE 13^th may 1929 - The Doctor’s Secret. 1932 organ: Compton 3/10 on lift. To HDM circuit June 1935, closed, improved, re-opened 11^th November 1935. By 1941 - (WE) Lessees, H. D. M. (Cinema) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,943 seats. Booked at H.O. Café attached. Phone Blackfriars 9366. Station, Manchester Central, L.M.S. 1960 organ removed. Altered for Cinerama4^th November 1963. Closed to film 13^th August 1972. Bingo. Closed 1990. Listed Grade II. Now a nightclub.

TIVOLI THEATRE of VARIETIES / ALEXANDRA / FOLLY MUSIC HALL Opened 1865 - chapel conversion. Rebuilt 1897. Architect: Perceval. C. A. Wilks (1907) Became cinema 1921. 1927 closed by fire. Demolished 1936.

TOWER CINEMA Piercy Street, Ancoats Opened c.1912 By 1941: (BTP) - Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Ardwick 2926. Station,Victoria, Manchester. Closed May 1953.

TRAFFORD PARK KINEMA Trafford Park Opened 1910 - conversion of glasshouse.

TRAFFORD PICTURE HOUSE Talbot Road, Old Trafford Opened c.April 1922. Prop., Reed, Snape, & Ward circuit. 1,,200 seats. Mgr. Edward Boultbee By 1941: (BTH) - Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square W1. 1128 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two Mats. weekly. Continuous Sat. from 2p.m. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Trafford Park 0986. Station, Old Trafford. Closed 29^th November 1958.

TRIANGLE PICTURE HOUSE Stretford Road Hulme Opened 1922. Closed March 1939.

TROCADERO Wilmslow Road, Rusholme Opened August 1912. 1,000 tip-up seats - single floor. 2d, 4d, 6d. 1927 organ: Compton 2/7 single chamber fixed console. By 1941: (BTP) - Props., Platt Picturedrome, Ltd. 850 seats. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 7d. Phone Rusholme 4751. Organ scrapped c1960. Modernised & re-opened February 1963. Closed by fire 1973 or 1975. Ruins demolished. Later Kwik Save on site.

TUDOR / DIDSBURY PICTURE HOUSE / BIJOU PICTURE THEATRE Elm Grove Didsbury Opened 1913/14, Renamed Tudor 1952. 1967 - part-time bingo. 1970 - full-time bingo.

VICTORIA Great Clowes Street, Broughton (BTP) - Props., Broughton Cinema, Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. Booked at H.O. Phone Blackfriars 9847. Station, Manchester

VICTORIA HALL Daniel Street, Butler Street, Ancoats Opened pre-1914. By 1941 - Props., Manchester & Salford Wesleysan Mission, Two shows Sat. Price, 3d. Station, Central, C.L.C. closed 1940s.

Victoria Picture Theatre Hyde Road/Stockport Road Opened Christmas Eve 1910.

VICTORY CINEMA Varley Street, Miles Platting (BTP) - Prop, A. E. W. Pentelow, ‘Wood­lands,’ Grindleford, Sheffield. Phone Grindleford 152. 400 Seats. Booked by Prop. Twice nightly. Mat. Sat. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone Collyhurst 1294. Station, Miles Platting, L.M.S.

VICTORY Middleton - H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester.

VICTORY Moston (BTP)

VICTORY PICTURE HOUSE Charles Street, Blackley (BTP) - Prop., Victory Pictures (Manchester) Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7 Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,367 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Collyhurst 2495. Station, Manchester, L.M.S.

Victory Picture House Varley Street Miles Platting c.1920/21 Closed March 1949. Re-opened July 1949. Closed 1951.

VICTORY PICTURE THEATRE Charles St/Canran Street Harpurhey Opened November 1920. Prop. H. D. Moorhouse circuit. Closed ?1930s

WHITE CITY Old Trafford Opened 1909 - conversion of ballroom. Closed 1910. Now retail park.

WHITWORTH THEATRE Whitworth Street Railway Arch

WINTER GARDENS / Tivoli Theatre of Varieties Peter St City Opened as Win Gar Cinema Thursday 8^th December 1921 - Peck’s Bad Boy. Burned down New Year’s Day 1927.

WYCLIFFE / CAPITOL TALKIE THEATRE / ROYAL ELECTRIC Princess Road, Moss Side Opened c.April 1915. By 1941: (WE) 1,547 seats. Three shows daily. Phone Moss Side 1988. Station, London Road, L.M.S. Wycliffe from January 1948. 1968 Bingo. Closed 1987. Demolished 1990.

MANNINGTREE Essex

PLAZA CINEMA / CINEMA / CINEMA THEATRE Station Road Opened mid-20s. Conversion of factory with added entrance block. Prop., Tozer & Linsell circuit. 1926 - name cut to Cinema. By 1923 Plaza - Philip J. Cleife. To Owen Cooper c.1936. Modernised. 450 seats. By 1941: (MPA) - Props., E. Owen Cooper Theatres, Hadleigh, Suffolk. Phone Manningtree 123. Three changes weekly in 1959. Closed and demolished in 1960s. Housing estate.

MANSFIELD Notts

ABC / MGM / CANNON / ABC / GRAND THEATRE Leeming Street Opened Monday 17^th October 1906 (planned to be Royal Op Hse). Architect: Thomas V. Woodhouse, Newcastle. Prop. Capt. Cecil Clayton - Mansfield, Sutton & District Theatres Co. Tour date. Cap. 1,240. 6d to 2/6d, boxes 10/6d. Edward Gray (1907) Closed July 1909. Re-decorated, stage enlarged. Architect: Excell. Re-opened 20^th December 1909 - The Broken Heart (play). Façade altered/re-built 1923. 1928: auditorium altered, new stage & 60′fly tower + 3-storey dressing room block added to rear. 6 boxes. Architect: J. H. Tomlinson. Re-opened Monday 15^th October 1928 - Barbed Wire (musical play). Cinematograph licence from January 1929. Leased to ABC mid-1931, sold to them 1932. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square. London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,179 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Proscenium width 33ft. Stage 40ft. deep; 10 dressing-rooms. Phone Mansfield 138. Stations, Mansfield, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Stage Play licence maintained to May 1955. Re-named ABC c.1960. Tripled from 23^rd March 1978 - stalls, circle, stage. To Cannon 1986 & re-named. To Pathé, re-named MGM 1992. Re-named ABC. Closed 1997 on multiplex opening. Now snooker club.

BIJOU MUSIC HALL Greyhound Hotel Stockwell Gate Open in 1904 - conversion of Assembly/Ball-room? Music Hall with early film. 1905 prop. Matthew Shacklock (hotel licensee), mgr/chairman Ned Herbert. Pianist 1908 Joe Littlewood. Closed c. 1909. To other use.

CENTURY / HIPPODROME Midworth Street Opened 8^th October 1906. 1912 bought & rebuilt as cinema. Prop. Oaksford Theatres, Ltd. Mgr. Capt. Clayton (of Grand Theatre). 1922 - Prop. & Res. Man., B. Oaksford. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Phone 227. Station, Mansfield, M.R. To Granada January 1936. By 1941: (WE) - Phone Mansfield 926. Prop., The Granada Theatres, Ltd. 36, Golden Square W1. Phone Gerrard 3554. CinemaScope, re-named, re-opened 5^th September 1955. Part-time bingo 1962. Closed to film. Granada Luxury Bingo. Demolished 1991.

EMPIRE SUPER CINEMA / EMPIRE PALACE of VARIETIES Stockwell Gate/Rosemary Street Opened Bank Holiday Monday 3^rd August 1914. Architect: W. Willoughby. Converted to cinema 1922. 1921 as Empire - Prop., Cinevars, Ltd. Res. Man., H. W. Fletcher. Two shows nightly. Prices, 8d. to 1s. Phone 297. To Shapeero circuit. To G-B with circuit March 1928. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., Ltd. 123 Regent Street, London W.1. 823 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Mansfield 297. Stage18ft. deep. Station, Mansfield. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed 5^th or 14^th January 1961 - The Seige of Sidney Street and Hello London. Sold 1962. Demolished 1973.

FILM THEATRE Old Library Opened 14^th May 1980 - Fedora. Conversion of part of former library. Cost £12,000.

GRANADA / PLAZA Westgate Opened 4^th August 1930. Architect: Alfred J. Thraves. Prop., Plaza Mansfield Ltd. (Oaksford Theatres). Jnt man. dirs. B. Oaksford & W. R. Bates. c.1550 seats. Gen. mgr. B. Oakford. Cont 2.30 - 10.30, Sat mat. & twice nightly. 9d to 2s. To Granada September 1934. By 1941: (WE) - Props., The Granada Theatres, Ltd., 36, Golden Square W1. Phone Gerrard 3554. Booked at H.O. Con­tinuous. Phone Mansfield 926. Café attached. Re-named 20^th April 1942. 1530 seats by 1967. closed 26^th June 1973. Demolished immediately for Littlewood’s shop.

ODEON / ABC Nottingham Road Opened 5^th December 1997. Seats: 1: 393 2: 393 3: 246 4: 246 5: 221 6: 221 7: 193 8: 193. 2006 mgr. Peter Jackson.

PALACE THEATRE / CIVIC THEATRE / PALACE Electric THEATRE Leeming Street Opened 13^th December 1910. Architect: F. P. Cook & Lane. Prop., Electric Theatres Co. Cine-variety. Pros 22′, depth 23′ 6″, width 45′, grid 30′. 7 dressing rooms. 1922 - Prop., Mansfield Palace, Ltd. Res. Man., F. J. Booth. Continuous. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 71. Station, Mansfield, G.C.R., 142 miles. New frontage 1937. By 1941: (BTH) Prop., Sher­wood Palaces, Ltd., Whitefriars House, Friar Lane, Nottingham. 740 seats. Continuous nightly. Two changes weekly, Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Nottingham. Phone 882. Stage Play licence from 10^th July 1944 to 17^th November 1954. Bought by council 1954. Civic Hall. Became Civic Theatre 1956. Frontage altered and stalls rake increased. Stage Play licence from 12^th March 1956. 497 seats. Later new fly tower. Now 12 dressing rooms. 582 seats.

POPULAR PICTURE PALACE / ELM TREE CINEMA / Elm Tree Club Elm Tree Street Hall built behind terrace housing, and entrance through conversion. Opened as cinema 4^th July 1910. Closed by 1912. To plasterer & decorator.

QUEEN’S THEATRE / PICTUREDROME Belvedere Street Opened Thursday 1^st April 1920. 1922 - Prop., Pic­turedrome (Mansfield), Ltd. Res. Man., J. W. Cox. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Phone, Mansfield 418. Station, Mansfield, M.R., 142 miles. Cine licence allowed to lapse 1928. Billiard Hall. Became Queen’s Th. Monday 10^th December 1934. Closed late 30s. ?Ministry store WWII. Many uses after.

RITZ Chesterfield Road Opened Thursday 24^th September 1936. Prop. Ritz Cinema (Mansfield) Ltd (J. E. Barnes, J. A. Tancred, & G. Nicholson) 650 stadium seats. February 1938 Hammond 2m electronic organ. Auditorium burned out Sunday 20^th March 1938. Re-opened Saturday 30^th July 1938 - Saratoga. Free 50-car park. By 1941: (BTH) - Prop., Ritz Pictures (Mansfield) Ltd. 622 seats. Con­tinuous weekdays, Sat. twice nightly and Mat.; once nightly Sun. Prices. 8d. to 1s.2d. Booked by J. E. Barnes, The Phar­macy, Langwith. Phone Shirebrook 284. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Mansfield 1218. Station, Mansfield, L.M.S. By 1952 mgr. B. B. Brooks. CinemaScope 25^th August 1955 - Drum Beat. Closed Sunday 4^th May 1958 - Just For You and Turning Point. Converted to garage.

ROCK CINEMA / ROCK PALACE / ROCK PICTURE HOUSE and Variety Theatre Skerry Hill Opened Monday 26^th October 1914. Man. dir. William Hall, mgr. Ernest Gouk. Cap. 850. To Charles Bruton. 1922 - Prop., Res. Man., E. D. Williams. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Phone, Mansfield 333. Station, Mansfield, M.R. To Shapeero circuit by 1924. To G-B with circuit March 1928. By 1941: (BA) - Prop., Denman Midlands Cinemas, Ltd. 760 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Mansfield 333. Station, Mansfield, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Re-equipped for CinemaScope September 1955. Closed 30^th October 1956 - The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Good Beginning. New projectors to Mansfield Empire. Sold for retail use. Still there in mid-90s.

TIVOLI see Mansfield Woodhouse

Town Hall f., R. Langley (1907) Lantern lectures. Early film seasons.

VICTORIA PICTURES / Victoria Hall Opened c.1901. f., E. Gouk (1907) 1st cinema, by George Fox - local publican. 1922 as VH - Prop., Sutton & Kirkby Picture Palace Co., Ltd. Closed to film between April 1924 (last advert.) and licence being not renewed in 1928. Became Palais de Danse. Now club.

MANSFIELD-WOODHOUSE Notts

TIVOLI / CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE / TIVOLI Station Street M. Sanson (1907) Closed c.1905. Opened as cinema August Bank Holiday 1912. Pictures & variety. To George Hogg. 1922 as PH - Prop. & Res. Man., George Hogg. Head office, Picture House, Mansfield ­Woodhouse. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Mans­field-Woodhouse, M.R., 145 miles. Closed Christmas 1931. Re-opened as Tiv 1933. 320 seats on one floor. 6d, 8d, 9d 1s. By 1941: (Imperial) - Prop., Tivoli Pictures (Mansfield-Woodhouse) Ltd., Station Street, Mansfield-Woodhouse. 312 seats. Booked by J. E. Barnes, The Pharmacy, Langwith, Mansfield. Continuous. Two shows and Mat. Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Shirebrook 284. Station, Mansfield­-Woodhouse, L.M.S. Refurbished 1947. 1950 prices 9d to 1/9d. Closed Saturday 3^rd May 1958. Demolished 1963.

MARCH Cambs

HIPPODROME Dartford Road (WE) Opened 1928. - Prop., March Amusements, Ltd., Hippodrome, March. 903 seats. Prices 8d. to 2s. 2d. Booked at London. Continu­ous. Proscenium width 32ft. Stage 24ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Phone 3178. Station, March, L.N.E.R. Run by Hipp Co. 1936-65. 1965 to Star circuit. & 1985- . 96 seats. Closed c.2002. Projection & sound equipment to Stockport Plaza.

REGENT / Picture PALACE Dart Hill Opened 1912. 1922 - Prop., Jos. Collingwood. One show nightly, three on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4½d. to 1s. 1d. Phone 4. Station, March, G.E.R. 1937: (R.C.A.) Prop. March Amusements Ltd. 800 seats. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop., March Amusements, Ltd. Hippodrome, March. 408 seats. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Booked in London. Stage 26ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone March 3178. Station, March, L.N.E.R. Later - Prop., J. Collingwood. Head office, Dark Hill, March. Res. Man., J. S. Colling­wood. Two changes weekly. Prices, 1s. to 3s. Phone, 4. Station, March. G.E.R. Closed to film 1959. Dance hall. Later florist, then estate agency in foyer. Auction room in auditorium. Burned down 1970s.

Public Hall Theatre f., J. Collingwood (1907)

MARDEN and NORTHIAM Kent

- Mon. - Travelling show G. Hughes.

MARGATE Kent

ASTORIA Cliftonville (WE) - Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31 Golden Square, London W.1. 1,505 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 36ft. Stage18ft. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Margate 1565. Café attached. Station, Margate (Temporarily closed.)

CAMEO THEATRE Northdown Road (RCA) Prop., L. Morris, 52, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.1. Phone Gerrard 1668. 450 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices 6d. to 2s. Phone Margate 1207. Station, Margate, S.R. Films by Motor Transport.

CLASSIC CINEMA / PARADE CINEMA The Parade (later 8 Fort Hill) 1922 - Prop., Parade Cinema, Margate (1914), Ltd. Res. Man., F. Psimagalli. Three shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Phone 299. Altered 1936/7. 600 seats. By 1941: (GB) - Prop., John Armes. 537 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Margate 229. Station, Margate West S.R. To Classic subsid. c.1946. Re-named Classic c.1951. Later Vogue bingo.

CLIFTON CINEMA 1922 - Continuous. Mat. daily. Two changes weekly. Phone, Margate 129. Station, Margate, S.E. & C.R.

Dane Park J. Saxby (1907)

DREAMLAND HALL (1) / Hall-by-the-Sea ‘Lord’ Geo. Sanger (1907) 1922 - Prop., Amusement Park Installations. Phone, Margate 189. Station, Margate West, S.E. & C.R. 1929: Organ Noterman 2m. 17s. Closed 1935 for Dreamland (2). Organ removed, re-built and transferred.

DREAMLAND SUPER CINEMA (2) Opened 1935. Architects: Leathart & Granger. Organ: Compton/Noterman 4/19+solo ‘cello with surround on lift & grand piano. (WE) - Prop. Margate Estates Co., Ltd., Dreamland Park, Margate. 2,200 seats. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Margate 844. Café and Dance Hall attached. (Closed.) Split for bingo/cinema in circle. Twinned - seats: 1: 378 2: 376. Bingo & organ in stalls.

Foresters’ Hall f., R. H. Fright (1907)

GRAND (No 2) F. Mouillot (1907)

HIPPODROME Cecil Square Opened 1898. Architect: S. F. Davison. F. Mouillot & W. de Frece (1907) 1922 - Prop., Charles Gulliver; Res. Man., Jack Binns. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Station, Margate West, S.E. & C.R.

Cinema equipment installed 1931. By 1941: (RCA) - Prop., Associated Theatres (Margate) Ltd. Receiver, W. T. Thorn, 5 Cecil Square, Margate. 1,000 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage20ft. deep ; six dressing-rooms, Phone 1190. Station, Margate. SG46: Allgood Entertainments, Ltd., Hippodrome, Cecil Square, Margate. Cap.: Stalls 460, boxes (4) seating 20, D. circle 642, (boxes 2, seating gallery 350. Barring clause: Birchington, Margate, Westgate, Broad­stairs, Ramsgate. Once nightly 7. Mats. Wednesday and Thursday. Type of entertainment: Theatrical. Stage: Prosc. 31ft., height 23ft., min. depth from setting line 35ft., height under fly galleries 19ft., width between fly galleries 40ft., height of grid from stage 41ft. No counterweight gear. 30 lines. Elec. equip.: 240 v. (lighting) 480 v. D.C. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Four battens each with four circuits with ind. dimmers. Four dips, switch con­trolled, Six floods on stands. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: Eight single, two chorus, acc. 40. Orchestra: Acc. 12. No resident orchestra. Amplifying equip.: Two-turntable reproducer. F-o-h only. Microphone. The premises include a restaurant, where artistes can obtain lunch and dinner daily except Sundays. Fully licensed public-house. Closed 1958. Demolished.

LOUNGE PICTURE THEATRE Northdown Road 1922 - Prop., Cliftonville Entertainment Association. Continuous. Daily mat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Margate West, S.E. & C.R.

Kursaal (1907)

PLAZA / CINEMA de LUXE High Street 1922 - Prop., Margate Cinema de Luxe, Ltd. Continuous. Daily mat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Margate 58. Station, Margate S.E. & C.R. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., L. Morris, 52 Shaftesbury Avenue. W.1. Phone Gerrard 1668. 422 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Margate 58. Station, Margate West, S.R. Now religious use.

QUEEN’S HALL Prop.: Corporation. Made from colonnade and court of Winter Gardens post-WWII.

REGAL Cecil Square (WE) Opened 21^st December 1934. Architect: Robert Cromie. 1,795 seats. By 1941: Prop., Regal (Margate) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Booked by Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Proscenium width 40ft. Café attached. Phone Margate 1800. Station, Margate. Bombed 1941.

THEATRE ROYAL ‘Patent Theatre’ (No 3) H. Macknight (1907)

WINTER GARDENS Fort Crescent Opened 1912 as Concert hall. Flat-floor hall with balcony. Cap. 1,800. Band platform re-built as stage 30s. Summer season variety.

MARKET DEEPING Lincs

ELECTRIC PICTUREDROME 1922: A. Briggs proprietor. Closed. Demolished.

EMPIRE CINEMA (BA) - Opened September 1928. Architects: Ward & Woolnough. Props., Bancroft Circuit. Booked at 56, Bridge Street, Peterborough. Phone Peterborough 2297. 500 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Deeping 336. Station, James Deeping & Tallington. CinemaScope from Thursday 5^th July 1956 - To Hell and Back. Closed 11^th May 1963 - Mr Hobbs takes a Vacation and Emerald Canyon. Car showroom since. Still stands.

MARKET DRAYTON Salop

Assembly Room Wycherley (1907)

REGAL / HIPPODROME SUPER CINEMA Station Road Opened 10^th October 1927. Prop., T. E. Markham, 1100 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., T. E. Markham, Ye Olde Wyche Theatre, Nantwich. Phone Nantwich 5338. 906 seats. Occasional Variety. Booked at H.O. Continuous even­ings. Mat. Sat. Stage32ft. deep. Four dressing-rooms. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Phone Market Drayton 122, Station, Market Drayton. G.W.R. Sold to S.M. Super Cinemas & re-named Regal 1952. To Essoldo 26^th August 1954. Closed to film September 1966. Bingo. Closed. Kwik Save. Closed 2006.

ROYAL FESTIVAL Drayton Centre Theatre with full cinema facilities.

TOWN HALL CINEMA / New Town Hall Secretary (1907) By 1941: (Film Industries) - Prop. Sydney T. Collett. 500 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Mon. to Fri. at 7.15 p.m. Sat, 2.30 and 6 p.m. Booked at Birmingham. Phone Market Drayton 2151. Station, Market Drayton, G.W.R.

MARKET HARBOROUGH Leics

Corn Exchange f., Town Clerk (1907)

COUNTY Electric CINEMA / Philanthropic Hall / New Hall 19 The Square Built 1872. Public hall, later skating rink. Opened as County Monday 9^th November 1911. Lessee United Counties Pic Halls. Cap. 660. Prices, 3d & 6d. Bought by UCPH March 1912. Closed July 1912. Entrance rebuilt & pros added. Stage 12′ deep. 1922 - Prop. United County Picture Halls, Ltd. Res. Man., Harry Jennings. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Seating, 500. Sound August 1932 (set transferred from Oriental). By 1941 (Gyrotone) - Prop., Showfilms, Ltd., 55 St. Mary’s Road, Market Harborough. Phone 31. 600 seats. Booked at Oriental Cinema by R. Justice. Two shows Sat only. Prices 5d. to 1s. 4d. Occasional Variety. Stage 12ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Station. Market Harborough L.M.S. Requistioned at WWII. Never re-opened. Post-war dancing school. Then foyer shop/auditorium club. Demolished 1968.Woolworth shop on enlarged site.

MARKET HARBORBOROUGH THEATRE

ORIEN / ORIENTAL CINEMA 55 St. Mary’s Road Opened Monday 6^th June 1921 - The Call of the Wild. Conversion of rifle club with added foyer/crush hall. Pros. width 22′, 15′ deep, two dressing rooms. 524 seats. Prices, 9d to 2s. Power: gas engine/dynamo. 1922 - Props., Showfilms Ltd., 28 St. Mary’s Road (G. R. Wright & R. Justice). Res. Man., R. Justice. Twice nightly. Two changes. Phone 31. Gyrotone sound 2^nd December 1929 - The Singing Fool. WE sound 16^th November 1931 - Excape. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Showfilms, Ltd., 55 St. Mary’s Road. 550 seats. Man. Dir., R. Justice. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d, Phone 2431. Post WWII to Bert J. Wilson, Uppingham. Re-named Orien. CinemaScope 11^th July 1955 - The Robe. Closed 17^th January 1959 - The Man Inside. Dance hall/ roller rink. Demolished.

RITZ 4-6 Northampton Road (WE) Opened Monday 22^nd May 1939 - The Drum. Architect: William T. Benslyn & Ernest F. Tulley. 1,109 seats. Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Prices, 6d to 1/3d. Ross machines, Mirrophonic sound. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. CinemaScope Monday 16^th May 1955 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Leased to Star circuit 1969-1975. Closed to film Tuesday 25^th April 1978 - Fist of Fury. Silverline bingo. Closed 1982. Kwik Save supermarket. Closed c.2003. Empty.

Town Hall f., Town Clerk (1907)

MARKET LANGTON Wilts

Parish Hall

MARKET RASEN Lincs

PICTURE HOUSE Chapel Street 1922 - Prop. & Man., L. G. Pycock. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 8d. to 1s. 5d. Station, Market Rasen, G.C.R.

TOWN HALL CINEMA Market Place (Morrison) 1941 - Prop., J. F. Badley, The Terrace, Spilsby, Lincs. Phone Spilsby 5. 350 seats. Booked at H.O. Once nightly. Continuous Sat, Prices 4d. to 1s. 4d. Station, Market Rasen, also by Lincoln & District Film Transport Co. Boston. 1952 installed Imperial sound.

WAVERLEY CINEMA Queen’s Street (RCA) Opened 1^st June 1944 - Lost Angel. c.350 seats - one raked tier. Kalee 8s - screen 14′x12′. Closed 4^th April 1964 - I’ll Take Sweden. Demolished 1971. (M. Brader)

MARKET WEIGHTON Yorks

CENTRAL HALL (AWH) - Props., J. W. Garforth & Son. 500 seats. Booked by Props. at Hall or Leeds. Shows once nightly. Mat. Sat. Occasional Variety. Prices 3d. to 1s.3d. Proscenium width 21ft. Stage12ft. Films by Transport. Station, Market Drayton.

MARKFIELD Leics

PICTURE HOUSE Main Street Opened c.1920. Props., Edward Chapman & William Geary. 1925 to Memorial & Miner’s Welfare. Occasional films. Closed. Now village hall.

MARLBOROUGH Wilts

CINEMA / ELECTRIC PICTURE HALL / ELECTRIC THEATRE High Street Opened 1915. Prop., G. Sheffield. 1922 - Prop. & Res. Man., G. Sheffield. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Marlborough, G.W.R. To Williams family - Marlborough entertainments Ltd. 1931: Miss A. Hillier, proprietress. Closed 7^th August 1971 - Dad’s Army. Empty. Demolished late 1970s.

MARLOW-on-THAMES Bucks

Old COUNTY CINEMA / COUNTY CINEMA / KING GEORGE’S / PICTURE PALACE Spital Street Opened c.1914. 1922 KYB. 1926 modernised & re-named. To County Cinemas July 1927. Re-named 1937: (W.E.) County Cinemas Ltd. 328 seats. Phone 227. Closed January 1938 for new County. Building to Odeon with circuit. Used by Odeon as WWII admin. H.Q. Sold 1952. Engineering.

Music Rooms C. H. Yates (1907)

REGAL / ODEON / COUNTY CINEMA Station Road (WE) Opened January 1938. Architect: David E. Nye. 748 seats. To Odeon with circuit 1939. Re-named Odeon 1941. By 1941 - Prop., Entertainments & General Investment Corporation, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cook­ham, Berks. Continuous from 5.15p.m. Mat., Wed and Sat. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Marlow 3. Station, Marlow, G.W.R. To Theatre Administration (Clifton circuit) 1959 & re-named Regal. Sold 1983. Closed 24^th March 1985. Demolished immediately. Offices on site.

MARNHULL Dorset

Blackmoor Vale Lodge Room Dexter (1907)

Temperance Hall Hayter (1907)

MARPLE Cheshire

GEM CINEMA 1922 - Prop., Wood & Haywood. Three shows Sat., one show nightly rest 01 the week. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Marple, G.C.R. Closed by 1937.

REGENT CINEMA / Shepley Hall Stockport Road J. Waine (1907) KYB 1922 as Shepley Hall. (BTH) Opened c.1932 - conversion of union rooms & three houses. Architect: R. H. Samson. Prop., Marple Cinema Co., Ltd., 19 Howard Street, Sheffield. Phone Sheffield 20062. 500 seats. Phone 482. 1941: Booked at H.O. and Hall. Twice nightly, Mat., Mon., Thurs, and Sat. Prices 3d. to 1s. 6d. Occa­sional Variety. Booked through Manager at Marple. Proscenium width 18ft. Stage6ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Phone Marple 482. Station, Marple, L.M.S. Still open. 285 seats.

MARSDEN Yorks

ELECTRIC THEATRE Opened 1919 (RCA) - Prop. & Man., T. Leyland. 550 seats. Once nightly. Two changes weekly, Station, Marsden, L.M.S. Closed 1975.

Mechanics’ Hall W. Griffiths (1907)

MARTOCK Som

ELECTRIC THEATRE (Mihaly) - Props., Walford Pictures, Chard, Somerset. Booked at H.O. Once nightly, Sat., Bank Holidays. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 18ft.

Liberal Hall - Prop., Martock Liberal Hall Co., Ltd., Church Street, Sec., W. H, Tucker, East View, Stapleton, Martock. Hall to let for shows, etc. Rates on application to Secretary,

NEWTH’S CINEMA - Prop. & Res. Man., Fred Newth. Two changes weekly. Station, Martock, G.W.R.

Public Hall W. G. Bull (1907) 1941 - Sat. Twice nightly. Travelling show S. & S. Cinemas (G. F. Bellamy).

MARYPORT Cumb

Athenaeum f., T. Skelton (1907)

CARLTON CINEMA Senhouse Street (WE) - Props., Graves Cinemas, Ltd., Athenaeum Buildings, Maryport. 750 seats. Two shows nightly. Three changes weekly, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Maryport 43. Stations, Maryport, L.M.S. Closed to film. Closed c.1980. Derelict. 2005 - exterior cleaned & restored. For sale empty 2006.

Circus Pitch R. H. Thompson (1907)

Co-operative Hall W. Robinson (1907)

EMPIRE THEATRE Senhouse Street 1922 - Prop., Graves Bros. Res. Man., P. Haley. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone, Maryport 16. Station, Maryport, M.R. & C.R. 1937: 756 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Graves Cinemas, Ltd., Athenaeum Buildings, Maryport. 850 seats. Booked at H.O. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly, Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 7.

PALACE THEATRE High Street 1922 - Prop., Graves Bros. Res. Man., J. Graves. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone 16. Station, Maryport, M. & C.R. (Listed as closed in 1937.) 1941 - 450 seats. Booked by Graves Cinemas, Ltd. Twine shows nightly. Two changes weekly, Phone Maryport 16. Station, Maryport, L.M.S.

MASBORO’ nr Rotherham Yorks

TIVOLI PICTURE HOUSE 169 Masboro’ Street Opened Saturday 5^th April 1913. Prop. Charles Henry Lord, Bradford (Tivoli Pictures Ltd.) Architect: J. E. Knight, Rotherham - conversion of existing building. 630 seats - 500+130. Pros. width 33ft., depth 12ft., four dressing rooms. Butcher’s 13 ‘Empire’ machines. Closed 1915 - WWI lack of staff. Leased to S.W Gent (Grand Theatre Company, Sheffield). Mgr Tom Ryan, projectionist Miss N. Salvini. Re-opened August 1918, lessee George T. Longden. 1922 - Prop., G. F. Longden. Res. Man., Miss N. Salvini. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices; 2½d. to 7d. Station, Masboro’, M.R. Closed summer 1931 - reconstructed. Architect - Frank A. Tugwell, Scarborough. WE Wide Range sound, screen 21ft wide x 16ft high. Reopened Saturday 1^st August 1931 - The Gay Nineties. Proprietors C. H. Lord. May Kaye mgress. Prices 6d to 1s. 1932 to Westminster Picture Palace Co. 644 seats. Prices 5d to 1s. Occasional variety. By 1941 (WE) - Prop., Messrs. J. J. Woffenden, B. Barker & J. R. Whiteley. 910 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Occasional Variety. Twice nightly Sat. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 33ft. Stage12ft. deep, Four dressing-rooms. Phone Rotherham 135. Station, Masboro’, L.M.S. CinemaScope Thursday 1^st December 1955 - The Purple Mask. Closed Saturday 31^st January 1959 - The Proud Rebel and Handle with Care. Furniture showroom/warehouse. Sold 1988. Demolished July 1989 - car park.

MASHAM Yorks

PICTUREDROME / Town Hall

MATLOCK Derbys

PALACE / PICTURE PALACE Dale Road Opened 22^nd March 1913. Prop., Matlock Pic Pal Co. Cap. 520. 1922 as Pal - Prop., Matlock Picture Palace Co. Res. Man., J. B. Richards. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d to 1s. 6d. Phone, Matlock 72. - Station, Matlock, M.R. By 1941: (WE) - Props., Matlock Cinemas, Ltd. 600 seats. Continuous Prices 5d. to 1s.2d. Stations Matlock, L.M.S. Closed 1960s.

RITZ / CINEMA HOUSE Causeway Lane Opened December 1922. Prop. Matlock Cs. 950 seats. Stage 22′ deep, 5 dressing rooms. Café. Pictures & variety. 1937: 781 seats. By 1941: (WE) - Prop., Matlock Cinemas, Ltd. 940 seats. Continuous Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Pictures and Variety. Proscenium width 25ft. Stage 22ft. deep. Seven dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Matlock 121. Station, Matlock, L.M.S. To Star circuit 1955 & re-named. CinemaScope. Bingo stalls & circle twinned - 200, 100. To Edkey circuit. Closed c.1993/4. To Trevor Harris. Re-opened 22^nd July 1994. Part nightclub/part retail.

VICTORIA HALL PICTUREDROME / Victoria Hall Smedley Street fl. 1912-1915. Lessee Mr. Wild. Cap. 450.

MATLOCK BATH Derbys

Baths Assembly Room W. Hall (1907)

Grand PAVILION Opened 1910. Pictures & variety. Prop. U.D.C. 1916 lessee, R. H. Taylor. 1922 - Prop., Matlock Bath U.D, Council. Res. Man., E. Randle. One show nightly, two on Sat. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Matlock 186. Station, Matlock, Bath, M.R. By 1932, lessee H. L. Osmond. By 1935, lessee E. C. W. Thompson. To Matlock Cs June 1936. Closed to film c.1938. By 1941: (Morrison) - 500 seats. Continuous nightly, Mat. Sat. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 23ft. Stage 37ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Phone Matlock 257. Station, Mat­lock Bath, L.M.S. Films by Broxburn Transport. 1990s Music venue.

Pavilion f., Secretary (1907)

MATTISHALL

ELECTRIC CINEMA Prop., Gordon Arthur Fickling. (Stephen Peart)

MEADOWFIELD Brandon Colliery Co. Durham

CO-OPERATIVE KINEMA / Central Hall Built 1902. 1^st-floor hall. Used for dances & early films. Opened as proper cinema October 1913. Mgr., Thomas A. Young. Prop., Brandon & Byshottles Co-operative Society, Ltd. Mgr 1919 - 34 Charles Robinson. By 1941: (WE) 608 seats. Mon. continuous. Tues. to Fri. once nightly. Sat., twice nightly. Booked at Newcastle. Prices 5d. to 10d. Proscenium width 23ft. Stage24ft. deep; five dressing-rooms. Phone Brandon Colliery 45. Station, Brandon Colliery, L.N.E.R.

Closed Sunday 16^th July 1961. Projectionist Robert Swainston. Gaumont-Kalee machines and arcs.

MEASHAM Leics

EMPIRE CINEMA (2) High Street Opened 1932: Sankey Bros. proprs. 1941: (AWH) -Prop., Mrs. F. R. Hunt, ‘Glenbrook,’ Gynsills Lane, Anstey. Phone Anstey 261. 350 seats. Booked by Prop. Twice nightly, Mon., Fri., Sat. Once nightly, Tues., Wed. and Thurs. Three changes weekly, Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Measham 34. Station, Measham, L.M.S. Closed to film. Youth Club by 1962. Still stands 2005. Empty.

EMPIRE (1) / PICTURE PALACE High Street Opened 1914. Prop. Mrs Annie Holland. Wooden building on Fair pitch/winter quarters by Ashby Canal. To Sankey Bros. Demolished & built over by Emp 2.

MELBOURNE Derbys

EMPIRE High Street 1937: (A.W.H.) Prop., Sankey Bros. 300 seats. 1941: (AWH) - Prop., Mrs. F. R. Hunt. Phone Anstey 261. 225 seats. ‘Glen­brook,’ Gynsill’s Lane, Anstey. Booked at Glenbrook, Gynsills Lane, Anstey, near Leicester. Continuous. Three changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 78. Station, Melbourne, L.M.S.

Public Hall f., A. J. Collyer (1907)

ROYAL ELECTRIC THEATRE High Street Open by 1914. 1922 - Prop & Res. Man., Walter Fearn. Head office fib, Bridge Street, Derby. One show nightly, two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d to 1s. 3d. Station, Melbourne, M.R., 138 miles.

MELKSHAM Wilts

Free Hall W. Harris (1907)

MAXIME / PICTURE HALL High Street Opened c.1912. Prop., Melksham Picture Hall Co. Ltd. 1914 mgr. A. D. Melvin. Cap. 600. 1920 & 1922 - Prop., A. J. L. Murray-Sheffield. Res. Man., W. B. Dennis. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 44. Station, Melksham, G.W.R. 1923 prop. Melksham Pictures Ltd. - A. A. Goodway, mgr. Varley Higgins. . 450 (tip-up) seats. 1930 sound B.T-H. 1931: Melksham Pictures Ltd.: Mrs. Higgins, manageress. By 1941: (RCA) Bank Street - Prop., Melksham Pictures, Ltd., 6 Green Street, Bath. Phone Bath 3959. 450 seats. Booked at H.O. One show nightly, Three on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Melksham, G.W.R. During WWII to Max Corne - Cornell circuit. Re-named. c.1955 CinemaScope. Pros. width 28′. Closed 1960s.

Town Hall Built 1847. C. Awdry (1907)

MELTHAM Yorks

ALHAMBRA (Duosonic) - Prop., Fred Haigh, Bank Cottage, Melham. 600 seats. Once nightly, twice Sat. Two changes weekly. Phone Meltham 207. Station, Meltham, L.N.E.R.

Oddfellows’ Hall J. R. Carter (1907)

MELTON MOWBRAY Leics

Corn Exchange f., G. Andrews (1907)

KING’S THEATRE / Co-operative Hall King Street 1^st-floor hall.

PICTURE PALACE / PAVILION Thorpe End Opened as music hall 1911 - conversion of brewery cartshed/store. Opened as cinema March 1912. Closed 1921. Still stands as farming equipment shop.

PLAZA CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE 6 King Street Opened c.1914 OR 1920 - 875 seats. On site of bowling green. 1922 - Prop., Melton Amusements Co. Res. Man., Bert Thorp. Continuous. Tues, & Sat., on