NAILSWORTH Glos

PUBLIC HAI.L CINEMA 1922 – Lessee, Beach & Vick. Four shows weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 10d.

 By 1941: (Morrison) – Lessee, W. J. Beach. One show nightly. Two on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone No. 69. Station, Nailsworth, L.M.S.

Subscription Rooms f., W. J. Pearse (1907)

 

NANTWICH Cheshire

COSY CINEMA / COSY SUPER CINEMA / NEW PICTUREDROME Castle Street  Opened 1912 – converted from Ebenezer chapel. Prop. Norton’s Pictures. Cosy 23^rd December 1920. Taken over by T. E. Markham. Pros width 16ft. 550 seats (TMC). 1928 4d, 6d, 1s. Booked @ Old Wyche by prop. Closed by 1937. Re-opened as Cosy Super Cinema by 1940. 6d to 1/6d. 400 seats. By 1941: Prop., T. E. Markham, Ye Olde Wyche Cinema, Nantwich. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. 400 seats. Booked at Nantwich. Phone 5338. Station, Nantwich, L.M.S. Nightclub. To Southan Morris circuit by 1948. Closed 1^st April 1950 – Yankee Fakir. To Essoldo 26^th August 1954 with Regal, but stayed closed. Now nightclub.

REGAL / YE OLDE WYCHE SUPER CINEMA / YE OLDE WYCHE THEATRE Churchyard side/Market Place  Opened Monday 11^th October 1920 – Broken Blossoms. (plaque above entrance gives 1919) Prop. T. E. Markham. Res. man. S. Weaver. Two shows nightly. 2 changes weekly. 5d – 1/6. Seating 1400. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 70. 1922 – Prop., T. E. Markham. Man., J. Weaver. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Station Nantwich L.N.W.R. 1924: Wyche. Markham prop & man 5d – 1/6. 1928: Bked @ hall. Pictures, variety & stage plays. Proscenium width: 25 ft., stage 20ft deep. Café attached. Tel 38. 4d to 1/6d. Installed B.T-H. sound system 1934: Continuous. 7d – 1/6d. Tel 5538. 1935 – 900 seats c.1936 sound changed to WE 6d to 1/6. 1937: 1,200 seats. Super Cinema by 1939 – Mrs. I. M. Lyons, manageress. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., T. E. Markham. 1,100 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Nantwich 5338. Station, Nantwich, L.M.S. Circuit sold to W. Southan Morris circuit, renamed Regal c.1940. To Essoldo  26^th August 1954. Closed: Saturday 17^th September 1966 – Born Free. Auditorium demolished. Frontage and dressing rooms intact. Office & works.

TOWN HALL CINEMA / Town Hall High Street  f., S. Williamson (1907) Early picture shows. 1912 – Proprietors, Town Hall Co.; Manager, Mr. H. T. Johnson. Stage play, music and dancing, and kinematograph licences. Holding capacity : 850. Prices of admission : Various ; usually 6d., 1s., 2s. Moveable pro­scenium, with foot and headlights. Stage : 15ft. deep, 28ft. wide; proscenium : height 11ft. 6ins., width 23ft. Lighted by gas. Posting about 400 d.c. Terms for hiring: 35s.; pro­scenium extra. Other charges : Gas. Deposit required on booking : One-third. Has kine­matograph box. Telephone, 99. KYB 1920: Prop., T. E. Markham; res. man., J. Weaver. Two shows Mon & Sat: one on other days. Two changes weekly. Prices: 2½d – 11d. Seating 700. Licensed for music and dancing. Voltage 70. 1922 - Prop., T. E. Markham. Two shows nightly, Mon. and Sat., one rest of week. Two changes weekly. Prices., 2½d. to 11d. Station, Nantwich, L.N.W.R. Probably closed on opening of Old Wyche.

 

NELSON Lancs

ALHAMBRA THEATRE / ALHAMBRA CINEMA / ALHAMBRA PICTURE PALACE / Variety Hall / Brown’s North St Baths North Street  Opened 1886. Prop. Joseph Brown. Bath boarded over in winter to form hall. Opened to film 1906. Electrograph Animated Pictures. ‘Certified Operator– C. S. D. Dickinson’.  1908 – bath closed re-named Alham. Closed as cinema Saturday 2^nd January 1926. Cleaned & re-decorated. Re-opened as variety theatre Monday 11^th January 1926. Mgr Charles Gaston. Once nightly, twice on Sat. Prices 6d, 9d, 1s. Closed June 1926. Stage added, re-decorated. Re-opened as New Alham. 2^nd August 1926. C.P. & variety. 1937: (WE) Prop., Prop., R. H. Hartley. 500 seats. Phone 566. By 1941: Prop., Brown, Ltd. 600 seats. One show nightly. Three Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 6d. Proscenium width 20ft. Stage 14ft. deep; five dressing-rooms. Phone 950. Station, Nelson. Closed 5^th May 1957 – Ten Tall Men. Mgr. John Rushton. Leather works.

CAPITOL / TIVOLI THEATRE / CINEMA HOUSE / NEW CINEMA Seldon Street, Leeds Road  Opened Saturday 23^rd August 1913. Prop., Sam Lyons. January 1922 re-named. Prop. Victory Theatres Circuit (Arthur Peel). Closed 3^rd July 1926 – Boomerang Justice and A Cloudy Romance. Re-opened as Tiv. C.P. Th. 2^nd August 1926 – Autumn Follies. Once nightly, twice Sat. Prices, 6d, 9d, 1s. Rep. from December 1926. Talkies from 9^th November 1931 – Cinephone; 1932 WE. Re-named Cap. 7^th September 1935. 1937 as Tivoli: (WE) Prop., Tivoli Theatre Ltd. 545 seats. Phone 515. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., Tivoli Theatre (Nelson) Ltd. 600 seats. Booked at Victory Theatres, Ltd., Accrington. Once nightly. Three shows Sat. Prices 6d. to 10½d. Stage 25ft. deep. Three dressing-rooms. Phone 515. Station, Nelson, L.M.S. Marina May – September 1948. 1954: 427 seats. Closed 3^rd April 1955 – Clash by Night.

GRAND THEATRE of Varieties / GRAND THEATRE Nelson (later Market) Street  Opened 23^rd January 1888 – The Silver King. 1890 lessee John Barker. 1891, sold to Astley, lessee Croft. 1899 alterations. G. E. Mudd (1907) – Business mgr. Lessee Mrs T. Greenwood Croft. Closed 5^th June 1909. Altered. Re-opened 2^nd August  - Pics. & Var. Re-opened 17^th December1909 – W. C. Horner. WE Talkies Monday 10^th March 1930 – The Broadway Melody. To Herbert Hartley 1923, internally altered – gallery removed. Re-opened as Grand Cinema Saturday 19^th January 1924 – If Winter Comes. 6d, 9d & 1s. By 1941: (WE) Prop., Hartley Cinemas, Ltd., Palace Theatre, Leeds Road, Nelson. Phone 278. 1,502 seats. Booked at H.O. and Manchester. Once nightly. Twice nightly Sat. Daily Mat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 31ft. Phone Nelson, 566. Station, Nelson, L.M.S. 21-year lease to Star  1960. Mgr Lew Askew. 21-year lease to Star 1960. Mgr. Lew Askew. By 1964 mgr. R. Hellawell. Closed full-time Saturday 18^th May 1974 – Not Now Darling. Sunday Pakistani films. To Dennis Geldhard 28^th March 1981 – Moonraker. To Unit 4 later 1981. Closed October 1986 for a few months. Re-opened by Unit 4. To Apollo 1989. Closed 11^th January 1994 – Robin Hood – Men In Tights. Demolished 2001.

MAJESTIC THEATRE Scotland Road/ Russell Street   Opened Saturday 30^th November 1925 – The Arab and His Hour. Rebuilt from Electric. Architect: R. Jacques. Prices, 6d, 9d, 1s, 1/6d. 1,134 seats. Once nightly, twice on Sat. WE Talkies 19^th March 1930 – Hollywood Revue. 1937: (W.E.) Prop., Victor y Theatres Ltd. 1,090 seats. Phone 334.              1941: (WE) – Prop., Victory Theatres, Ltd. Booked at H.O. Edgar Street, Accrington. Phone Accrington 2,701. 1,100 seats. Three shows daily. Prices 8d. to 1s. 9d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Nelson 334, Station, Nelson, L.M.S. Closed Sunday 2^nd July 1961 – Cinderfella and The Paleface. Mgr. Harold Lister.  Victory Theatres Circuit wound up. Demolished for Marsden Building Soc. H.Q.

New ELECTRIC PALACE & CONCERT HALL Russell Street  Opened 17^th December 1910 – 1^st-floor hall. Prop. Herbert Hartley. Prices, 3d to 9d. To Arthur Peel November 1918. Closed May 1925. ‘Entirely gutted, remodelled, and enlarged’ as Majestic. 

PALACE Leeds Road/Holme Street  Opened 13^th December 1909. Architects: Matthew, Watson, Landless & Pearse. Prop. Nelson Palace & Hippodrome Co. Man. dir. William Benson, res. mgr. Willoughby Shaw. 1,730 seats. Cost £13,000. Saturday picture matinée. Renovated June 1926. Stage fire February 1927. Re-opened 11^th April. Foyer altered & house re-decorated 1937. 1937: (WE) Prop., A. J. O. Cinemas Ltd. 1,250 seats. Phone 278. 1941: (WE) Prop., The Hartley Cinemas, Palace Theatre, Leeds Road. Phone Nelson 278. 1,460 seats (exc. gall.). Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Pictures and Variety. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 35ft. Stage 25ft. deep; 12 dressing-rooms. Phone Nelson 278. Station, Nelson, L.M.S. Gallery (750 cap.) closed 1947. 21-year lease to Star 1960. Mgr. Lew Askew. Hse mgr Mrs Joyce Maley, projectionist Wallace Askew. Closed to film April 1963 – Foreign Intrigue and The Indian Fighter. Star bingo. Re-opened to film Boxing Day 1963 – Escape From Zahrain and The Durante Affair. Later, films Sun. to Wed., bingo Thurs. to Sat. Mgr. R. Hellawell. Film ceased Wednesday 19^th June 1964. Bingo. Back to pictures Sunday 12^th July. July 1966. Closed to film – Peter Pan and Emil and the Detectives for the week, and Sunday 17^th – Mam’selle Striptease and Five Against the House. Full-time bingo, except for Op. Soc. for October week till 1972.

QUEEN’S PICTURE THEATRE / Queen’s Hall Broad Street  J. Jackson (1907) Opened as cinema Saturday 13^th December 1913 – Caste. Architect: J. T. Harrison. Prop., Nelson Picture Theatres Ltd. To Herbert Hartley 1929. 1^st talkies in town 24^th February 1930 – home-made by Billy Graham. Removed. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., Hartley Cinemas, Ltd., Palace Theatre, Leeds Road. Phone Nelson 278. 827 seats. Booked at H.O. One show nightly. Twice nightly on Sat. Mats. Tues., Fri. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Pro­scenium width 22ft. Phone Nelson 465. Café attached. Station, Nelson, L.M.S. Closed 28^th May 1960 – The Flying Fontaines and 12 to the Moon. Demolished 1969.

REGENT PICTUREDROME Leeds Road  Opened 9^th October 1922 – Dangerous Lives and When A Girl Loves. Prop. Liptrot, Flory, & Middlebrook. Then Regent Picturedrome Co. Mgr Mr Morton, projectionist R. H. Hartley. 1923 mgr Sam Lyons. 5d, 9d, 1s, 1/3d. Two changes weekly. P’drome dropped August 1926. 1937: (WE) Prop., Regent Picturedrome Ltd. 857 seats. Phone 7. 1941: (WE) – Prop. Regent Picturedrome Co., Ltd. 845 seats. Booked at Manchester. Once nightly, twice Sat. Mats., Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Nelson 7. Station, Nelson, L.M.S. Closed 2^nd July 1960 – The Sabre and the Arrow and City of Fear. Bingo. Closed.

ROYAL PICTURE HALL Southfield Street  Opened c.1909 – conversion of mission hall. Props., Tom & Herbert Green. To Jack Wilde 1918. Closed 1922. religious use. Garage.

Salem School Hall Scotland Road

THEATRE de LUXE / de LUXE CINEMA Railway Street  Opened 29^th August 1910 – the ‘Tin Tabernacle’. Prop., East Lancashire Cinematograph Co. Mgr & lecturer Rupert Whittaker. Cap. 500. Once nightly 7.45, mat. & twice on Sat. Prices, 3d, 4d, 6d. Pianist to 1915 Ben Holden. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., R. C. Whittaker. 400 seats. 1940: (BTH) – Prop., Robert H. Greenwood, Cranbrook, Holcombe, Brookbury. Phone Tottington 160. 460 seats. Once nightly, twice Sat. Two changes weekly. Booked at Palace, Tottington. Prices 3d. to 6d. Station, Nelson, L.M.S. Licence refused & closed 13^th April 1940 – Confessions of a Nazi Spy. Demolished. Nursery school. 

Peter Sagar – Chronicles of Pendle Picture Palaces

 

NESTON and PARKGATE Cheshire

MAXWELL’S PICTUREDROME / The Institute Hinderton Road  From 1912 pictures 3 x week. Neston P’drome Co. Pictures & variety. Prices, 3d & 6d. closed during WWI – used as hospital.

ROYAL / NEW CINEMA Chester Road  Opened April 1921 – The Temporary Gentleman. (Cambriaphone) 1937: (Culkin) Maj. J. F. Burns & Mrs. Marie Clegg, proprs. 470 seats. Phone 190. By 1941 – Prop., Paramount Picture Theatres, Ltd., Chesterton, Bridgnorth. Phone Ackleton 224. 850 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Neston 190. Station, Neston L.M.S. or Neston & Park­gate, L.N.E.R. Closed April 1960. Modernised. Re-opened as Royal 13^th November 1961. Closed to film 1962. Later bingo. Closed. 1984 converted to shopping mall.

Town Hall  f., J. G. Lee (1907) Early film seasons & during WWI after Institute closed.

VUE at the Coliseum

 

NETHERFIELD Notts

COSY CINEMA / ALEXANDRA Wright Street  Opened Thursday 25^th July 1911. Re-named Thursday 30^th October 1930. 1937 as C Th: (Private) Prop., Joseph Wardle. 550 seats. 1941: (BTH) – Prop., Cosy Cinema (Netherfield) Ltd., Corridor Chambers, Market Place, Leicester. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Phone 58040. Station, Carlton, Notts., L.M.S. Closed Saturday 30^th April 1955.

 

NETHERFIELD Worcs

ALEXANDRA PALACE  1922 - Prop., C. Woodward.

PICTURELAND   1922 KYB

 

NETLEY Hants

ABBEY

 

NEW BRIGHTON Cheshire

Albert Hall W. G. Ellery; (1907)

Alex­ander Hall W. G. Ellery(1907)

Assembly Rooms (1907)

COLLINS’ PALACE CINEMA Virginia Road  1922 – Prop., P. Collins., Junr. Res. Man., T. E. Colverd. Continuous. Two changes. weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Wallasey 1612. Station, Lime Street, 199 miles.

COURT PICTURE HOUSE Victoria Road  1922 – Prop., Mersey Halls Ltd. Res. Man., G. Brimilow. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Liverpool Termini. 1937: (B.A.) Court Pic Hse (New Brighton) Ltd. 405 seats. Phone Wallasey 11300.

GAIETY / PALACE   Opened 1881. C. Gray Smith (1907) Closed 1926. Demolished 1933.

Pier Pavilion  Opened c.1893. W. G. Sutton (1907) Closed 1923. Demolished 1927.

ROYAL PAVILION  1922 KYB

TIVOLI Tower Promenade   Opened 1914 – theatre and some pictures. 1922 KYB. Opened as full-time cinema 9^th February 1923. 636 seats. To PCT co. October 1928. To G-B February 1929. Theatre/cinema. Theatre July-Sept 1929 do 14.9.29. Cinema summer 1930. Theatre from c.3.32. Leased out. 1937: (B.A.) Prop. Alpha Varieties Ltd. 1,021 seats. Phone Wallasey 483. Closed April 1955. Demolished 1976 OR 78.

TOWER THEATRE / GRAND TOWER THEATRE A. Bulmer (1907)  1922 - Prop. , New Brighton Amuse­ments, Ltd. Res. Man., E. E. Goffin. Head office, Tower Theatre, New Brighton. Three shows daily in summer, two in winter. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Wallasey 276 & 278. Station, Lime Street, Liverpool, L.N.W.R. Closed in 1937.

TROCADERO Victoria Road  Opened 1^st June 1922. To GTC March 1928 by GTC. Taken ov’er 5.28, part of GTC circuit. 886 seats. 1937: B.A. General Theatre Corporation Ltd. 916 seats. Phone Wallasey 1560. Closed 29^th September 1956. Supermarket on site.

VICTORIA GARDENS CINEMA   1922 – Prop. , P. Collins, Junr. Res. Man. , Bert Dillon. Two shows nightly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Station, New Brighton.

WINTER GARDENS Atherton Street (WE)  Opened 27^th June 1931. Architects: T. Taliesin Rees & Richard Holt, 1,400 seats. To Luxor Cinemas Ltd (Southan Morris) 1936. Closed 1940. Re-opening as a cinema 1941. 1200 seats. Occasional theatre in 1950s. To Essoldo 26^th August 1954 by. Closed 3^rd January 1959. Bingo club. Warehouse. Demolished.

 

NEWARK Notts

BEAUMOND HALL 1922 – Prop., Beaumond Hall Pictures Co. Res. Man., C. Egglestone. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices. 5d. to 1s. Phone 152. Station, Newark, G.N.R.

Corn Exchange R. P. Almond (1907)

NEWARK KINEMA Balderton Gate  Architect: Alan Ruddle, P’boro’. 1922 – Prop., Newark Cinemas, Ltd. Res. Man., Jack Cann. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 40. Station, Newark, G.N.R. 1937: (BTH) Prop., Newark Kinemas Ltd. 750 seats. Phone 40.

OLLERTON PICTURE HOUSE New Ollerton (BTH)  - Prop., Ollerton Pictures, Ltd., 227, Boughton Road. 630 seats. Booked at H.O. Con­tinuous Mon. to Fri.; two shows on Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone New Ollerton 227. Station, Ollerton, L.N.E.R. Road Transport.

PALACE THEATRE Appleton Gate  1922 – Prop., Newark Cinemas, Ltd. Res. Man., J. W. Armstrong. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. Phone 199. 1937: (WE) Prop., Newark Kinemas Ltd. 1,250 seats. Phone 199. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Newark Cinemas, Ltd., National Provincial Bank Chambers, 11, York Street, Sheffield. Phone Sheffield. Central 27421. 1,123 seats. Booked at 37 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield 10, by I. Graham. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 45ft.; 10 dressing-rooms. Phone 199. Station, Newark, L.N.E.R. & L.M.S. Closed. Bingo. Re-opened as theatre 1979.

PICTUREDROME Barnby Gate  1922 – Prop., Cinevars, Ltd. Res. Man., G. Meads. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 127. Station, Newark, G.N.R.

REEL London Road  5 screens; for Easter July 2007.

RITZ / NEWARK KINEMA  Baldertongate  (BTH) – Prop., Newark Cinemas, Ltd. 750 seats. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone 40. Station, Newark. Closed to film 1958.

SAVOY Middlegate  1937: Prop., K. Howitt .Closed 1984.

Town Hall  H. Wragg (1907)

 

NEWBIGGIN-by-the-SEA Northumb

WALLAW PICTURE HOUSE Front Street  1922 - Prop., Lawson &  Carter. Res. Man., W. Carter. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Station, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, N.E.R. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., Wallaw Picture Hall Ltd. seats. Phone 24. 1941: (BTH) -Prop., Lawson & Carter. 700 seats. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Station, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, L.N.E.R.

 

NEWBRIDGE Mon

GRAND  1937: (BA) Prop., S. W. Attwood Theatres Ltd. 600 seats. Phone 58. 1941: (BA) – Prop., Attwood Theatres. 600 seats. Booked at Cardiff. Once nightly. Station, Newhridge, G.W.R.

MEMORIAL HALL  1937: (RCA) Prop., Memorial Hall Committee. 1,000 seats. 1941: (RCA) – Prop., Celynan Collieries Workmen. 808 seats. Booked at Cardiff. Once nightly, twice on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Large Stagefour dressing-rooms. Dance Hall attached. Phone Newbridge 52. Station, Newbridge, G.W.R. Closed. Television fame in 2005 for ‘Restoration’ programme.

PUBLIC HALL  1922 – Prop., H. V. Davies.

 

NEWBOLD VERDON Leics

CINEMA Main Street  Opened 1920 – timber building. Prop., Thomas Chesterton. 1932 to Maurice Chesterton. Closed 1934. Equipment to Enderby. Demolished. House on site.

 

NEWBURN Northumb

IMPERIAL PICTURE HOUSE / IMPERIAL ELECTRIC THEATRE Station Road  Opened 18^th October 1911 (licensing date). Architect: Thomas R. Eltringham, Throckley Colliery. Capacity: 550 initially, 720 in 1913. 1922 – Prop., Thos Naughan. Res., Man., W. Wainwright. Station, Newland-on-Tyne, N.E.R. By 1941: (BTH) – Props., Maurice Cinemas, Ltd., Station Road, Newburn. 700 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 10d. Booked at Newcastle. Phone 74412. Station, Newburn, L.N.E.R. Closing date: ?13^th May 1961. Present use: offices.

PICTUREDROME and VARIETY PALACE  Spencer Road/Westmacott Street  Opened October 1910. Architect & builder: E. Tweddle, West Hartlepool. Capacity:         Unknown. Closed 1911. Building moved to Throckley.

 

NEWBURY Berks

APOLLO Market Street 6 screens; plans confirmed March 2006 for 2007.

CARLTON / CENTRAL Cheap Street  Opened mid-November 1910 – brewery conversion. Prop., Tudor, Phillips & Tufnall. Mgr. James Tufnall. 300 seats. To James Tunall. 1911 mgr. A. J. Lewis. 1922  - Prop., T. Tufnall. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 10d. Station, Newbury, G.W.R. WE Sound. 1931 – rebuilt as Carlton. Prop. Carlton Cinema (Newbury) Ltd. 730 seats. To Union 1933. To ABC 1937. 560 seats. By 1941: (WE) – Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Newbury 91. Films by Road Transport. Burned down 29^th May 1950. Demolished. Site part of shopping centre.

Corn Exchange f., H. Pratt (1907)

ROBINS / CANNON / ABC / FORUM Park Way (WE)  Opened September 1939 – Props., Forum (Newbury) Ltd., 89 Cornwall Street, Birmingham. Phone Central 7145. 1,114 seats. Prices 1s. to 3s. Continuous daily from 2 p.m. Two shows on Sun from 5 p.m. Booked by V. J. Oliver, 687 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham. Phone. Newbury 1291. Station, Newbury, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. To Mayfair circuit c.1941. To ABC with most of circuit 1943. 1,114 seats. CinemaScope. 1,061 seats. Noel Briggs mgr. Re-named ABC 1964. Bingo/cinema split 1972. 484 seats. RCA sound. To Cannon & re-named 1986. Bingo closed c.1988. To Robins. Closed 20^th April 1995.

NEWBURY PICTURE PALACE Northbrook Street  Opened early 1911. Purpose-built. Prop., Newbury Picture Palace Ltd. – . Salkeld & C. M. Love. 1922: Prop., Newbury Picture Palace Ltd. Res. man., Albin White. Two shows nightly. Two mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Newbury, G.W.R. By late 1920 Albin White director & sevretary. Closed – silent – 1931.

Oddfellows’ Hall H. Pratt (1907)

PLAZA CINEMA  Market Street (Picturetone)  Opened c.1930. To Union 1933. Closed. 

REGAL CINEMA Bartholomew Street (WE)  Opened 1931. Architect: Harold S. Scott. 1,290 seats. Prices 6d. to 2/4d. To Union 1933. 1,603 seats. To ABC 1937. By 1941: Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Contin­uous. Café attached. Phone Newbury 410. Station, Newbury, G.W.R. Closed 20^th April 1963. Demolished. Offices.

Town Hall  f., C. Munday (1907)

 

NEWCASTLE-under-LYME Staffs

Lecture Hall  T. P. Heath  (1907)

Municipal Hall Borough Accountant  (1907)

REX / PAVILION High Street  Opened 6^th November 1922 – The Sign on the Door. Conversion of flour mill. Prop. Robert Berrisford. 1,000 seats. Closed & re-opened December 1926. WE sound 15^th April 1929 – 1^st in N Staffs. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., Beresford Cinemas, Ltd., 49 High Street. 1,055 seats. Booked at 49 High Street. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone 67341. Station. Newcastle-under-­Lyme, L.M.S. To Southan Morris. Renamed Rex October 1946. To Essoldo 17^th OR 26^th August 1954. CinemaScope 16^th may 1955 – The Long Gray Line. Closed 24^th October 1971 – structural defects (see Regal) – The Gay Deceivers. To Classic 2^nd April 1972. Re-opened 17^th August 1972. Closed 21^st July 1973 – Black Sabbath. Demolished March/April 1976.

RIO / REGAL  High Street/Pepper Street (WE)  Opened 15^th June 1931 – next to Pavilion, using same entrance. Prices 6d. to 1s. c.1937 Mirrophonic sound. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., Beresford Cinemas, Ltd., 49 High Street. 1,044 Seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices 7d. to 1s.6d. Proscenium width 27ft. Phone 67341. Station, Newcastle-under-Lyme, L.M.S. To Southan Morris & re-named Rio October 1946. To Essoldo 26 August 1954. CinemaScope Monday 14^th February 1955 – The Sign of the Pagan. Closed Sunday 24^th October 1971 by roof collapse – Le Mans. To Classic 2^nd April 1972. Stayed closed. Demolished with Rex March/April 1976.

ROXY / PLAZA / CINEMA THEATRE Nelson Square  Opened Monday 14^th May 1910 – ex-Theatre Royal. Frontage altered & re-built internally. Mgr. T. Tinsley. Prices, 3d and 6d. 550 seats. 1922 as Cinema – Prop., Cinema House, Ltd. Res. Man., Mrs Brenda Olohan. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Newcastle, N.S.R. By 1929 to M & M Cinemas, Paddington. Renamed Plaza 1930. Melotone – later Picturetone – sound. To Robert Beresford 1934. By 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Plaza (Newcastle-under-Lyme)Ltd., 49, High Street. 650 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 18ft. Phone Newcastle-under-Lyme 66637. Sta­tion, Newcastle, Staffs, L.M.S. To Southan Morris. Renamed Roxy October 1946. To Essoldo with circuit. Closed 23^rd November 1957 – The Creature Walks Among Us. Demolished 1963. Offices.

SAVOY CINEMA / KING’S THEATRE / KING’S HALL PICTUREDROME High Street  Opened Monday 10^th February 1913 – The Count of Monte Cristo. Prop., F. W. Pendleton. 1,000 seats. 1922 – Prop., Norton’s Cinema Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man., J. Mervyn Yardley. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Phone 4. Station, Newcastle, N.S.R. Stage Play licence. To A. S. Hines. Re-opened re-named Savoy 28^th February 1927. No Stage Play licence. 1929 to H. Cotton. BTH sound 1931. To ABC c.1932. Façade block re-built at some time. By 1941 (BTH) – Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square W1. 1,150 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone 6565. CinemaScope Monday 14^th March 1955 – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Closed 11^th April 1964 – Goliath and the Barbarians. Bingo. Circle split 4^th December 1975 – The Towering Inferno. 200 seats. Bingo closed. Cinema closed March 1986. Re-opened by Mr Dimond. Closed February 1991. Downstairs health club & snooker.

TEMPERANCE HALL PICTURE PALACE / Temper­ance Hall Bridge Street  Godwin (1907)  Early film show. Licensed June 1910. Lessees W. L. Glover & Son. Cap. 350. Closed to film by December 1915. Salvation Army Citadel on site.

THEATRE ROYAL Coleman Davies  (1907)  opened 1787. Closed by 1910. To London Cinematograph Co 12^th February 1910. Converted to Cinema Theatre.

TIVOLI / OXFORD PICTURE PALACE / A1 PICTURE PALACE / Talbot Hall Talbot Hotel, Church Street  opened under licence March 1911. By 1914 A1 Pic Pal, lessee Glanville Osmond. 1916 – Oxford. 1919 – A1, lesseee M. H. Machin. 1920 to Harrison & Rbt. Berrisford as Tiv. 1922 – Prop., E. Olohan. Res. Man., F. C. Harrison. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 7d. Station, Newcastle, N.S.R. Closed by/in 1923. Reverted to ballroom & general use.

Town Hall Town Clerk  (1907) Used as cinema from 1910.

VUE The Square, Market Arcade:  8 screens

 

NEWCASTLE-upon-TYNE Northumb

ABC / HAYMARKET CINEMA Percy Street/Haymarket Lane (WE)  Opened: 21^st December 1933. Prop., Dixon Scott & co. Architect: George Bell (Dixon and Bell), decorator: M Alexander & Son., Newcastle. Capacity: 1,280 (902 stalls, 378 circle) 1936 auditorium rebuilt. 1802 seats (1096 stalls, 706 circle). 1935 to ABC. 1936 enlarged. Architect: Dixon & Bell. 1937: (WE) Prop., A.B.C. Ltd. 2,200 seats. Phone 23345. 1941: Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,280 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Café attached. Pros.width, 34ft. 9 in. Phone Newcastle 23345. Station, Central, L.N.E.R. Re-named August 1972. Closed 20^th September 1984. Demolished. Car park.

ADELAIDE PICTURE HALL  385 Ellwick Road, Benwell  Opened 17^th October 1910. Architect: Charles S. Errington. 640 seats. 1922 - Prop., J. E. Faith. Res. Man., F. E. Faith. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 9d. Phone, Central 4967. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. To Union 1928. 1937: (WE) Prop., Benwell Theatre Co. Ltd. 795 seats. Phone 33267. 1941:  (WE) – Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Newcastle 33267. Station, Newcastle (Central) L.N.E.R. Closed 1^st February 1943. Woolworth. Now motor parts.

APOLLO / STAR Prudhoe Street  Opened 13^th April 1908. Architect: W. H. Knowles, Newcastle (for conversion). Capacity: c.700. Closing date: 1914. Demolished.

APOLLO ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE / APOLLO SUPER CINEMA Shields Road Byker (WE) Opened 28^th December 1933. Architect: Pascal J. Stienlet. Prop., Tyne Picture House, Ltd. (James McHarg circuit), Central Buildings, Station Road, Wallsend-on-Tyne. Phone Wallsend 63566. 1,640 seats. 1937: (WE) Prop., Tyne Picture Houses Ltd. 1,650 seats. Phone 55830. 1941: Booked at H.O. Twice nightly, daily Mat. Phone Apollo 35830. Station, Heaton. L.N.E.R. Bombed 6^th May 1941. New Apollo (on original foundations) opened 16^th March 1956. Architect: Pascal J. Stienlet & Son. Closed 17^th September 1962. Bingo. Last chief projectionist, Mannie Moorhouse. Taken over by Arnold Sheckman. Reopened as cinema 2^nd August 1964 – The Nutty Professor. To Sydney Shurman.  To Classic Group January 1972 and closed. Tripled. Cinema 1 (former circle) opened 30 December – Mary, Queen of Scots. 2 and 3 in stalls. Seating: 534, 180 and 169 + licensed bar. 5 February 1973 fourth screen (87 seats) added in stalls waiting area. Closed 1^st October 1983; Cinema 1 – Friday 13th Part 111. Garage workshop. Demolished December 2001.

Assembly Rooms  Carnegie & Co. (1907)

BAMBORO’ ELECTRIC THEATRE  / BAMBOROUGH PICTURE HALL Union Road, Byker Opened July 1913. Architect: Newcombe & Newcombe. 750 seats. 1922 – Prop., J. Renwick & Son. Res. Man., B. Renwick. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone, Central 1619. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. 1937 as BET: (WE) Prop., B. & L. Renwick. 857 seats. Phone 55619.   1941: (WE) – Prop., Bamborough Pictures, Ltd. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone 55619. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne. L.N.E.R. Closed 11^th April 1959. Demolished.

BIJOU NEWS THEATRE Grey Street  1937: (RCA) Prop., Harridix Ltd. 412 seats.

BRIGHTON ELECTRIC THEATRE Brighton Grove, Westgate Road  Opened 10^th July 1911. Architect: Marshall & Tweedy. 1,085 seats. 1922 - Prop., Newcastle Entertainments, Ltd. Res. Man., J. Coverdale Bell. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Phone, Central 462. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., Newcastle Entertainments Ltd. 1,117 seats. Phone 34462. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Newcastle Entertainments, Ltd., Westgate Road. 1,040 seats. Contin­uous Mon, Wed, and Sat. from 2p.m; Tues., Thurs. and Fri., from 5 p.m. Dance Hall and Café attached. Prices 8d. to 1s.9d. Proscenium width 20ft. by 16ft. Phone Central 34462. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Closed 20^th April 1963. 10-pin bowling alley.

BRINKBURN PICTURE THEATRE  Brinkburn Street, Byker  Opened 25^th February 1910. Architect: J. Newton Fatkin. James McHarg’s first picture hall. 922 seats. 1922 - Prop., James McHarg. Res. Man., G. T. Edminson. Two shows nightly. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, Central 2487. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R.             1937: (BTP) Prop., Tyne Picture Theatre Ltd. 600 seats. Phone 52691. 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Tyne Picture Houses, Ltd., Central Buildings, Station Road, Wallsend-on-Tyne. 658 seats. Booked at H.O. Two shows nightly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone 56291. Station, Heaton, L.N.E.R. Closed 2^nd July 1960. Cash & Carry warehouse. Demolished early 1985 for new road project.

Cambridge Drill Hall Carnegie & Co. (1907)

CANNON / ABC / CLASSIC / ESSOLDO  Westgate Road/Thornton Street  (WE) Opened 29^th August 1938 – The Hurricane. Architect: William Stockdale, decorator Alexander & Son. Hammond 2m electronic with surround. Prop., Essoldo Theatre (Newcastle) Ltd., Sol Sheckman, 11 Bath Lane, Newcastle. Phone 28082. Booked at Bath Lane. 2,109 seats. Films and Variety. Prices 6d. to 2s. Continuous. Stage. Phone 23232. Station, Newcastle Central. Organ removed 1969. Twinned 1971. To Classic 2^nd April 1972. To ABC 31^st March 1974. To Cannon 1986. Closed 11^th January 1990. Demolished 1991.

Central Hall R. L. Hay  (1907)

Circus Pitch  (1907) 

Cordwainers’ Hall  J. Snowdon  (1907)

COSY PICTURE HOUSE Swalwell  1937: Prop., J. Ritson                         

CROWN ELECTRIC THEATRE  818-830 Scotswood Road Elswick  Opened 24^th December 1910. Architect: White & Stephenson. Prop., Crown Electric Theatre Ltd. 1,190 later 1,041 seats. 1922 - Prop., J. Dobson. Res. Man., W. E. Finch. Two shows nightly. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d, to 9d. Phone, Central 2871. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. 1937: (BTH) Prop., Crown Electric Theatre Ltd. 1,200 seats. Phone 33392. 1941: (BTH) – Prop., Crown Electric Theatre Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne. 1,200 seats. Twice nightly, Mon., Fri. and Sat. Continuous Tues., Wed, and Thurs. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 10d. Booked by E. J. Hinge, Tatler Chambers, 147/149 Northumberland Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Dial 33891. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, L.N.E.R. Leased to Sol Sheckman (Essoldo) February 1945. Closed to film  24^th November 1962. Bingo. Closed by fire and demolished 1971.

ELECTRA Denton Road Scotswood  Opened pre-8^th December 1910. Conversion of building. Closed c.12 January 1911. Demolished. 

ELSWICK PICTURE PALACE / QUEEN’S THEATRE / New Tyne Circus Opened as Queen’s 12^th November 1900 Opened as Elswick 14^th December 1908. Cap., 1,200 – 2,000. Closed 16^th January 1909. Demolished c.1910.

EMBASSY Thorntree Drive, Denton (RCA)  Opened 6^th September 1937. Prop., J. W. Longstaff & J. Bain. Architect: Robert Burke, decorator Fred. A. Foster. 988 stadium seats. Closed 25^th June 1960. Bingo.

EMPIRE CINEMA 10-12 Grainger Street  Opened 2^nd April 1913. Architect: W. & T. R. Milburn, decorator F de Jong. 614 seats. 1922 - Prop., Moss Empires, Ltd. Res. Man., G. Brown. Con­tinuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Central 1445. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.E.R. To Favourite Cinemas. To ABC. Closed 11^th November 1933. 1937:           900 seats. (Closed) Furniture shop. Demolished. Site now entrance to shopping centre.

EMPIRE PALACE of VARIETIES (1) Opened 1^st December 1890. Architects: Oliver & Leeson. 1st venture by Moss & Thornton. Above Royal Scotch Arms. Moss Empires Ltd. (1907)

EMPIRE THEATRE / EMPIRE PALACE of VARIETIES (2) Newgate Street  Prop. : Moss Empires, Ltd., Cranbourn Mansions, Cranbourn Street, London W.C.2. Bookings: By above. 1937: (Legit.) Prop., Moss Empires Ltd. 1,800 seats. Phone 24444. SG46: Cap. : Stalls 360, P. stalls 433, D. circle 316, U. circle 362, gallery 523. Barring clause : Variety artistes in accordance with Arbitrator’s Award and Produc­tions, 20 miles. Once nightly 6.30. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday 2. Twice nightly 5.20 and 7.35. Matinée Saturday. Variety. Stage : Prosc. 34ft. 6 in., height 25ft., min. depth from setting line 34ft. 6 in. approx., height under fly galleries 20ft., width between fly galleries 40ft., grid to stage 50ft. No counterweight gear. 56 lines. Elec. equip. : 240 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Five battens, each with four circuits with ind. dimmers. Four dips switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Six floods on stands. Three f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms : 11 single, two chorus, acc. 20 each approx. Band room. Orchestra: Acc. 26. Resident 13 with M.D. Amplifying equip. : Two turn-table re­producer. F-o-h only. Microphone.

EMPIRE / ODEON The Gate, Newgate Street  12 screens / 2,800 seats [Odeon until November 2005 when sold as part of OFT requirement following Odeon/UCI merger]

ESSOLDO CINEMA Westgate WE) Opened Monday 22^nd August 1938. Props., Essoldo Theatre Newcastle Ltd., 11, Bath Lane, Newcastle. 2,018 seats. Prices 9d. to 2s. 3d. Pictures and Variety. Continuous. Booked at 11, Bath Lane. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage 25ft. deep, six dressing rooms. Café. Phone 23232. Station, Newcastle Central. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids.

FLORA ROBSON / PLAYHOUSE Jesmond SG46: Prop.: Playhouse (Newcastle) Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne. Cap.:  Stalls 363, back 182, 2nd stalls 179 Once nightly, Monday to Friday. Twice nightly, Saturday. Plays. Stage: Pros 27ft., height 20ft., width between fly galleries 19ft., height of grid from stage 19ft. No counterweight gear. Elec equip.: A.C., 60 cycles. Footlights three circuits with ind. dimmers. Three battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Spot bar with eight spots, each ind. dimmer controlled. Ten dips with dimmers. Two dips switch controlled. Two 1,000 w. spots on stands. Four floods on stands (two 1,000w., two 500w.). One 500 w. flood in centre of batten No. 1, ind. dimmer controlled. Dressing rooms: Six single, one chorus, acc. 20. Orchestra: Acc. 18. No resident orchestra. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer. F-o-h or stage. Micro­phone.

GAIETY CINEMA / GAIETY VARIETY THEATRE / New Tyne Concert Hall / Lecture Room 12 Nelson Street Opened as Gaiety Cinema 29^th March 1911. Architect: Percy L. Browne. 875 seats. Prop., Stanley Rogers 1912. 1922 as GT- Prop., Baker Bros. Res. Man., H. C. Jones. Continuous. Mat., Mon.&  Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 9d. Phone, Central 1150. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. 1937: (BTP) Prop., S. Rogers Cinemas Ltd. Phone 21131. 1941: (BTP) E. J. Hinge Circuit, 147/149, Northumberland Street, Newcastle. 900 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 10d. Phone Central 21131. Station, Newcastle Central. Closed 26^th February 1949. Demolished except for façade.

GAUMONT / WESTGATE / New WESTGATE PICTURE HOUSE / Mission Hall  Westgate Road/Clayton Street  Opened as Pic Hse 12^th February 1912. Architect: Arthur Stockwell. 830 seats. New Westgate 31^st October 1927 – rebuilt and new Westgate façade. Architect:  Percy L. Browne & Son. Capacity: 1,870 (1145 stalls, 725 circle). To G-B March 1928 – £72,500. 1930 organ: Wurlitzer 2/6. Re-named Westgate 1937. 1937 as New W: (RCA) Prop., Denman Picture Houses Ltd. 1,870 seats. Phone 24982. 1941: (RCA) – Prop, Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., Denman Street. W. 1,865 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. One change weekly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 24981. Café, Station, Newcastle-on’ Tyne. L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named Gaumont 10^th July 1950. Closed 29^th November 1958. Organ scrapped 1959. Became Rank Majestic Ballroom. Bingo club from c.1964. Converted to Academy live venue 2005.

GEM 115 Elswick Road Opening date: 6^th April 1911. Architect: Barnes & Burton, Newcastle (for conversion). Capacity: 350 Closed c.1912. Demolished.

GEM Tindal Street Opening date: 8^th January 1934. Architect: Edwin M Lawson, Chester-le-Street (for conversion) Capacity: 630. By 1941: (BTH) – 500 seats. Closed 29^th August 1960. Demolished.

GLOBE Salters Road, Gosforth Opened 19^th December 1910. Architect: J. J. Hill, Newcastle. Capacity: 883. September 1927 to Gosforth Pictures Ltd. (George II & Edward Black.) Capital £6,000. to E J Hinge, 1935. Closed to film 25^th November 1961. Restaurant and shops.

GLORIA CINEMA  St. Anthony’s Road, Walker  Opened: 11^th April 1938. Architect: Albert Fennel, Gateshead. Decorator: Webster Davidson & Co., Sunderland (plasterwork). Capacity: 1,184 (762 stalls, 422 balcony). By 1941: (RCA) – Props., The Bensham Picture House (1923) Ltd., Bensham Road, Gateshead. Phone 72441. 1,117 seats. Prices 4d. to 9d. Con­tinuous. Booked at Bensham Picture House. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 55677. Station, Newcastle Central. Closed 4 March 1962. Demolished

Grand Assembly Rooms  C. E. Barkas  (1907)

GRAND CINEMA PALACE  3 Condercum Road Benwell  Opened 7^th August 1911. Architect: Gibson & Stienlet, North Shields, decorator: Anderson’s, South Shields (plasterwork). Capacity: 666 (448 stalls, 192 circle, 26 boxes; stadium plan). 1922 -  Prop., J. Grantham. Res. Man., J. Curry. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 9d. Phone, Central 918. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. 1937: (BTP) Prop., E. J. H. Theatres Ltd. 450 seats. Phone 33918. 1941: (BTP) – E, J. Hinge Circuit, Stanley Rogers Cinemas, Ltd., 147/149 Northumberland Street, Newcastle. Phone 20317. 670 seats. Pictures booked at H.O. Newcastle-on-Tyne. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 9d. Proscenium width 20ft. Stage 25ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Phone 33918. Closed 26^th September 1956. Demolished.

GRAND THEATRE  Wilfred Street Byker  (No 2)  Opened 27^th July 1896. Architect: William Hope, Newcastle, decorator: Dean, Birmingham. Cap. 2,500. Sydney Bacon  (1907) Capacity: 1272.To film 1910 – Stanley Rogers. To Black circuit 1913. Pictures & variety. 1922 - Prop., Thompson & Collies. Rev. Man., E. Robertson. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone, Central 544. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. 1937: (BA) Prop., E. J. H. Theatres Ltd. 1,539 seats. Phone 559342.  1941: (BTP) Prop., Gaumont British Pictures Corporation, Ltd., 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. 650 seats. Booked at H.O. Two shows nightly, Two Mats. Prices 3d. to 9d. Phone 55934. Stage36ft. deep ; 10 dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 30ft. Station, Heaton, Newcastle, L.N.E.R. SG46: Prop. : Stanley Rogers Cinemas, Ltd., 147-9, Northumber­land Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Bookings: Premier Vaudeville Agency, Newcastle & London. Cap. : O. stalls 183, stalls 114, P. stalls 288, circle 296, gallery 400. Once nightly 6.45. No Matinées. Twice nightly Saturdays only. Revue and variety, Stage : Pros. 28ft., height 22ft., min. depth from setting line 8ft., height under fly galleries 22ft., width between fly galleries 40ft. No counterweight gear. Elec. equip. : 240 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Three battens, each with four circuits with nd. dimmers. Four dips with ind. limmers, Four dips switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Two floods on stands. Three f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms : Seven single, one chorus, acc. 12. Orchestra : Acc. nine. Resident even (piano, two violins, trombone, trumpet, bass, drums). Amplifying equip.: Microphone. Closed: 27^th August 1954. Demolished

GRAINGER PICTURE HOUSE (1)  26-28 Grainger Street  Opened 1^st December 1913. Shop conversion. Architect: Percy L. Browne & Glover, Newcastle. Capacity: 775 (566 stalls, 209 circle) Collins cinema. 1922 – Prop., Grainger Picture House Co., Ltd. Res. Man., C. E. Linney. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, City 758. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. November 1923 Bernicia, Ltd. (George Black II + James McHarg & Sidney Bamford – Tyne Picture Houses circuit. To ABC 1930. Closed 31^st July 1937.  To MacHarg circuit, 1937. Grainger (2) built on site.

GRAINGER CINEMA / GRAINGER NEWS THEATRE (2)  26-28 Grainger Street (WE)  Opened: 2^nd December 1937. Prop., Lyric (Newcastle) Cinema Co., Ltd., 47, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle – part of  Tyne Picture Houses, Ltd. Architect: Marshall & Tweedy, Newcastle, decorator: R. W. Smiles, Newcastle (plasterwork). Phone 25791. Capacity: 733 (515 stalls, 218 circle). Booked at Tyne Picture Houses, Wallsend. Continuous from 1.30 p.m. Prices 1s. to 1s. 6d. Phone 22504. Station, New­castle, L.N.E.R. 1938 name shortened & feature films. Closed 26^th March 1960. Demolished for shops.

GREY STREET PICTURE HOUSE / NEWCASTLE PICTURE HOUSE / VICTORIA music hall and Billiard Saloon 10-12 Grey Street  Opened as cinema 6^th May 1914. Architect: White & Stephenson. Prop. PCT. Capacity: 927 (719 stalls, 208 circle) 1922 – Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man., C. M. Fraser. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 1s. to 2s. Phone, City 421. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. Re-named Grey St Pic Hse 5^th June 1922. To George Black & brothers August 1927. To GTC March 1928, then GTC May. Closed 14^th May 1932. Now foyer as Bank, auditorium as restaurant.

HEATON / HEATON ELECTRIC PALACE North View, Heaton Opened 21^st November 1910. Architect: White & Stephenson, Newcastle, decorator: Ferguson & Co., Newcastle (plasterwork). Capacity: 825 (390 stalls,223 pit, 312 circle; stadium plan). 1922 -  Prop., Heaton Assembly Hall Co., Ltd. Res. Man., J. H. Fenwick. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Central 3000. Station, Heaton, N.E.R. El Pal H.: (WE) Prop., Heaton Assembly Hall Co. Ltd. 854 seats. Phone 55400. By 1941:  (WE) – Prop., The Heaton Assembly Hall Co., Ltd., 45, Heaton Road, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Booked at Hall by F. Tabrah. Con­tinuous nightly, two afternoon shows. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Central 55400. Café, Dance Halls and Billiards Room attached. Station, Heaton, L.N.E.R. Closed 17^th June 1961. Bingo club.

HIPPODROME (1) / Ginnett’s Circus Northumberland Road  Opened 18 May 1908; 1 March 1909. Architect & Builder: Thomas V. Woodhouse, Nottingham. Decorator: Mortimer Bros., York. Capacity: c.2,000 Closing date: 18 June 1908; ?16 March 1909 Demolished, 1909

HIPPODROME (2) Northumberland Road  Operated as live theatre by GTC. 2433 seats. Taken over 5.28, part of GTC circuit, No apparent film use. Closed 20^th May 1933: (Legit.) Prop., General Theatre Corporation Ltd. 3,000 seats.

IMPERIAL PICTURE HALL / MINERVA 127 Byker Bank, Byker  Opened ?15^th August 1910. Architect: A. P. Farthing. Capacity: 437 (300 stalls, 137 circle). 1922 as Imp – ­Prop., J. H. Dawe. Res. Man., S. Dawe. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone, Central 480. Station, Heaton, N.E.R. 1937 as Imp: (BTP) Prop., Dawe Bros. Ltd. 434 seats. Phone 55940. 1941: (WE) – Props., Dawe Bros., Ltd., Gibb Chambers, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 25505. 500 seats. Two shows nightly. Booked at Reg. Office. Phone 55940. Station, Heaton. Closed 24^th August 1963 Demolished, 1985.

JESMOND PICTURE HOUSE Lyndhurst Avenue, West Jesmond  Opened 2^nd May 1921. Architect: White & Stephenson, Newcastle. Capacity:               998 (486 stalls, 269 pit, 243 circle). Closed January 1922. Sold. Re-opened 4^th December 1922 – booked by MacHarg circuit. 1937: (WE) Prop., Jesmond Picture House Co. Ltd. 992 seats. Phone Jesmond 526. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Jesmond Picture House Co. (1922) Ltd., 47, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle. Phone 25701. 956 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 1s. Pro­cenium width 26ft. Phone Jesmond 526. Station, West Jesmond, L.N.E.R. Jesmond. To Arnold Sheckman (Dorlyn Entertainments). Part-time bingo. July 1975 to Top Flight Leisure. January 1977 to Prem Khanna. Closed 1^st October 1993. Unknown (building standing) Building for sale in 2004. Bought 2006. For sale in October 2006

KING’S HALL / Drysdale Hall Marlborough Crescent Architect: James E Parsons, Newcastle (original building). Opened as King’s C. 31^st December 1908. Props., Collins Bros. Capacity: 900. Closed by fire 5^th September 1931. Demolished

KING’S HALL Cattle Market  1922 – Prop., James Lowes. Res. Man., J W. Davies. Two shows nightly. Three changes weekly. Prices, 2d. to 4d. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.E.R.

Louvaine Hall H. Shaw  (1907)

LYRIC Stephenson Road, Heaton (WE)  Opened 6^th January 1936. Architects: Marshall & Tweedy. Decorator: R. J. Richardson, Newcastle. Capacity: 1,594. 1937: (WE) Prop., Lyric Heaton Cinema Co. Ltd. 2,650 seats. 1941 – Prop., Lyric (Newcastle) Cinema, Ltd., 47, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle­-on-Tyne. Phone 15791. Booked by James MacHarg, Jun., The Poplars, The Green, Wallsend-on-Tyne. Continuous. 1,596 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Proscenium width 38ft. Stage 10ft. deep. Café attached. Phone 55463. Station, Heaton, L.N.E.R. Closed 20^th June 1959. Became People’s Theatre (2) q,v.

MAJESTIC Condercum Road, Benwell  Opened 3^rd October 1927 as theatre, with unused projection equipment. Architect: Dixon & Bell. 1,400 seats. Cinema from 4^th August 1930. To Union. 1937: (WE) Prop., Benwell Theatre Co. Ltd. 1,891 seats. Phone 33202. 1941: (WE) – Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone Newcastle 33202. Station, Newcastle (Cent.). Closed 20^th May 1961. Bingo. Derelict. Demolished.

MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Walker  1922 – Lessee &  Res. Man., J. Scott. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Station, Walker, N.E.R.

NORTHERN STAGE / NEWCASTLE PLAYHOUSE / UNIVERSITY THEATRE Re-built & re-named Northern Stage 2006.

Northumberland Hall  T. Greenwell  (1907)

ODEON Byker / BLACK’S REGAL Shields Road Byker (WE)  Opened 3^rd September 1934. Architect: Edwin M. Lawson. Prop. Black’s Byker Theatre Ltd. Capital £25,000. (Directors: Alfred and Edward Black, Roland Jennings & Ronald Sutcliffe) 1,645 OR  1,722 seats. Organ: Compton 3c/6 with surround on lift, single chamber. By 1941 – Prop., Black’s Theatres, 115, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W.C.2. Phone Temple Bar 9324. 1,800 seats. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage 30ft. deep, Phone Newcastle 55407. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Central. Sold to Rank 1955. 1969 organ removed to preservation. Closed 1^st November 1972. Demolished.

ODEON (1) / PARAMOUNT Pilgrim Street (WE)  Opened 7^th September 1931. Architect: Frank Verity & Samuel Beverley, London Decorator: Charles Fox, Hollywood (‘art director’) Prop., Paramount, Newcastle Theatre, Ltd. Wurlitzer 3/19 on lift – pipework divided. Capacity: 2,602 (stalls 922, orchestra stalls 452, circle 1228). 1937 as Para: (WE) Prop., Paramount Theatres Ltd. 2,608 seats. Phone 23248. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Prices 1s. to 3s. 6d. Proscenium width 54ft. Stage 21ft. deep ; seven dressing-rooms. Café. Phone New­castle 23248. Station, Newcastle Central. 1964 organ removed to preservation. Closed 26^th November 2002. Empty.

ODEON (2) The Gate, Newgate  Street Opened 27^th November, 2002 Capacity: 2,569

OLYMPIA (1) Northumberland Road Moss & Thornton From Sept 1903 as ‘Empire at Olympia’. Leased to Ralph Pringle’s Pictures when new Empire opened. Burned down 1907.

OLYMPIA (2) Northumberland Road  Opened 20^th December 1909. Rebuilt in brick. Architect: J. Shaw, Newcastle, decorator: W. T. Gibson, Gosforth. Capacity: 1,100 (352 stalls, 400 pit, circle 348). Taken by Sidney Bacon. Cap., 1,500. 1922 - Prop., Sydney Bacon’s Pictures, Ltd. Res. Man., H. Chadwick. Continuous. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1s. Phone, Central 4583. Station, Central, N.E.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd. 1,450 seats. Phone 24223. 1941 – (WE) Con­trolled by Associated British Cinemas. Ltd., Union House, 15 Regent Street, London, S.W.1. Phone Whitehall 8484. 1,112 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Two changes weekly. Phone. 24223. Station, Central. Closed 8^th April 1961. Demolished 1971.

PALACE THEATRE Haymarket T. W. Rowe (No 2)  (1907) 1937: (Legit.) Prop., E. J. H. Theatres Ltd. 1,800 seats. Phone 21336.

SG46: Prop. : The Palace Co. (Newcastle) Ltd., Palace Theatre. Book­ings : Syd Royce, Russell Chambers, King Street, Nottingham. Cap. : Stalls 253, S. stalls 174, P. stalls 489, D. circle 334, U. circle 234, gallery 500. Barring clause : Six miles radius. Twice nightly 5.45 and 7.45. Pantomime : Once nightly 6.30. Matinées daily 2. Pantomime, revue, variety. Stage : Pros. 32ft., height 21ft., min. depth from setting line lift., height under fly galleries 19ft. Elec. equip. : 110 v. A.C. Footlights, three circuits with ind. dimmers. Four battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Eight stage dips with ind. dimmers. One dip switch controlled. One spot on stand. Four floods on stands. Three f-o-h following limes. Two floods in footlights, ind. switches. Dressing rooms : Five single, five chorus, acc. eight in each. Band room. Orchestra : Acc. 14. Resident 12 (conductor, piano, two violins, ‘cello, bass, two trumpets, trombone, drums. Doubles : Three saxes, two flutes.) Ampli­fying equip.: Two microphones.

PALLADIUM / ROYAL PICTURE HALL 17-19 Groat Market  Opened 15^th June 1908. Architect: F. M. Dryden, Newcastle (for conversion). Capacity: 963 (261 stalls, 305 pit, 397 circle). 1937: (BTP) Prop., S. Rogers Cinemas Ltd. Phone 20384. Closed 30^th September 1939. Demolished.

PAVILION CINEMA / PAVILION THEATRE Westgate Road  Opened 28^th December 1903. Architect: Wylson and Long, London. Decorator: F. de Jong, London. Builder: Jacob Parkinson & Sons, Ltd., Newcastle. Capacity: 1585 (stalls 723, circle 246, boxes 16, gallery 600). Prop: Thomas Barrasford. Ciné-variety from 17^th November 1913. Variety from 1915 to 30^th June 1917. New Pav Cinema from 10^th December 1917. 1,600 seats. Organ (no date) 2m straight tubular pneumatic action. 1922 as New Pav – Prop. (Newcastle) Scala, Ltd. Res. Man., G. Harcourt. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 7d. to 3s. 6d. Station, New­castle, N.E.R. To Thompson & Collins circuit. as Pav. To G-B March 1928. 1937 as New Pav: (RCA) Prop., Denman Picture Houses Ltd. 1,575 seats. Phone 203762. 1941: (RCA) – Prop., Denman Picture Houses, Ltd., 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone New­castle 203761. Station, Central, L.N.E.R. Modernised 1961 & 1968. Closed 29^th November 1975. Auditorium demolished 1990, frontage block 1992. Flats on site.

PEOPLE’S THEATRE (1) SG46: Prop.: Tyneside Citizen’s Theatre, Ltd., P.O. Box 67, Rye Hill, Newcastle 1. Cap. : Stalls 205, D. circle 97. Once nightly 6.30. First quality plays only. (All plays normally exempt from entertainments duty). Stage: Prosc. 27ft., height 13ft., height under fly galleries 8ft., only one gallery. Grid to stage 23ft. Six lines. Elec. equip:. 240 v. D.C. Footlights, two circuits with ind. dimmers. Four battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Spot bar with three spots with ind. dimmers. Top lighting with two floods coupled to two dimmers. Pit lighting with two circuits ind. dimmed. Two dips with ind. dimmers. Three spot on stands. Three f-o-h pre-set spots with ind. dimmers. Two f-o-h following limes. Acting areas between compartments of battens : Two pre-set, dimmer controlled. Dressing rooms: Two chorus rooms, acc 30. Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer. F-o-h or stage. Microphone.

PEOPLE’S THEATRE (2)  former Lyric Cinema

PICTUREDROME 36 Gibson Street/Buxton Street  Opened 30^th July 1910. Architect: Hope & Tasker, Newcastle. Builder: Millar & Besford, Whitley Bay. Decorator: J. Thorne, Newcastle. Capacity: 280 (209 stalls, 71 circle) 1922 - Prop. &  Res. Man., H. Millar. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 6d. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.E.R. 1937: (BTH) Prop., H. Millar. 375 seats. Phone 24739. 1941: (BTH)  - Prop. & Res. Man., H. Millar. 375 seats. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Phone 24739. Station, Newcastle­-on-Tyne, L.N.E.R. Closed 20^th August 1960. Demolished

PLAZA Picture House  Westgate Road/Gowland Avenue Opened 6^th February 1928. Architect: S. J. Stephenson, Newcastle. Builder: H. T. & W. A. Smelt, Newcastle. Capacity: 1247 (778 stalls, 469 circle). Organ: Blackett & Howden 2m 18s straight. 1937: (BA) Prop., Plaza (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Ltd. 1,300 seats. Phone 33342. 1941: (BA) – Prop., Plaza (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Ltd. 1,300 seats. Booked at 125 Westgate Road. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 33341. Stage18ft. deep. Six dress­ing-rooms. Closed 31^st December 1960. Later bingo. 2000 Wetherspoons converted to pub. Foyer coffee lounge. The stage is still there with curtains; ceiling and proscenium art deco designs. Balcony still intact – closed off to public.

QUEEN’S CINERAMA THEATRE / QUEEN’S HALL  Northumberland Street Opening date: 9^th September 1913 (public). Architect: Marshall & Tweedy, Newcastle. Capacity: 1413 (1047 stalls, 366 circle). March 1920 to Geo. Black II co. control – organ: H S Vincent 3m 29s straight – pipework divided. 1922 - Prop. Black Bros. Res. Man., D. Hardie. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 1s. to 2s. Phone, Central 88. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. To GTC March 1928 and G-B May. Refurbished 23^rd July 1928. 1937 as QH: (WE) Prop., General Theatre Corporation Ltd. 1,393 seats. Phone 278881. 1941: (WE) – Prop., General Theatre Corporation, Ltd., 123 Regent Street, London W1. 1,400 seats. Phone Regent 6641. Booked at H.O. Con­tinuous. Prices 1s. 2d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 27888. Station, Newcastle (Central) L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. 1955 organ broken down by David Clegg. Closed 15^th June 1963. Converted to Cinerama Theatre. Opened 9^th November 1963. Architect: Unknown. Builder: Stephen Easten, Newcastle. Decorator: Decorative Plaster Co., Newcastle. Capacity: 972 (613 stalls, 359 circle). Closed 16^th February 1980. Demolished for shop arcade.

RABY GRAND CINEMA Commercial Road/Oban Road, Byker  Opened 17^th January 1910. Architect: White & Stephenson, Newcastle. Capacity: 825 (195 stalls, 450 pit, 178 circle). 1922 – Prop., J. R. Marshall &  J. Broughton. Res. Man., A. M. Moffatt. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.E.R. 1937: (BTP) Prop., Castle Cinema Co. Ltd. 380 seats. Phone 55880. 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Castle Cinema Co., Ltd., 178, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone 27451. 800 seats. Booked at H.O. by V. R. Marshall. Two shows nightly. Mid-weekly change. Prices 6d. and 8d. Phone Central 55880. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Closed 7^th March 1959. Demolished

REGAL Church Street  (BTP) – Prop., Mrs. R. A. Davenport, 14 Rosewood Gardens, Sheriff Hill Gateshead. Phone Low Fall 76354. 600 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Continu­ous. Prices 4d. to 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Wallsend 63428. Station, Walker.

REGAL CINEMA  Two Ball Lonnen, Fen­ham (BTP)  Opened 8^th November 1933. Architect: J. H. Morton, South Shields. Builder: Hastie Burton Ltd., North Shields. Decorator: Fred A Foster Ltd., Nottingham. Capacity: 1226 ( 818 stalls, 408 circle). 1937: Prop., Suburban Cinemas (N’castle) Ltd. 1,250 seats. Phone 33773. 1941:  (BTP) – Prop., Suburban Cinemas (Newcastle) Ltd. E. J. Hinge Circuit, 147/149 Northum­berland Street, Newcastle. Phone 20317. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 6.30. 1,207 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Café. Phone Newcastle-on-Tyne 33773. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Closed 30^th April 1960. Present use: Offices

REGENT Bridge Crescent, Scotswood Opened 29^th December 1938 (licensing date) – replaced Scotswood. Architect: Robert Burke, Newcastle. Capacity: 536 stadium – 332 stalls, 204circle. Closed 6^th July 1957. Demolished, 1964

RENO CINEMA  Wideopen (Knightofone)  Opened 1939 – Prop., Reno Cinemas, Ltd., 2 Prudhoe Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Continuous from 6 p.m. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Wideopen 53. No Sunday show. Children’s Saturday afternoon matinée. Programmes six days. c.500 seatsinc. small balcony. Closed to film mid-1960s. Bingo. Cooperative store by late 1960s.

REX Ferguson’s Lane, Benwell Village  (WE) Opened 8^th December 1938. Architect: S. J. Stephenson & Gillis, Newcastle. Builder: H. T. Smelt. Decorator: M Alexander and Sons., Newcastle. Props., Rex Cinema (New­castle-on-Tyne) Ltd. Capacity: 1,012 (634 stalls, 378 balcony) Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at H.O., 125 Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone 33097.

Closed 10^th August 1968. Present use: Social club

RIALTO Armstrong Road, Benwell  Opened 10^th May 1937. Architect: Percy L Browne, Son & Harding, Newcastle. Builder: Walter Wilson, Ltd., Newcastle. Decorator: M Alexander & Sons, Newcastle. Capacity:  1,026 (668 stalls, 358 balcony). 1937: (BTP) Prop., E. J. Hinge Cinemas Ltd. 1,050 seats. 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Hinge Circuit, 147/149, Northumberland Street. New­castle-on-Tyne. Phone 20317. 1,050 seats. Continuous from 5.30 p.m. Mat., Mon. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at H.O. Pros.width, 26ft. Stage20ft. deep, 50ft. wide ; five dressing rooms. Phone Newcastle-on-Tyne 34259. Station, New­castle Central, L.N.E.R. & Film Transport. Closed 25^th June 1961. Demolished

ROYAL ELECTRIC THEATRE Groat Market  1922 – Prop., J. Henderson. Res. Man., G. Hender­son. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Newcastle-on-­Tyne, N.E.R.

ROYALTY High Street, Gosforth  Opened 17^th October 1934. Architect: Marshall & Tweedy, Newcastle. Builder: William Hall, Ltd., Gateshead. Decorator: R. J. Richardson, Newcastle. Capacity: 1,156 (790 stalls, 366 circle). Closed 30^th December 1981. Demolished.

St. George’s Drill Hall  Carnegie & Co. (1907)

SAVOY CINEMA Westmorland Road/Beech Grove Road, Benwell (BTP)  Opened 12^th December 1932 – Sunny Side Up. (chapel conversion) Prop., Savoy (Newcastle-on-Tyne) 125, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne (Smelt circuit. Phone 27887). Architect: S. J. Stephenson, Newcastle. Builder: H. T. Smelt. Decorator: Fred A Foster Ltd., Nottingham. 791 seats. Booked at H.O. Con­tinuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone 33645. To Essoldo November 1948. Closed by fire 29^th May 1966. October 1969 repaired & re-opened as bingo club. Burnt down May 1997. Demolished.

SCALA  Chillingham Road/Tosson Terrace, Heaton  Opened 10^th March 1913. Architect: Percy L Browne, Newcastle. prop. Armstrong Electric Theatres, Ltd. Builder: W. Thompson, Newcastle. Organ (no date) H S Vincent 2m straight. Capacity: 1051 (560 stalls, 312 pit, 163 circle, 16 dress circle). 1922 - Prop., Armstrong Electric Theatre Co., Ltd. Res. Man., W. M. Patterson. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, City 484. Station, Heaton, N.E.R. George Black II acquired an interest. 986 seats. To GTC/G-B 1928. 1937: (BA) Prop., General Theatre Corporation Ltd. 1,057 seats. Phone 554841. To Sol Sheckman – Essoldo 1936. By 1941: (BA) – Prop, Sol Sheckman Theatres, Ltd., 11, Bath Lane, Newcastle- on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 28082-3. 1,036 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone Newcastle-on-Tyne 554841. Station, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Closed 1^st July 1961. Demolished.

SCOTSWOOD Bridge Crescent, Scotswood Opened 1^st April 1926. Architect: F. M. Dryden, Newcastle (for conversion). Capacity: 290. Closed end 1938  Demolished for Regent.

SIDE CINEMA  Opened 2001.

STANHOPE GRAND / IMPERIAL  Worley Street/Longley Street Opened 10^th August 1908 Architect: Austin & Johnson, Newcastle (original building). Capacity: 604 (520 stalls, 84 circle). 1922 as SG - ­Prop., W. R. Marshall &  J. Broughton. Res. Man., W. R. Marshall. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices,  4d. to 7d. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.E.R.

Closed pre February 1931. Demolished.

STAR PICTURE HALL / KOSY PICTURE HALL Worley St. Tantobie, Opened 1908. Renamed Star by Dec 1909. 1929: R. Fisher, mgr. Closed 1932.

STUDIOS 1-4  Waterloo Street  Opened 13^th December 1973. Seats: 1: 85; 2: 112; 3: 105; 4: 142. Closed 26^th March 1983. Converted to apartments.

SUN HALL Long Row, Byker Hill, Shields Road  Opened 29^th November 1909 Architect: W. R. Storey, Gateshead (for conversion). Capacity: 350 (250 stalls, 100 balcony). 1922 - Prop., H. Spoor. Res. Man., B. Spoor. Two show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 7d. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. Closed after 2 February 1934. Demolished.

TATLER News Theatre 149 Northumberland Street (BTP)  Opened 16^th December 1937. Architect: J. Newton Fatkin, Newcastle. Decorator: Fred A. Foster Ltd., Nottingham. 437 stadium seats. Prop., Stanley Rogers Cinemas, Ltd., 147-149, Northumberland Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone 20317. 500 seats. Continuous. Price, 8d. Booked at H.O. Café Restaurant attached. Phone 26841. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Closed 24^th August 1980. Auditorium demolished, frontage remains.

THEATRE ROYAL (No 1) Robert Arthur (1907)  1937: (Legit.) Prop., Robert Arthur Theatres Ltd. seats. Phone 22062. SG46: Prop.: Howard & Wyndham, Ltd., King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 3. Bookings: Stewart Cruikshank, Director, Howard & Wynd­ham Ltd., 2-5, Old Bond Street, London W.1. Cap.: Stalls 622, boxes 34, D. circle 271, U. circle 308, Amphitheatre 165, Gallery 450. Barring clause: Radius 20 prior to and one month after, including Sundays. Includes artists. No broadcasts, talking film or television, prior to engagement. Once nightly 6.30 or 7. Subject to variation. Matinées Wednesday Saturday. Pantomime, musicals, ballet, opera, plays, drama. Stage: Pros. 29ft. 6 in., height 31ft. 2 in., to pelmet 24ft. 2 in., max. depth from setting line 36ft., height under fly galleries 24ft. 5 in., width between fly galleries 39ft., height of grid from stage 58ft. No counterweight gear.               80 lines. Elec. equip.: 240/480 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, 4-colour circuits with with ind. dimmers. Six battens, each with four colour circuits with ind. dimmers. (Red and blue : 24, 60 w. each. White and amber : 10, 100 w. each, 14, 60w. in series.) Ten 4-colour dips with ind. dimmers, each colour switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Eight floods on  stands. Two f-o-h following limes. One acting area barrel with four acting area lanterns, each with dimmer. Perches : 1,000 w. spot lanterns (one each side) dimmer and switch. Two 15 amp. arc points (one each side). Pros. (2) : 4 colour circuits each with dimmer and switch. Plugs: Two arc stage plugs (one each side) off rectifier. Fittings: Six hanging lengths, seven lamps each. Four branch lights with seven lamps each. Dressing rooms: Nine single, eight chorus, acc. 70. Band room. Orchestra: Acc. 22. Resident four (leader, 1st violin, ‘cello, piano). Amplifying equip.: Two turn-table reproducer. F-o-h or stage. Microphone.

TIVOLI Walker Road/Raby Street  Opened pre-18 July 1908. Capacity c.250. Closed c.1912. Demolished

Town Hall  City Treasurer  (1907)

TYNE THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE / STOLL PICTURE THEATRE / TYNE THEATRE Westgate Road  Howard & Wyndham (No 1) (1907) Opened as Stoll 2^nd June 1919. Architect: W B Parnell, Newcastle; (for conversion) F Matcham, London. Builder: J & W Lowery, Newcastle. Decorator: J. Richardson and Co., Newcastle. Capacity: 1,370. 1922 – Lessee, Sir Oswald Stoll. Res. Man., W. H. Lindon Travers. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 8d. to 2s. Phone, Central 1555. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. Organ: Nicholson & Lord 2m 11s straight.1928, rebuilt by Blackett & Howden.                Talkies: 11^th May 1929 – The Singing Fool. 1937: (WE) Prop., Stoll Theatre Corporation Ltd. Cap.2,572. Phone 22552. 1941 (WE) Westgate Road -Lessee & Licensee, Sir Oswald Stoll, Coliseum Buildings, Charing Cross, London W.C. Phone Temple Bar 1500. 1,389 seats. Res. Man., A. Blake. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Café attached. Prices 6d. to 3s. Proscenium width 29ft. Stage60ft. 11 dressing-rooms. Phone Newcastle 21551. Station, Central, L.N.E.R. Organ removed 1942. Closed 23^rd March 1974. Present use: Theatre/Opera house

TYNESIDE CINEMA / NEWS THEATRE Pilgrim Street (RCA)  Opened 1^st February 1937. Architect: George Bell (Dixon & Bell). Builder: Thomas Clements and Son., Newcastle.412 seats (252 stalls, 160 circle). Prop., Haridix Ltd., The Newe House, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone Newcastle 11387. 402 seats. Continuous from 10.30 a.m. daily. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Hall. Station, Newcastle-on­-Tyne, L.N.E.R. Closed March 1968 (as News Theatre). Re-opened as regional Film theatre. Seats: Classic: 268 Electra: 100 Digital: 35-60 [Plans announced April/May 2005 to add one or two further screens within a year; £3.5m lottery grant at end of year for main auditorium refurbishment] Re-opened 2008.

VAUDEVILLE Picture House Church Street Walker  Opened 23 November 1908 as theatre. Architect:           White and Stephenson, Newcastle. 1910 opened as picture hall. Architect: J. Johnson, Hebburn. Builder: T. M. Miller. 390 stadium seats. 1922 - Prop., Baker &  Rocke. Res. Man., S. H. Taylor. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Station, Walker, N.E.R. 1937: (BTH) Prop., Vaudeville Cinema Co. Ltd.             450 seats. Phone 63357. 1941: (BTH) – Prop., C. L. & C. R. H. Baker, ‘Ingleside,’ Esplanade Avenue, Whitley Bay. Phone Whitley Bay 192. 500 seats. Booked at Whitley Bay. Continuous. Twice nightly Sats. Two changes weekly. Prices 4d. to 6d. Phone Wallsend 63357. Station, Walker, L.N.E.R. Closed 2^nd August 1958. Demolished.

WARNER Manors Opened 8^th December 1989. Architect: Ira Stiegler, Howard & Unick. Builder: P Whelan. Seats 1: 404; 2: 398; 3: 236; 4: 244; 5: 290; 6: 659;          7: 509; 8: 398; 9: 248. Closed.

WELBECK CINEMA and PLAYHOUSE Scrogg Road/Byker Street, Walker  Opened 4^th November 1929. Prop., Welbeck Cinema & Playhouse Co., Ltd. Architect: J. Newton Fatkin. Capacity: 965 (360 stalls, 290 pit, 315 circle). (RCA)  Stage 30ft. deep, 6 dressing rooms under. 1937: (RCA) Prop., Welbeck Cinema & Playhouse Co. Ltd. Phone 55377. 1941: Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri.; twice nightly Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. Proscenium width 29ft. Phone Newcastle 55377. Station, Walker Gate, L.N.E.R.  Closed after 6 December 1968. Bingo club.

West End Assembly Rooms  (1907)

WESTERHOPE PICTURE HOUSE (Mellophone)- Prop., P. Longhorn & Son. Phone New­castle-on-Tyne 69182. 450 seats. Con­tinuous from 5.30 Mon. to Fri.; two shows on Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked at Newcastle. Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

WESTGATE / WESTGATE ROAD PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE HOUSE Westgate Road/Clayton Street  Opened 12^th February 1912 – rebuild of mission hall. Architect: Arthur Stockwell. 850 seats. Enlarged to 1,021 seats 1913. Re-named 1914. 1922 – Prop., Con­solidated Kinematograph Theatres Co., Ltd. Res. Man., J. A. Sandilands. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone, Central 4981. Station, Newcastle, N.E.R. Closed 5^th March 1927. Re-built as New Westgate (see Gaumont).

Additional information from Frank Manders’ The Cinemas of Newcastle

 

NEW FERRY nr Birkenhead Cheshire

LYCEUM  Opened 30^th August 1913. Architects Nagington & Shennan, 1176 seats. 1922 – Prop., Lyceum Picture House Co., Ltd. Head office, Lyceum, New Ferry. Res. Man., Louis Best. Two shows nightly. Twice weekly. Prices, 8d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Bebington & New Ferry, L.N.W.R., 194 miles. To Luxor Cinemas (Southan Morris) by 1937. 1,167 seats. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., S. M. Super Cinemas, Ltd., 37/38 Golden Square W1. 1,176 seats. Two shows nightly. Twice weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. To Essoldo 26^th August 1954 by. Closed March 1962. Demolished. Supermarket.

 

NEWFIELD Pelton Fell Co. Durham

GRAND CINEMA / GRAND ELECTRIC THEATRE  1922 – Prop., & Res. Man., C. Buckton. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 9d. Station, Pelton, N.E.R. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., C. Buckton. By 1941: (BTH) – Prop. Christopher R. Buckton, South View, West Pelton, nr Beamish. 500 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. and 8d.

 

NEWHAVEN Sussex

REX / CINEMA de LUXE High Street  1922 as de L.- Prop.  &  Man., C. Cook. Two shows nightly. Mat. Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Station, Newhaven, L.B.S.C.R. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., Mrs. R. L. Cooke, Sussex Lodge, Newhaven. 494 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Two changes weekly. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 37. Station, Newhaven, S.R. Closed 1970, demolished.

Drill Hall  f., Sergt.-Major Sheppard.

KINEMA  1922 – Prop., H. Ellis. Gen. Man., H. H. Levenston. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1s. 1d. Phone, Newhaven 76. Station, Newhaven Town, L.B.S.C.R. By 1941: (WE) – Props., Newhaven Cinema De Luxe, Ltd., High Street, Newhaven. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices. 6d.               to 1s. Phone 37. Station, Newhaven Town, S.R.

 

NEW HERRINGTON Co. Durham

TIVOLI Herrington Burn  1922 – Prop., Fencehouses Palace, Ltd. Res. Man., Mrs. L. Winsley. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Penshaw, N.E.R. 1929: Fence Houses Palace Co. Ltd; Mrs. Lizzie Winsley, manageress. 1937: Prop., Fencehouses Palace Ltd. 826 seats. Phone H’ton-le- Spring 143. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., Fencehouses Palace, Ltd. Once nightly Sun. to Thurs. Twice nightly Fri. and Sat. Prices 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width 21ft. Phone Houghton 143. Station, Penshaw, L.N.E.R.

 

NEWLYN Cornwall

GAIETY Opened 1921. Architect: Cowell, Drewitt & Wheatley, Penzance. Prop., Reginald Hennessey. Reversed auditorium. By mid 1930s to Robert Thomas, Penzance. By 1941: (BTH) – Props. A. J. Carle, ‘Beulah,’ Newlyn. 357 seats. Prices 7d. to 1s. 9d. Continuous. Booked at Cardiff. Pictures and Variety. Proscenium width 24ft. Stage 8ft. deep. Phone Penzance 757. Station, Penzance G.W.R. To Harry Herbert Flower, Newlyn. By late 1950’s screen 17’ by 10’ 4”; RCA sound. Closed c.1970. Now restaurant.

 

NEW MALDEN Surrey

PLAZA / NEW MALDEN CINEMA 1922 – Prop., New Malden Cinema Co. Res. Man., G. H. Frome. Con­tinuous. Mat. Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Station, New Maiden, L.S.W. R. Re-named. Destroyed by fire Sunday 27^th December 1936. Not rebuilt.

ODEON THEATRE Shannon Corner  Opened 7^th November 1938 – Gold is where you find it. Architect: George Coles. Seats: 961 +650 = 1,611. By 1941: Props., Odeon (New Malden) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 3s. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Phone New Malden 2992. Closed 2^nd January 1960 – The Five Pennies and The Ama Girls. Demolished.

 

NEWMARKET Cambs

DORIC CINEMA  High Street  (BTH) Opened Monday 1^st March 1937 – Good Morning Boys. Props., Norton Cinemas (Newmarket) Ltd., The Doric Cinema. Mgr. Ralph Wolsey. 1,124 seats. Prices 7d. to 2s.4d. Continuous from 2 p.m. Pictures and Variety. Booked at Hall. Pros. width, 30ft. Stage 30ft. deep by 50ft. wide. Six dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone Newmarket 700. Station, Newmarket, L.N.E.R. Films by Transport. CinemaScope January 1955. Closed 27^th July 1964 – Dead Image and Secret Door. Mgr F. V. Morris. Empty.  Re-opened February 1980 as Newmarket Variety & Cabaret Club.

KING’S THEATRE  Fitzroy Street.

KINGSWAY High Street  Opened December 1926. By 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Kingsway (Newmarket) Ltd. 850 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices 8d. to 2s. 6d. Phone Newmarket 406. Station, Newmarket L.N.E.R. & Road Transport. CinemaScope January 1955. Closed to film 28^th May 1977. Coronet Social Club. Nightclub.

KOZEY KINEMA Grafton Street 1922 -  Prop,  &  Res. Man., Barrington Lynham. Two shows nightly. Mat. Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Newmarket, G.E.R.

PALACE / KOSY CINEMA / BIOSCOPE PICTURE HALL Grafton Street. Opened 1908/9. Props., Cook & Evans. !910: props. H. & C. Adams, mgr Cyril Adams.

VICTORIA / VICTORIA CINEMA-de-LUXE / Victoria Hall / CINEMATOGRAPH HALL / BIJOU THEATRE High Street  f., Frank Phillips (1907) 1912 prop. Barrington Lynham. Ballroom conversion. 1922 as Vic C de L – Prop., Barrington Lynham. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. . Prices, 8d. do 1s. 9d. Phone 70. By 1941: (Imperial) -Prop., Kingsway (Newmarket) Ltd. 550 seats. Pictures and occasional Variety. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Stage 15½ft. deep. Two dressing rooms. Ballroom attached. Phone Newmarket 229. Station, Newmarket L.N.E.R. Closed 1950s. demolished with hotel 1977.

Town Hall Clerk to the Council (1907)

 

NEW MILLS nr Stockport Derbys

ART THEATRE / ART PICTURE PLAYHOUSE / EMPIRE & HIPPODROME Jodrell Street  Opened 24^th June 1911. Architects: John & J. B. Fraser. Prop. New Mills Cinematograph & Entertainment Co. Ltd. Lessee David Taylor. Once nightly, twice Sat., mats. Wed. & Sat. 6d to 1/3d. To Walters & Law November 1920. 1921 as Emp Th – Prop. & Res. Man., D. Taylor. One show nightly, two on Sat. Mat., Wed. & Sat. Three changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Newmills 63. Station, Newmills, G.C.R. Closed 9^th April 1921. Re-constructed, redecorated & re-opened as Art Pic Play 29^th August 1921. Architect: Albert Winstanley. To New Mills Co March 1930. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., Art Playhouses Ltd. 905 seats. By 1941: (BTH) – Prop., New Mills Cinema (Sheffield) Ltd., 45, West Street, Sheffield. Phone Sheffield 26002. 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Occasional Variety. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 22ft. Stage 22ft. Five dressing-rooms. No fly tower. Phone New Mills 2230. SG46: Suitable for plays. Closed March 1950. Other use. Bought by amateurs c.1955. Re-opened 1959 as amateur theatre. 511 seats. Still in use.

CINEMA  Union Road  Opened October 1922. Props as in 1941. WE Sound early 1930. 760 seats. By 1941: (WE) – Prop., New Mills Cinema (Sheffield) Ltd., 45 West Street, Sheffield. Phone Central 26002. 720 seats. Booked at H.O. Once nightly Mon., to Fri. ; Mats., Wed., and Fri. Three shows on Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone New Mills, 3212. Station, New Mills L.M.S. Closed September 1949. re-opened April 1950. Closed to film mid-60s. Bingo to 1990s. Nightclub. Ruinous.

PAVILION  Market Street fl. 1915. Closed by fire. Site later market.

PICTUREDROME Crown Hotel  Opened 14^th February 1911 – conversion of assembly/ballroom? Lessee Stratton Wells. ?Closed during WWI.

 

NEW MILTON Hants

SCALA CINEMA Station Road  1922 – Prop., Wencote & Wilkinson. Res. Man., J. C. Wilkinson. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 7d. Phone, New Milton 48. Station, New Milton, L.S.W.R.

WAVERLEY CINEMA Station Road 1931: Edwin Haywood, propr. (BTH) 1937: (B.T.H.) C. Haywood. 602 seats. Phone 342.

 

NEWPORT  I. of W.

APOLLO THEATRE Refurbished 2006.

CINEWORLD Coppins Bridge: 11 screens / 1,805 seats

Circus Pitch Wells (1907)

GRAND THEATRE Lugley Street  1931: Arth. Hill, propr. By 1941: (BA) – Prop., Isle of Wight Theatres, Ltd., Theatre Royal Ryde. Phone Ryde 2387. 526 seats. Booked at Theatre Royal, Ryde. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Pros.width, 28ft. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Phone Newport 2300. Station, Newport (I.o.W.) S.R.

MEDINA CINEMA / Medina Hall Cinema / Medina Hall 23 High Street  f., A. J. Salter (1907) 1922 as Med H - Prop., A. J. Salter. Res. Man., A. C. Salter. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Station, Newport, I.W.R. 1931: Albt. Jas. Salter, propr. 1937: (W.E.) Prop., Britten & Manning. 900 seats. Phone 291. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Medina Cinema, Ltd., 36 Kingsway, W.C.2. Phone Holborn 3283. 1,000 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous daily from 2.30. Café attached. Prices 6d. to 2s. Phone Newport 2691. Station, Newport (I.o.W.) S.R. Closed.

RINK PICTURE PALACE Hearn Street – Prop., J. H. Cole & H. W. Parnell. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Newport, I.W.R.

SAVOY / ODEON THEATRE Town Lane Corner/Pyle Street (BTH)  Opened 17^th October 1936 – East Meets West. Architect: Andrew Mather. 1,228 seats. 1941 – Props., Odeon (Newport, I.o.W.) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Stage. Prices 9d. to 3s. 4d. Phone Newport 2515. Became Savoy 1^st January 1961. Closed 18^th December 1982 – Scum and The Long Good Friday. Demolished.

 

NEWPORT Mon

CANNON / ABC Bridge Street  Opened 28^th November 1968 – Half A Sixpence. On site of Lyceum. Architect: C. J. Foster & Alan Morgan. 1,320 stadium seats. Mgr. Terence C. Buttle. Prices, 5s to 7/6d, pensioners 1/3d to 4pm. Tripled 1980. To Cannon 1986 & re-named.

CANNON / STUDIOS 1 & 2 / COLISEUM Clarence Place, Corporation Street  Opened 22^nd June 1911. Prop., Biocolour circuit. 1922 – Prop., Biocolour Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man., W. H. Govier. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone, Newport 3776. To G-B March 1927. 1937: (R.C.A.) Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corp. Ltd. 814 seats. Phone 3776. 1941: (RCA) – Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., Ltd., 223 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6642. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 26ft. Phone Newport 377611. Station, Newport, G.W.R. Closed 15.th April 1967. To Star circuit – re­opened 26^th September 1970. Closed 31^st December 1970. Twinned. Studios 1 & 2 1^st March 1971. 339 & 140 seats. To Cannon & renamed. Closed 19^th March 1987. Empty. Demolished post-1995.

CAPITOL Dock Street  1937: (BA) Prop., Gwent Theatres Ltd. 852 seats. Phone 3648. 1941: (BA) – Prop., Western Theatres, Ltd. 1,000 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Newport 3648. Station, Newport.

CITY CINEMA / METRO/ ABC Bridge Street  Opened 1968.

Drill Hall  f., Capt. Howard (1907)

EMPIRE THEATRE Charles Street  Moss Empires. Ltd. (1907)  1937: Prop.,Terence Bryon Theatres Ltd. 1,400 seats. Phone 2908. (Legit.) Bombed in 1940.

GEM CINEMA 144 Commercial Road  Opened 1913. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., F. H. Sutton. 1941: (BA) – Prop., H. Clayton-Gill, 33, Somerton Road, Newport. 300 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 7d. Proscenium width 35ft. Closed 1950s. Demolished.

LITTLE THEATRE SG46: Cap.: Stalls 310, balcony 130. Once nightly 7. Matinées Thursdays and Saturdays. Plays and concerts. Stage: Prosc. 28ft., heightft., depth 23ft., height of grid 22ft. Elec. equip.: 230 v. D.C. Footlights, three. Three battens, one with four and two with three circuits. Spot bar with five spots. Four floods coupled to four dimmers. ft lighting with three circuits. Three dips., Five dips switch controlled. One spot on stand. Two floods on stands. Three f-o-h pre-set spots. Dressing rooms: two double, two single, two chorus rooms.

LYCEUM THEATRE Bridge Street  Sidney Cooper (1907) 1937: (W.E.) Prop., Lyceum (Newport) Ltd. 1,207 seats. Phone 2906. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Mr. & Mrs. S. Cooper. The Meadows, Glaswllch Lane, Newport. Lessees, Lyceum, Newport, Ltd. 1,350 seats. Booked at Theatre. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width 27ft. Stage12 dressing rooms. Phone 2906. Station, Newport, G.W.R. SG46: Lyceum (adapted as a cinema). Closed 1961. Demolished – site used for ABC.

MAINDEE  158 Chepstow Road  Opened 1939. Closed 1961. Bingo. Now Wetherspoon’s.

ODEON THEATRE Clarence Place/East Usk Road (BTH)  Opened 12^th March 1938 – Young and Innocent. Architect: Arthur J. Price (Harry Weedon). 1,546 seats. By 1941 – Prop., Odeon (Newport) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Stage Phone Newport 5344. Closed 30^th May 1981 – The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark. Derelict. Snooker hall 1986-c.1991. Nightclub. Building listed. Closed. Now Newport City Live Arena.

OLYMPIA Cwmbran (BA) – 500 seats

OLYMPIA Skinner Street  Opened 14^th May 1913. 1,000 seats. Enlarged c.1915. 1922 -Prop., Tilney’s Kinemas L td.

To ABC 1929. 1937: (W.E.) Prop., A.B.C. Ltd. 1,307 seats. Phone 2259. 1941: (WE) – Lessees, Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,570 Seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width 36ft. Phone Newport 2259. Station, Newport, Mon., G.W.R. Closed September 1964. Demolished.

PALLADIUM / REGAL  1922 as Pall – Prop., Welsh Electric Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man., M. Whittle. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 2s. Phone, Newport 2963. Closed 1937. Demolished for Odeon.

PAVILION Stow Hill  1937: (R.C.A.) Prop., Stow Properties Ltd. 1,650 seats. Phone 2906. 

PILL PALACE 100, Commercial Road  1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., Mrs. A. Averbuck. 450 seats.

PLAZA (BTH) – Prop., The Plaza (Newport) Ltd., 100, Commercial Road. 850 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. Proscenium width 25ft. Station, Newport, G.W.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids

RIALTO THEATRE Station Approach  1922 – Prop., Newport Electric Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man., Harry Salter. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. Phone, Newport 3028. Station, Newport, G.W.R.

SOUTH WALES ELECTRIC PALACE  1922 – Prop., H. Willstead. Res. Man., W. Ash. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 8d. Station, Newport, G.W.R.

Town Hall A. A. Newman (1907)

TREDEGAR PICTURE HOUSE  / TREDEGAR HALL PICTURE HOUSE / Trede­gar Hall Stow Hill  J. K. Stone (1907) Opened as full-time cinema October 1922 – Prop. A. Freedman, I. Harris, & A. Cohen. Res. Man., A.. Feathers. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone, Newport 2031. Station, Newport, G.W.R. To London & Southern c.1929. To Odeon with circuit 1939. 1.019 seats. 1937 as TPH: (W.E.) Prop.,  Odeon Theatres Ltd. 1,091 seats. Phone 2031. 1941: (WE) Props., London & Southern Super Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. 1,019 seats. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Con­tinuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Phone 2031. Station, Newport, G.W.R. Closed December 1945. Repairs. Re-opened 7^th April 1946. Closed 29^th March 1958. Became Rank Majestic Ballroom. Bar/nightclub by 2001.

UGC Seven Styles Avenue: 13 screens

 

NEWPORT Salop

PICTURE HOUSE / Town Hall  f., Manager (1907) By 1941: (WE) – Props., Wright’s Picture House (Newport) Ltd. 450 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 20ft. Stage10ft. Phone Newport 58. Station, Newport, L.M.S.

 

NEWPORT PAGNELL Bucks

ELECTRA / ELECTRIC THEATRE  St. John Street  Opened 1912 – hall built on to rear of existing Georgian house. Prop. Alex Salmon. 1922 – Prop., G.. Salmons, L. Salmons, & A. Ballard. One show nightly. Thurs., Fri.. and Sat, One change weekly.. Prices, 4d. to 1s. Phone, Newport Pagnell 29. 1937: (B.A.) Prop., L. Salmonds & Co. Ltd. 585 seats. Phone 29. By 1941: (BA) – Props., Electra (Newport Pagnell) Ltd. 500 seats. One show nightly and Mats. One change weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Hall. Phone 146. Station, Newport Pagnell, L.M.S., or Film Transport Road Service. Closed 1991, now shops. Auditorium demolished, façade restored.

Masonic Hall  f., G. H. Sampson (1907)

Town Hall  f., M. Warren (1907) 

 

NEW ROMNEY Kent

PAVILION High Street  KYB 1922

 

NEW SILKSWORTH Co. Durham

HIPPODROME (The)  1922 – Prop., Stanley Rogers & R. G. Elder. Res. Man., J. French. Phone, Ryhope 12. Station, Ryhope, N.E.R. 1929: Stanley Rogers & Robert G. Elder, proprs. 1937: (B.T.P.) Prop., S. Rogers Cinemas Ltd. 700 seats. Phone Ryhope 231. By 1941: (BTP) – E. J. Hinge Circuit. Phone Newcastle 20317. 638 seats. Booked at 72 Grey Street, Newcastle. Twice nightly. Prices 5d. to 8d. Phone Ryhope 231. Station, Sunderland, L.N.E.R.

REX

 

NEWQUAY Cornwall

ASTOR / NEW THEATRE Narrowcliff  (BTP)  Opened 2^nd October 1939. Prop. Enid Hosking OR Newquay Entertainments Ltd. 611 stadium seats. Proscenium width 36’, stage 19’ 6” deep stage; 6 dressing rooms. Café. Modernised 1955. Late 1950s leased to Duchy Cinemas Ltd. re-named Astor. CinemaScope. Closed to film 1978. 2^nd storey added, furniture store. Closed. 2006 – boarded-up. Demolished January 2007.

CAMELOT  The Crescent  Opened 1970 – on site of Pavilion, but flank towers original. (Left-hand one, looking at the building from the front, had a metal ladder down the inside, plus a winch at the top to haul the film cans up and down. Still the original ones from when the Pavilion was built! – Darron Keeling) Prop., Council. 812 seats. CinemaScope, 70mm – Cinemechanica Victoria 6s/DTS stereo sound. To Garfield Daniels by 1980. Stage built in house – 5 rows/100 seats lost. Closed 1994, reopened Blue Juice première. Closed November 1987. 2002 Australian theme bar, cladding hides much of structure.

Drill Hall (1907) 

PAVILION THEATRE / The Pavilion and Shelter  The Crescent  Opened 1912. Prop., Newquay Urban District Council/ Cornish Riviera Entertainments Ltd. Lounge and tea rooms at rear. 1922 – Prop., Pavilion, Ltd. Res. Man., W. Ellis Slack. One show nightly. Two. mats, weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 8d. to 1s. 10d. By 1932 to Prance & Mumford (Sound & Movement Cinemas Ltd) Proscenium width 30’. 750 seats. RCA Photophone sound. By 1941: (RCA) – Operated by Sound & Movement Cinemas, Ltd., 14, Portland Square, Plymouth. 750 seats. Booked at H.O. Three shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Newquay 149. Station, New­quay G.W.R. To Albert Jackson Withers 1942. To Rank with circuit. Gutted by fire June 1968. Camelot built on site.

PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE THEATRE / Oddfellows’ Hall Marcus Hill  Built 1878. R. K. Lukes (1907) Opened as Pic Th 1912. 1922 – Prop., Newquay Picture Theatre, Ltd. Res. Man., H. James. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 8d. to 1s. 3d.  Re-named Pic Hse. Prop./lessee Newquay Picture Theatre Ltd. 180 seats. To W. Ellis Slack. Closed 1930.

ROXY East Street November 1944 Architect: F. E. Bromige. Stalls 978, 540 circle = 1518. Large stage,2 dressing rooms. Ballroom under circle. Scheme not realised.

Victoria Hall f., W. Huxtable (1907) 

VICTORIA THEATRE / Victoria Hall Wesley Hill  (BTH)  Opened 1930. Prop., A. H. Chapman, St Columb Major. Lessees: Anderton & Arthur Rowland, Plymouth. Upper storey hall above shop. Seats 412, inc. balcony 93. Proscenium width 20’; 2 dressing rooms. To Prance & Mumford 14^th August 1934. By 1941: (BTH) Oper­ated by Sound & Movement Cinemas, Ltd., 14 Portland Square, Plymouth. Phone Plymouth 4981. 450 seats. Prices 9d. to 1s.10d. Booked at H.O. Phone Newquay 3341. Station, Newquay G.W.R. To Albert Jackson Withers circuit 1942. CinemaScope c.1958. Closed to film 1974. Bingo. Open in 1999.

Extra info. from Clive Polden & Darron Keeling

 

NEWSHAM Northumb

KINO HALL  1922 -  Prop. &  Res. Man., W. Ritson. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Station, Newsham, N.E.R. 1937: Prop., J. Ritson.   1941: (AWH) – Prop., M. Bice, 34 Barra Avenue, Plessey Road, Blyth. Phone Blyth 281. 600 seats. Booked at Newcastle. One show nightly, Tues. to Fri. Two shows Mon. and Sat. Three changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Proscenium width 18ft. Station Newsham, L.N.E.R.

PLAZA  Cramlington Terrace, Newcastle Road  1937: Prop., C. & T. Cinemas Ltd seats. 1941: (AWH) – Prop., Mrs. M. Bice, Ewesley, Plessey Road, Blyth. 450 seats. Prices 3d. to 10d. Once nightly, Sun. to Fri. Twice, Sat. Booked at New­castle-on-Tyne. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone Blyth 281. Station, Newsham. Now methodist chapel.

 

NEWTON Derbys

PALACE  1922 – Prop., Palace, Newton, Ltd. Res. Man., W. Carrington. One show nightly, three on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Station Newton, M.R.

METRO  1937: (B.T.H.) Props., G. S. Clark & S. Fearn. 300 seats.                              

 

NEWTON ABBOT Devon

ALEXANDRA CINEMAS / ALEXANDRA THEATRE / Alex­andra Hall / Corn Exchange Market Place  f., P. J. Major (1907)  Opened 1871 as Corn Exchange. Used as theatre c.1900. Pros. 26’ 6”, stage 18ft. deep, 3 dressing rooms. Silent cinema use c1909. 1922 as A H- Prop. Newton Abbot Urban District Council. Res. man., P. H. Major. Station, Newton Abbot, G.W.R. 550 seats. Balcony added 1927. Talkies Monday 27^th January 1930 – The Singing Fool. Prices, 9d to 1/10d. Mgr. Capt. Wesley H. Oakey. 1937: (B.T.H.) Lessee, W. H. Oakey & Co. Ltd. 600 seats. Phone 368. 1941: – (BTH) Props., Newton Abbot Picture House, Ltd. 608 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 2 p.m. Booked at Lloyds Bank Chambers, Torquay. Two dressing-rooms. Phone 368. Station, Newton Abbot, G.W.R. SG46: Prop.: Newton Abbot Picture Houses, Ltd., Alexandra Theatre, Newton Abbot. Cap.: Stalls 276, P. stalls 138, D. circle 80, U. circle 123. Once nightly 7. Matinées Thursday and Saturday. Films at present, otherwise revue, variety, pantomime, plays. Stage: Pros. 26ft., height 20ft., min. depth from setting line 20ft., height under fly galleries 17ft., width between fly galleries 29ft., height of grid from stage 32ft. No counterweight gear. 26 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 230 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, three circuits with ind. dimmers. Three battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Two floods on stands. One f-o-h following lime. Dressing rooms: Two single, one chorus, acc. 30. Extra acc. can be arranged. Orchestra: Acc. 12 (and extension). No resident orchestra. Three traps are cut (grave centre). Can fly 15-16ft. cloths. Two ‘traveller tracks’ with tabs installed. 3 dressing rooms added post-WWII. WE sound installed. CinemaScope (screen 22′ by 10′) by 1959. Pic Hse Co wound up c.1960. To Charles Scott. To Peter Hoare c. 1984. 560 seats. 25^th May 1996 twinned – Screen 1 (stalls) 200 OR 206 seats, screen 2 (circle) 125 OR 127 seats. 2003 re-seated – 190/97 seats. Listed Grade II. Still open.

Circus Pitch J. Prowse (1907)

Co-operative Hall  opened Monday 20^th April 1936 – Hassan’s Indian Village.

EMPIRE CINEMA / EMPIRE THEATRE / skating rink Marsh Road/ Lemon Road  Opened late 1910. Prop. Charles Poole, mgr., Fred Clarke. M.D. Carl Coles. Variety & ‘Poole’s Perfect Pictures’ + skating Tues. to Fri. mats. Prices, 3d (separate entrance), 6d, 9d, 1s. 1922 - Prop., Chas. Poole. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. Station, Newton Abbot, G.W.R. To Fred Clarke. Closed Saturday 30^th June 1923. Re-opened as ballroom. Closed. Later demolished – car park.

Globe Assembly Rooms (1907) 

IMPERIAL THEATRE  Queen Street/Lemon Street  Opened  18^th September 1913 – Ivanhoe. Prop., Newton Abbot Cinema Company Ltd. Mgr. Tom Fyall (ex-Redcar Paul’s). Chief L. G. Wray. Screen  16ft 6in. Stage 14ft. deep. 2 dressing rooms. 2 Gaumont Chrono machines – throw 80ft. 520 seats. Prices 3d, 6d, 1s. 1922 – Prop., Newton Abbot Cinema Co., Ltd. Res. man. Chas. Poole. Two shows daily. Two changes weekly. Talkies: Monday 14^th April 1930 – High Treason. Prices, 9d to 1/10d. 1932 to Newton Abbot Pic Hse Co. New screen, organ removed & sold. Re-opened 5^th December 1932 – Tarzan the Ape Man. Mgr. Mr. Taylor, chief (later mgr) Mr. Nosworthy. 1937: (W.E.) Prop., Newton Abbot Picture Hse. Ltd. 511 seats. By 1941: (WE) – Imperial Electric Theatre Picture House, Ltd., Newton Abbot. 540 seats. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily. Booked by Mrs. P. Myott, Lloyds Bank Chambers, Vaughan Parade, Torquay. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 23ft. Phone 155. Station, Newton Abbot, G.W.R. CinemaScope. Closed Saturday 16^th January 1960 – Friends and Neighbours and The Treasure of San Teresa. Auditorium demolished 1983. Façade shops.

ODEON THEATRE Wolborough Street (BTH)  Opened Monday 17^th February 1936 – Anna Karenina + Charles Perring & his band. Architect: Howard Williams. (Taken-over scheme from Paignton Picture Hse Co.) Prop., Odeon (Newton Abbot) Ltd. Cost £17,000. 958 seats: 708 stalls+250 circle. Mgr. Alfred OR Arthur Dagnell. Chief, L. G. Crews. By 1941 – Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Prices 1s. to 2s. 4d. Stage. Three dressing-rooms. Phone Newton Abbot 673. CinemaScope Monday 28^th February 1955 – Sign of the Pagan. Closed 1^st July 1972 – Zee & Co and A Severed Head. Car showroom. Demolished autumn 1983 for relief road.

Public Rooms J. Wotton (1907)

TRAGO MILLS CINEMA 180^o  70mm cinema  Opened 1980s at the Dart Valley Railway.  By 1985 moved to this purpose-built circular building. Closed soon after.

 

NEWTON HEATH

Central Conservative Hall  A. Morley (1907)

Public Hall  (1907)

 

NEW TREDEGAR Mon

EMPIRE  1922 – Prop, & Res. Man., Sydney Cohen. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Cardiff 3299. By 1941: (BA) – Prop., New Tredegar Theatres, Ltd., Managing Director, F. A. Cam; Registered Office, New Hall, Bargoed, Glam. Phone 72. 1,000 seats. Booked at Bargoed. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone New Tredegar 55. Station, New Tredegar & Tirphill, G.W.R.

New Tredegar Working Men’s Hall I. Jones (1907)

PALACE (BA) – Prop., New Tredegar Theatres, Ltd. Managing Director, F. A. Cam. Regis­tered Office, New Hall, Bargoed, Glam. Phone 72. Booked at Bargoed. 400 seats. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone New Tredegar 55. Station, New Tredegar & Tirphil, G.W.R.

VICTORY CINEMA – Prop., R. Williams. Res. Man., Waldorf Davies. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Station, New Tredegar, R.R.

 

NORMANTON Yorks

Assembly Rooms f., J. D. Stones (1907)

EMPIRE PICTURE HOUSE / EMPIRE THEATRE (1) Wakefield Road  300 seats. 1922 – Prop. & Res. Man., W. Musgrave . Two shows nightly. Mat. Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 9d. Station, Normanton, M.R. 1934/5 rebuilt as foyer to Empire (2)

EMPIRE THEATRE (2) Wakefield Road  Architects: F. Mitchell & Sons, Leeds. (1931 plans). By 1941: (WE) – Props., Empire Super Cinema (Normanton) Ltd., J.O.G.S. Cinema, 41, Albion Street, Leeds. Phone Leeds 26910. Booked at Leeds. 1,350 seats. Two shows nightly. Prices 3d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Normanton 3107. Station, Normanton, L.M.S.

GRAND CINEMA / GRAND PALACE Castleford Road 1922 – Prop., Victoria Picture Co. By 1941: (BTH) – Props., J.& M. Segelman, J.O.G.S. Cinema, 41, Albion Street, Leeds. Phone Leeds 26910. 525 seats. Twice nightly. Prices 3d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at Leeds. Phone Normanton 15. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone 2115. Station, Normanton, L.M.S.

MAJESTIC High Street  (WE) – Props., Star Cinemas (London) Ltd., New Star Cinema, Aire Street, Castleford. Phone 2531. 950 seats. Continuous. Mats., Mon. and Thurs, Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Normanton 3103. Station, Normanton, L.M.S.

PALACE High Street  1922 – Prop., Normanton Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man., J. H. Fearnley. One show nightly. Three mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 9d. Station Normanton, M.R.

 

NORTHALLERTON Yorks

Assembly Rooms  Mrs. Bonnett (1907)

CENTRAL PICTURE HOUSE  Opened 1920. By 1941: (BTH) -Props., Northallerton Cinema, Ltd. 500 seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Twice nightly. Prices 5d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Northallerton, L.N.E.R. Closed. Demolished 1960.

CINEMA de LUXE Romanby Road  1941: (BTH) – Props., Northallerton Cinema, Ltd. 370 seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 1s. Station, Northallerton, L.N.E.R.

Circus Pitch J. Vasey (1907)

LYRIC CINEMA North End High Street (Mirrophonic)  Opened 1939. Architect: A. J. Thraves. Prop. A. R. Wood, Greta, Mallorie Park, Ripon. Phone 346. 1,000 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Stage 30ft. deep. Six dressing rooms. Closed 1995, now New Life Baptist Church.

Town Hall f., Miss S. J. Whitehead (1907)

 

NORTHAMPTON Northants

Cinema de Luxe, Campbell St. (t o)  Phone                    W.E.

Coliseum, Kingsthorpe Rd. (1350)                    

East Park Picturedrome (628)                                            W.E.

Exchange Cinema, The Parade (toy)                Phone     W.E.

Majestic Cinema, Gold St. (170)                        1937: (B.T.H.) 700 seats. Phone 170.                 

New Theatre (646)                              

Plaza Cinema, Wellingborough Rd. (1979)                                    B.A.

Regal Super Cinema, Grove Rd. (2256)          

Ritz                                                                                                                        Phone                     R.C.A.

Roxy Cinema, West Bridge (1617)                                   B.A.

Savoy Cinema (3239)                                                          W.E.

Temperance Hall, Newlands (779) 

Tivoli Cinema, Far Cotton (2795)                  

 

CINEMA de LUXE  Campbell Street Opened Thursday 19^th March 1914 – The Dungeon of Steel and The Dictator. Architect: Peter D. Stonham. 800 seats – one raked tier. 2 Gaumont Chrono motor-driven projectors. Screen 20’x18’. Op. mgr., Frank McLintock, assistant Frank Esmond. Prop., Northampton Cinema Co. 1921: Prop. National Electric Cinemas Co. Director/mgr. Harold D. Pascoe (later owner). 1^st N’ton cinema with double seats on back row. 1922 – Prop. Northampton Cinema Co., Ltd. Res. Man., H. Gray. One show nightly. Daily mat. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Northampton 150. Station, Northampton, L.N.W.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., Cinema de Luxe (North’ton) Ltd. 950 seats. 1941: (WE) – Props., Cinema de Luxe (Northampton) Ltd., 1,000 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Daily Mat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Stage 12ft. deep. Phone Northampton 150. Station, Castle, L.M.S. Re-dec. & part re-seated 1950. Closed November 1956, demolished. Car park.

CINEWORLD / UGC / MGM / Virgin Sixfields Leisure, Duston :  8 screens. UGC until mid 2005. 5 week overhaul/redecoration Summer 2006.

Circus Pitch Market Superintendent (1907)

COLISEUM ELECTRIC CINEMA Kingsthorpe Hollow  Opened 2^nd August 1920. Man. dir. J. G. Covington, Gen. mgr Harold Arnold (same pair as at Vaudeville Cinema). 900 seats. By 1927 W. Harris, later John Norfolk. Films booked by wife Mabel. Kalee 7s & arcs, Gyrotone sound. 1937: (Gytone) Prop., J. L Norfolk. 800 seats. Phone 1350. 1941: (Gyrotone) – Props., Coliseum Cinema (Northampton) Ltd. Phone Northampton 1350. 655 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 3d. to 1s.3d. Phone Northampton 1350. Station, Castle, L.M.S., & Road Transport. To Eric Wright in 1948. Re-named New Coliseum 1951 – re-equipped B.T-H. kit. Closed 11^th November 1958 – St. Louis Blues. August 1959 converted to builders’ merchant, which it is still. Façade was removed early 90s, date cartouche and corner pediment re-erected on ground.

COUNTY ELECTRIC PAVILION / ELECTRIC PAVILION 10 Gold Street  Opened 1910 – conversion of shop & rear premises. 1919 mgr. Harold Arnold. 1922 as El Pav – Prop., G. V. Hulton & E. C. Shapeero. Res. Man., W’. S. Farndon. Continuous, Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Northampton, L.N.W.R. Closed. Frontage back to shop. Demolished.

The DECO / CANNON / ABC / SAVOY Abingdon Square (WE)  Opened 4^th May 1936 – Broadway Melody of 1936. Prop., A. B. C. Ltd. Architect: W. R. Glen. Organ: Compton 3c/7+melotone with surround on lift. 1,954 seats. Phone 3239. Chief: Frank Heighton. 1941 – Props., Associ­ated British Cinemas, Ltd., Golden Square, London W.1. 2,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone Northampton 3139. Station, Castle, L.M.S. Chief 1941 – 1974: Fred Allen. Re-named ABC c.1961. Closed as single screen 8^th December 1974 – The Valachi Papers. Tripled from Boxing Day 1974 – Murder On The Orient Express (ABC 1). To Cannon & re-named 1986. Listed Grade II. Closed 1993. Empty. Derelict – hole in roof. Re-opened as Jesus Centre December 2004. Auditorium plasterwork restored. Original seats re-covered. Conference/dining rooms in rears stalls. Receiving theatre during 2005 as Royal Theatre and Derngate closed for rebuilding. Film season (DVD) 2006.

DERNGATE THEATRE Derngate  Opened 1980. Prop., Corporation. Receiving theatre. Closed during 2005 for renovation. 

ESSOLDO / REGAL SUPER CINEMA / VAUDEVILLE ELECTRIC CINEMA THEATRE  Grove Road Opened March 1920 as V.E.T.: Capt. W. H. Richards, mgr.  Projectors by Bassett-Lowke. To John & Mabel Norfolk. Redesigned 1929-30. Re-opened as Regal 3^rd March 1930. 1937 as Reg Sup: (Gy’tone) Prop., J. I.. Norfolk. 1,200 seats. Phone 2256. 1941: (Morrison) – Prop., Mabel Norfolk. 1,000 seats. Con­tinuous. Booked at Hall. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Castle, L.M.S. To Southan Morris. To Essoldo 26^th August 1954. Closed 25^th February 1956. Re-opened as Essoldo 13 March 1956 – Cockleshell Heroes. Closed to full-time film 3^rd August 1968. Plaza bingo – school holiday film matinées. Closed. Interior gutted as skateboard centre. Roller disco. Laser games centre. Gymnasium. Empty. Rebuilt as flats – façade restored 2006. the Plaza.

FORUM / STUDIO Weston Favell Centre:  Opened 1976. 16mm. 200 seats. Chief: John Ferrio. Now 35mm & 16mm. Seats: 250. Programme: Art, foreign, and second-run releases. Occasionally first-run features.

Franklin Gardens R. Wainwright (1907)

GEM / KINGSTHORPE ELECTRIC CINEMA / Liberty Hall Washington Street Kingsthorpe Pictures shown here, as early as 1898, but on a temporary basis. Opened as K.E.P. October 1912. 1928 propr. & res. mgr. C. Goff. Films booked at hall. Two changes weekly. Continuous. Prices 3d to 1/-. 1922 as Gem – Prop., F. Haines. Res. Man., W. G. Jolley. Continuous. Two mat. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Northampton, L.N.W.R. Closed late 20s. Extant.

MAJESTIC CINEMA / PICTURE HOUSE / New PALACE THEATRE of Varieties / EMPIRE/ GRAND / Higgett’s Alhambra  Gold Street/Horsefair  Opened 1872. Palace, F. Anderson (1907). 1906: Fred. H. Anderson, proprietor & mangr. Closed as mus hall 1908. Opened as The Picture House Boxing Day 1912. 778 seats. 1919: as Majestic: Prop. Northampton Cinema Co. Mgr. Frank McLintock. 1922 – Prop., North­ampton Cinema Co., Ltd. Res. Man., A. Grahame. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 170. By 1927 propr. & mgr. H. G. Hadland. To ABC 2^nd March 1931. (BTH projectors, arcs, sound) Props. Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London. 778 seats. Booked at H.O. Twice nightly. Mats, daily ex. Fri. Two changes weekly. Proscenium width 19ft. Phone Northampton 170. Station, Northampton (Castle) L.M.S. Closed 26^th June 1937. Bell’s showroom. Demolished. Part site widened Horseshoe Street, rest  Bell’s corner to c.2000. Now closed & altered.

NEW THEATRE & HIPPODROME Abington Street Opened Monday 9^th December 1912. Architect: W. G. R. Sprague. Props.: Northampton Theatre Syndicate Ltd. 1919: Sec. & mgr., Percy H. Gallagher. Rear projection cinema 1933-35 – Kalee 7s and British Acoustic sound – later WE. Sam Newsome. 1937: (BTP) Prop., New Theatre (Northampton) Ltd. 1,800 seats. Phone 646. (Legit.) SG46: New Theatre. Prop.: New Theatre (Northampton) Ltd., Abington Street. Head Office: Hippodrome Coventry. Bookings: Twice nightly: Bertram Montague, 60-66, Wardour St. London W.1. Once nightly : Howard & Wyndham, Ltd., Standbrook House, 2-5 Old Bond St., London W.1. Cap. : 1,513 Once nightly : Stalls 104, 194, boxes 8, P. stalls 148, pit 299, D. circle 116, 120, U. circle 94, gallery 430. Twice nightly : Stalls 210, boxes 8, P. stalls 236, pit 299. D. circle 87, U. circle 243, gallery 430. Barring clause : Once nightly : 20 miles, Twice nightly : 10 miles, (Variety contracts 6 miles). Once nightly 6.45. Matinées Wednesday and Saturday 2.30. Twice nightly 6.30 and 8.35. Matinée Saturday 2.30. Variety, revue, plays. circus, ballet, opera, pantomime. Stage: Pros. 30ft., height 45ft., min. depth front setting line 30ft. 6 in., height under fly galleries 23ft. 9 in., width between fly galleries 39ft. 6 in., height of grid front stage 55ft., 6 in. No counterweight gear. 40 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 110 v. and 210 v. A.C., 50 cycles. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Five battens, each with four circuits with ind. dimmers. Twelve dips switch controlled. One spot on stand. Four towers on stands. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: Ten single, four chorus, acc. 50, Band room. Orchestra: Acc. 18 with M.D. Resident 14 (M.D. four violins, flute, drums, piano, bass, ‘cello, two trumpets, trombone, clarinet and sax.). To FJB circuit 1954. Closed ‘temporarily’ August 1958 – Strip Strip Hooray! Demolished early 1960. Fine Fare supermarket on site – now Primark.

ODEON / GAUMONT / EXCHANGE CINEMA / Corn Ex­change 4 The Parade  J. Fellows (1907) Early cinema seasons. Rebuilt internally as cinema Monday 2^nd August 1920 – King Solomon’s Mines and The Indestructible Wife. Orchestra of sixteen (within a week eighteen). ‘Grand Concert Organ’. Prop., Exchange Cinema Co., 19 Market Square. 1,916 seats. Prices Stalls 1/-, Balcony stalls 2/-, Balcony Fauteuils 3/-. Organ 1920: Compton 3/33 movable console. 1922 – Prop., Ex­change Cinema Co., Ltd. Res. Man., W. H. Page. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 1s. to 3s. Station, Castle, L.N.W.R. To PCT c.1924. To G-B with circuit February 1929. 1,916 seats. Organ 1935: Compton removed for WurliTzer 2/8 fixed console. 1937 as Ex: (WE) Prop., Prov. Cinematograph Ths. Ltd. 1,900 seats. 1941: (WE) – Props., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,916 Seats. Booked at H.O. Two shows nightly. Mats, daily. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Café attached. Phone 105. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named Gaumont 10^th April 1950 & modernised 1951. Organ removed 1957. Re-named Odeon 16^th March 1964. Closed to film 7^th September 1974. Top Rank bingo. Sold 1977. Bingo closed c. 2000. Now Chicago Rock Café.

PICTUREDROME / EAST PARK PICTUREDROME ‘Robinson’s’ East Park Parade, Kettering Road  Opened 21^st November 1912 on site of stonemason’s yard. Prop. Charles Robinson & Sons. 1^st purpose-built cinema. Enlarged 1919. 1922 – Prop., C. Robinson & Sons. Res. Man., E. Robinson. Continu­ous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone 628. Sound 1930. 1935: to Harold Deighton Pascoe (of C. de Luxe). Re-equipped – Ross front-shutter projectors, Ernemann hand-fed arcs, Western Electric Wide Range sound (later upgraded to Mirrophonic). George Willis Chief for over 21 years. 1937: (WE) Prop., Cinema de Luxe (N’th’pton) Ltd. 1,000 seats. Phone 628. 1941 as EPP: (WE) – Props., H. D. Pascoe, Picturedrome. 700 seats. Booked at Cinema de Luxe, Northampton. Twice nightly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 18ft. Phone Northampton 628. Station, Castle L.M.S. 1^st independent to install Wide Screen. Closed December 1958. Rutland Bingo with altered façade. Now Picturedrome Bar & music venue: façade semi-restored.

PLAZA / PRINCE of WALES’ PLAYHOUSE / ABINGTON PARK CINEMA / KING’S PICTURE PLAYHOUSE / EAST END PICTURE PALACE (Bentley’s) Wellingborough Road  Opened 1910 by Bentley. Sold February 1913 to chain – ‘dainty teas’ at Thursday matinées. Private boxes seating 5. 1919 as King’s: Prop., G. H. J. Dawson. 1922 - Prop., G. H. J. Dawson. Res. Man., G. J. Lester. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 7d. Phone 60. Station, Castle, L.N.W.R. Closed c.1929. Re-opened1932 – Igloo. Equipment: Gaumont Chrono machines (later replaced by Eclipse), G-B. hand-fed arcs, British Acoustic sound. 1937 as Plaza: (BA) Prop., H. G. Hadland. 500 seats. Phone 1979. 1941: (RCA) – Props., W. Harris & F. Faulk­ner, Ritz Cinema. Phone 2512. 602 seats. Continuous. Mat. daily. Prices 7d. to 1s. 9d. Booked at Welford Road office. Phone 1979. To Myer and Sydney Cipin 1949. CinemaScope: Westar machines & arcs, Westrex sound. Closed 1969. Converted to shop. Façade re-built & interior gutted as Lloyd’s Bank.

RITZ CINEMA Welford Road (RCA)  Opened 1937. Props., W. Harris & P. Faulkner (H. & F. Cinemas), Welford Road. Architects: Sir John Brown & A. E. Henson. 750 seats. Kalee 11s (Indomitables), Kalee auto arcs, and R.C.A. Photophone. Chief: Fred Irons. Phone 2512. 728 seats – one tier. Continuous. Castle Station, L.M.S. Sold 1949 to brothers Sydney & Myer Cipin. Closed. Converted to chapel.

ROXY CINEMA / ST. JAMES’ ELECTRIC CINEMA / CASTLE CINEMA / Dover Hall West Bridge Road/St. James’ Road Originally skating rink. Then Castle pre-1912. Props., F. W. Giddings & J. de Chastelain. WWI – military use. 1920: re-opened as St. J.: Prop. St. James’ Electric Cinema Ltd., mgr. Benjamin Hill. Gaumont Chrono machines in corrugated iron box. 1922 -  Prop., St. James Electric Cinema, Ltd. Res. Man., B. Hill, Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Station, Northampton, L.N.W.R. 1937: (BA) Prop., Grahams Cinemas, Ltd. 1,000 seats. Phone 1617. 1941: (BA) – Props., Grahams Roxy Cinema (Northampton) Ltd., 24, Corridor Chambers, Market Place, Leices­ter. Phone 20164/5. 1,000 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 20ft. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Phone Northampton, 1617. Station, Northampton (Castle) L.M.S. Closed during WWII – medical inspections. Re-opened as Roxy 1949. Later factory. Demolished. Flats.

ROYAL THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE (1) Guildhall Street  Opened Monday 5^th May 1884. Architect: C. J. Phipps. Burned down 13^th February 1887 – Romany Rye. Rebuilt on same site as R.T. & Op House (2).

ROYAL THEATRE / REPERTORY THEATRE / OPERA HOUSE / ROYAL THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE (2) Guildhall Street (No 2) Opened 19887 – Twelfth Night. Architect: C. J. Phipps. Lessee, Edward Compton. Milton Bode & Edward Compton (1907) Harry Esden res. mgr. (left 1907 to open Sunderland Empire for Richard Thornton). Bought by Northampton Theatre Syndicate (New Theatre). 1927: leased to Rep. Co. SG46: Repertory Theatre. Prop.: Northampton Repertory Players, Ltd., Repertory Theatre, Guildhall Road, Northampton. Cap.: 833. Stalls 136, boxes 8, P. stalls 94, pit 136, D. circle 87, U. circle 122, gallery 250. Once nightly 6.30. Matinées Thursday and Saturday 2.30. Repertory. Stage: Pros. 21ft. 9 in., height 16ft. 6 in., min. depth from setting line 4ft. apron, 26ft. setting line to back wall, height under fly galleries 18ft. 6 in., width between fly galleries 35ft., height of grid from stage 50ft. Counterweight gear. Act drop only three lines (one set). 26 sets manila lines. Entrances P.S. and O.P. Elec. equip.: 210 v. D.C. (The stage board is fitted with Rottenburg plugs for dimmer selection, nine gauged dimmers being installed, present dimmers number eleven.) Footlights, three circuits with ind. dimmers. Double batten, each with four circuits with ind. dimmers at back stage. Bridge spot with six spots, each ind. dimmer con-, and four 500 w. floods. Four dips ind. dimmers. Four dips switch con­trolled. Two double floods on stands, and single. Two f-o-h pre-set spots with dimmers, 250 w. Two f-o-h following 1,000 w. One A.A. used on stage or be flown. Dressing rooms: Four double, three chorus acc. 20. Band room. Orchestra: Two pianos. Amplifying equip.: About 5 watts. Single turn-table reproducer. F-o-h or stage. Microphone. Bought by council 1960. Redecorated by Osborne Robinson (resident scenic artist) with murals. 583 seats. Back-stage extended in 1980 when Derngate built. Closed during 2005 for restoration.

TEMPERANCE HALL CINEMA / ANDREW’S / Temperance Hall Newland W. C. Hollowell (1907) – A. O. Andrews opened Temp Hall as perm. cinema September 1908. 900 seats. Left in 1914. 1919: as Temp Hall Pic Pal: prop. Sydney J. Flateau. 1922 – Prop., S. J. Flatau. Two shows nightly. Daily mat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 7d. Phone 779. Station, Castle, L.N.W.R. 1937: (Kamm) Prop., Temperance Hall Cinema Co. Ltd. 1,000 seats. Phone 779. 1941: (Kamm) Props., Temperance Hall Cinema Co., Ltd. 642 seats. Booked at London & Birming­ham. Continuous nightly. Mat. Fri. and Sat. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone 779. Station, Castle, L.M.S. Closed 1964. Demolished for part of Grosvenor Centre.

TIVOLI Far Cotton (RCA)  Opened July 1935. – Props., William Harris & F. Faulkner, Ritz Cinema, Welford Road. Phone 1512. 832 stadium seats. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 9d. Booked at Welford Road office. Phone 2795. Station, Castle, L.M.S. c.1945 to Midland Super Cinemas Ltd. Post-war Chief, Doug Woodford. Closed to film August 1960.

Town Hall  f., Town Clerk (1907)

VUE Sol Centre, Gold Street/Doddridge Street:  10 screens

Arthur Northover – The Picture Man

 

NORTHENDEN Cheshire

CORONATION CINEMA Longley Lane (WE) – Props., Exors. of Peter Leigh. 400 seats. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Three shows Sat. Booked at Hall. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 10d. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Wythenshawe 2286. Station, Northenden, Cheshire R.

ROYAL ELECTRIC THEATRE  1922 – Prop. &  Res. Man., Peter Leigh. Three shows weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 2½d. to 8d. Station, Northenden, Cheshire R. 1937: Prop. P. Leigh. 370 seats.

 

NORTHFLEET Kent

ASTORIA  1937: (Kamm) Prop., Strathcona Cinemas Ltd. 800 seats.                       

CINEMA               KYB 1922

Factory Club Hall  f., W. H. Steadman (1907)

WARDONA / STAR PICTURE HOUSE High Street  (BTH) – Prop., Wardona (Northfleet) Ltd. 800 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Roller skating rink attached. Phone Gravesend 1547. Station, Northfleet, S.R. Closed. Demolished. Wardona Court flats built on site 2005.

 

NORTH SHIELDS Northumb

ALBION CINEMA / Albion Assembly Room Albion Road  f., A. Jefferson (1907)  1922 – Prop., Albion Cinema, Ltd. Res. Man:, J. W. Yeates. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Station, North Shields, N.E.R. 1937: (RCA) Prop., Albion Cinema Ltd. Phone 498. 1941: (RCA) – Props., Albion Cinema, Ltd. 1,070 beats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Three shows on Sat. Mat. Wed. Occasional Variety. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 38ft. Stage21ft. deep. Four dressing-rooms. Phone North Shields 498. Station, North Shields.

BOROUGH THEATRE (1) Lower Rudyerd Street  Opened 1900 as wooden circus. Prop. Henry Alvo. Architect: Woodhouse. 1902 converted to theatre by Arthur Jefferson. Architect: Simpson. Arthur Jefferson (1907) Bought by George Black I. Opened as cinema 16^th December 1907. Destroyed by fire 8 April 1910. Replaced on same site by Boro’ (2)

New BOROUGH THEATRE (2) Lower Rudyerd Street  Opened 1^st August 1910. Architects: Steinlet & Gibson. 1,400 seats. Prop. George Black II. To Thompson & Collins circuit. 1922 – Prop., Thompson &  Collins. Res. Man., J. Petrie. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone, North Shields 323. Station, North Shields, N.E.R. To Gaumont with circuit March 1928. 1,440 seats. 1937: (BA) Prop., Denman Picture Houses Ltd. 1,415 seats. Phone 323. 1941: (BA) – Props., Denman P1cture Houses, Ltd. 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. 1,440 seats. Booked at H.O. Two shows nightly. Stage27½ft. deep; four dressing-rooms. Prices 5d. to 1s. Phone North Shields 323. Station, North Shields. Closed 28^th September 1957. Demolished.

CENTRAL PALACE of VARIETIES  Opened 1901. Architect: Hope & Maxwell. Wm. Mould (1907)  Demolished.

Circus Pitches (1907)

COMEDY THEATRE Seville Street  1922 – Prop., Dixon Scott. Res. Man., R. F. Scott. Three shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 7d. Phone, North Shields 479. Station, North Shields, N.E.R. 1937: (BTP) Prop., David Hashman. 750 seats. Phone 104. 1941: (BTP) – Prop., David Hashman, 47 Preston Avenue, North Shields, 850 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Mat. Mon. Prices 4d. to 1s. Phone North Shields 651 .

CROWN 1 & 2 / CLASSIC / PRINCE’S / ODEON / GAUMONT / PRINCE’S THEATRE Russell Street  Opened 7^th October 1929. Prop., Dixon Scott & co. Architect: George Dixon (Dixon & Bell). 1,790 seats. To Gaumont June 1931. 1937 as P’s:  (WE) Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Ths. 2,590 seats. Phone 299. 1941 as Prince’s: (WE) – Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., Ltd. 1,790 seats. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Phone North Shields 999. Café attached. Station, North Shields, L.N.E.R. 1940 – damage by landmine. Repaired. Closed 1949 – permanent repair of patched WWII damage. Re-opened as Gaumont 16^th October 1950. 1,474 seats. Re-named Odeon 4 August 1968. To Arnold Sheckman & re-named Prince’s 1970. To Sydney Shurman. To Classic 2^nd January 1972. Closed 18^th September 1976. Bingo. Circle taken over, twinned & opened as Crown 1 & 2  1^st June 1977. Film ceased July 1982. Bingo.

GAIETY King Street  1922 - Prop.&  Res. Man., J. Ritson. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 9d. Station, North Shields, N.E.R. 1937: (El’cord) Prop., J. Ritson. 500 seats.

HOWARD HALL  J. R. Hogg (1907) 1922 - Prop., Shipcote Co. Res. Man., J. R. Dickman. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone 450. Station, North Shields, N.E.R. 1937: (BTP) Prop., Shipcote Co. Ltd. Phone 450. 1941: (BTP) used by Poole’s Myrioramas before cinema use. – Prop, Shipcote Co., Ltd., Shipcote Hall, Gateshead. Phone 72019. 1,119 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Evenings from 5.30 p.m. Mats., Mon. Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 6d. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 450.

Northumberland Music Hall  Opened 1874. Demolished.

ODEON / UCI Silverlink Retail Park:  9 screens Silverlink Retail Park Seats: 1:326 2:156 3:185 4:198 5:410 6:198 7:185 8:156 9:326 [UCI until March 2006]

REX CINEMA Billy Mill Lane – later Avenue (BTH)  Opened 9^th December 1936. Architect: Edwin M. Lawson. 1,500 seats. Slightly damaged 15/16 April 1941 by landmine. Re-opened 30 December 1941. Prop., S. C. Millar. To Arnold Sheckman 27^th June 1961. Closed to film. Bingo 23^rd February 1966. Demolished 4-8 September 1996. Info. from Frank Manders.

THEATRE ROYAL  / GRAND  Opened 1879. A. Jefferson (1907) Closed 1932. 1937: (Legit.) 650 seats. Demolished 1939.

TYNE PICTURE HALL  1937&41: (Filmophone) – Prop., Dixon Scott. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 4d. Station, North Shields, L.N.E.R

 

NORTH WALSHAM Norfolk

NORTH WALSHAM PICTUREDROME King Arms Street  Opened 1912. Mgrs. H. P. & Mrs Lydia Coates. Prices, 3d, 6d, 1s. 1922 – Prop., John Dixon. One show nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station, North Walsham. G.E.R. Closed September 1931 a week after Regal opened. 

Public Hall  f., J. H. Reeve (1907)

REGAL  New Road (BTH)  Opened Monday 7^th September 1931 – A Warm Corner. Prop., V.E.H. Cinemas, Ltd., 45 Dereham Road, Norwich. Phone. Norwich 894. 650 seats. Once nightly, twice Sat. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Twice on Sat. Prices 6d. to 2. Proscenium width 30ft. Phone 115. Films per Norfolk & District Film Transport, Norwich. Closed.

Town Hall (1907)

 

NORTHWICH Cheshire

CASTLE PICTURE HOUSE Castle Street  1922 – Prop., Gorst Jackson. Res. Man., C. D. Tomkinson. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone 254. Station, Northwich, Cheshire R. 1937: (R.C.A.) Prop. Northwich & Winsford Cin. Co. Ltd. 500 seats. Phone 254. (Closed)

CENTRAL PALACE PICTURE THEATRE / CENTRAL THEATRE Witton Street  Mrs. Sarah Golden (1907) 1922 – Prop., T. D. Urwin, Victor Banford, Clare Ewbank. Head office, Central Palace, Northwich. Res. Man., T. D. Urwin. Twice weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1s. Phone, Northwich 188. Station, Northwich, L.N.W.R. 171 miles. 1937: B.A. Cheshire County Cinemas Ltd. 700 seats. 1938: Cheshire County Cinemas Ltd. proprs.; C. F. Miller, manager

Drill Hall f., F. A. Cowley 1907)

PAVILION KINEMA Hayhurst Street  1922 – Prop., E. Hamilton. Head office, Hayhurst Street, Northwich. Res. Man., R. P. Walker. Two shows nightly. Mats, Wed. & Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Northwich 256. Station, Northwich, L.N.W.R., 171 miles. 1937: (WE) Prop. Cheshire County Cinemas, Ltd. 814 seats. Phone 256. By 1941: (RCA) – Prop., Cheshire County Cinemas, Ltd. Phone Runcorn 2291. Booked at Empress Kinema, Runcorn. 700 seats. Geo. Fawcett, manager. Continuous from 5.30 p.m. Twice nightly Sat. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Northwich 2188. Proscenium width 28ft. Stage30ft.deep. Five dressing-rooms. Station, Northwich L.M.S.  To Godfrey family. Demolished.

PLAZA KINEMA Witton Street  1937: (W.E.) Prop. Cheshire County Cinemas, Ltd. 1,182 seats. Phone 606. 1941: (WE) – Cheshire County Cinemas, Ltd. Empress Kinema, Runcorn, Cheshire. Phone 2291. 1,182 seats. Booked at H.O. Reginald P. Walker, mgr. Continuous from 5.30 p.m. Mats., Mon., Thurs, and Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Northwich 606. Station, Northwich, L.M.S. Closed. Bingo.

REGAL London Road (WE) – Props., Cheshire County Cinemas, Ltd., Empress Kinema, Runcorn. Phone 2291. 1,059 stadium seats on one well-raked floor. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous from 5.20 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly, Sat. Mats., Wed., Fri. and Sat. Booked at Empress, Runcorn. Phone 3130 & 313111. Station, Northwich. To William Godfrey. Still open – seats: 1:797 2:200 Closed 31^st December 2006 OR 6^th January 2007. Contents auctioned on-line February 2007.

SALT MUSEUM CINEMA  Opened 2007. 40 seats (from Regal).

 

NORTHWOLD Norfolk

Village Hall – Sat. East Anglian Travelling Circuit.

 

NORTHWOOD Middlesex

The TATLER / PLAYHOUSE / NORTHWOOD CINEMA / The RITZ / NORTHWOOD PICTURE THEATRE  Half-Mile Lane (later High Street)  Opened 1913. Prop., Mr Lill. Mgr., Bert Pope. Projectionist, George Dale. 425 seats. Pope family left 1919. Re-named Ritz, then N’wood Cine. 1921 as Cinema  - Prop., Northwood Hall, Ltd. Res. Man., E. A. Leal. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4½d. to 1s. Phone, Northwood 032. To J. W. G. & H. O. Stanley May 1921, re-named P’hse. By April 1932, prop. & res. mgr. Alfred Dove. To new mgmnt & re-named July 1934. Altered prob. 1936 as Rex opened. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., George Fisk. 333 seats. Phone 132. 1941 as Ritz: very out-of-date entry as Ritz: (BTH) – Prop., Cox Cinema Co., Regal Cinema. Biggleswade. Phone. Biggleswade 230. 333 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Continuous evenings from 5.30. Wed. and Sat. from 2.30. Booked at Biggleswade. Pros.width 15ft. Phone 973. Station, Northwood, L.N.E.R. (Closed.) 1942: converted to British Restaurant. 1954: bought by council. Offices. Later old people’s canteen.

 

NORTHWOOD HILLS  Mddx

REX 117 Pinner Road  (BTH)   Opened 28^th December 1936– All In. Architect: A. D. Clare OR Andrew Mather – sources vary! Built by Odeon, did not open, sold to S&K and opened as Rex. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., Shipman & King. 1,100 seats. Phone 1644. 1941: Props., Shipman & King, M84, Shell Mex House, Strand, London W.C.2. Phone Temple Bar 5077. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Phone Northwood 1644. Station, Northwood, Met. Rly. from Baker Street & L.N.E.R. Closed 22^nd September 1973 – Live And Let Die. Demolished. Supermarket on site.

 

NORTON nr. Malton Yorks

MAJESTIC PICTURE THEATRE (WE) – Prop., C. S. Read. Booked at Malton. Pictures & Variety. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Stage 10ft deep; two dressing rooms. N. Phone Norton 173. Station, Malton L.N.E.R. Films by Road Transport.

 

NORTON-on-TEES Co. Durham

MODERNE Norton-on-Tees  Opened 1938. Architect T. H. Turnbull, interior John Alexander. (WE) – Props., Superb Cinemas Co., Ltd. 1,250 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Continuous, evenings only. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width 32ft. Phone. 53117. Station, Stockton-on-Tees. Early 70s – Club Fiesta – Lipthorpe Bros. Cabaret & food.

NORTON CINEMA Norton Avenue  (WE) – Prop., Superb Cinema Co., Ltd. 980 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 25ft. Phone Stockton 53117. Station. Stockton, L.N.E.R.

 

NORWICH Norfolk

Agricultural Hall  Early film seasons  f., F. E. Hunter (1907). Anglia TV HQ & Studios.

Assembly Rooms  Hall-keeper (1907)

Bank Plain Concert Room  Redgrave  (1907)

Blackfriars’ Hall  Town Clerk (1907)

CANNON / ABC / REGENT THEATRE Prince of Wales Road  Opened 3^rd December 1923 – The Prisoner of Zenda + acts. . Architects: Geo. Duncan Fitt & J. Owen Bond. Prop., Alexander Picture House & Theatre Co. Ltd. (F. H. Cooper circuit) 1,450 seats. Winter Garden. ballroom & restaurant attached. To ABC August 1929. Closed 12^th August. Re-opened 25tyh September 12929. Talkies – WE December 1929 – Broadway Melody. 1937: (WE) Prop., A.B.C. Ltd. 1,533 seats. Phone 331. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Alexandra Picture House & Theatre Co., Ltd. Controlled by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd, 30-31 Golden Square W1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,523 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mon. to Fri. Three shows Sat. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 25ft. deep; three dressing-rooms. Café and Ballroom attached. Phone 331. Station, Norwich Thorpe, L.N.E.R. 50s projectionist Ken Smith. Tripled 1973. 4^th screen in ex-café 1978.

CAPITOL CINEMA and LIDO Aylsham Road (BTH)  Opened Boxing Day 1932 – Tarzan the Apeman. Props., V.E.H. Cinemas, Ltd., 45 Dereham Road, Norwich. Phone Norwich 894. 800 seats on one floor (balcony planned for later– not installed). 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., V.E.H. Cinemas Ltd. 750 seats. Phone 2916.                1941: Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. Pros­cenium width 35ft. Phone Norwich 2916. Road Transport. Closed April 1960. Dance hall & function rooms.

CINEMA CITY / Stuart Hall St. Andrew’s Street  Licensed from March 1926. Secretary Norfolk & Norwich Film Theatre. Re-constructed & re-opened April 1978. 230 seats. 1991 – re-seated with Bedford Granada seats. Closed January 2004 for re-vamp during 2005. Films shown at Playhouse.

Circus Pitch (1907)

EMPIRE PICTURE HOUSE Oak Street  Opened May (F. H. Cooper) or September 1913. Prop., H. S. Gosling. Prop., SD. J. Bertino (actually James Thorp.) 1922 – Prop., F. H. Cooper  &  Co.’s Cinemas, Ltd. Res. Man., Mrs. E. Godbolt. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 1s. Phone 1291. Station, Thorpe, G.E.R. BTP sound 12^th January 1931 – Sunny Side Up. 1937 as Emp Th: (BTP) Prop., Eastern Counties Cinemas Ltd. 550 seats. Phone 1291. 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Eastern Counties Cinemas, Ltd. Regent Theatre, Chelmsford. 550 seats. Booked at H.O. by R. Gerald Balls. Con­tinuous. Children’s Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 9d. Phone 1291. Station, Thorpe. Closed August 1939. Bombed during war.

ENTERPRISE Northumberland Street  Fl. 1930s. Prop. Alfred Warminger. Later slipper factory.

GAUMONT (1) / HAYMARKET / HAYMARKET  PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE HOUSE  Opened 18^th February 1911. 372 seats. Continuous 2.00 to 10.30. 6d & 1s. Re-built & enlarged as H Pic Hse 12^th December 1921. Prop., Norwich Picture House Ltd. Mgr. Dan Benjamin. 1,700 seats. Prices, 3d to 2/6d. M.D. Sidney Skedge. 1929 re-built on enlarged site, new corner entrance. Architect: Francis Burdett Ward. 1,687 seats. 1^st sound – WE 18^th February 1929 – The Singing Fool. To G-B June 1930 & re-named. September 1931 organ: Compton 3c/7 on lift. Organist John Bee. Chief, Fred Howlett. 1937: (WE) Prop., Denman Picture Houses Ltd.            1,642 seats. Phone 1047. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Denman P1cture Houses, Ltd. Booked at H.O., 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Continuous. Mon. to Fri. Three separate shows Sat. Three times daily. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone 1047. Café attached. Station, Thorpe, L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente ‘ Deaf Aids.  Re-named Gaumont c.1954. Closed 15^th August 1959. Demolished for shop 1959.

GAUMONT (2) / CARLTON  All Saints Green (WE)  Opened 1^st February 1932 – Politics. Architect: J. Owen Bond. Prop. Norwich Cinemas Ltd. (Victor Harrison circuit). 900 seats. Organ: Compton 2/6 with surround on lift. To Lou Morris 21^st October 1932. Re-built, enlarged, re-opened 8^th December 1934. Organ enlarged to 3/8+Solo ’cello. 1,920 seats. To County circuit August 1936. To Odeon with circuit 1939. 1937: (WE) Prop., L. Morris. 2,000 seats. Phone 194. 1941 – Prop., Norwich Cinemas, Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous Mon. to Sat. Prices 9d. to 1s. 10d. Proscenium width 40ft. Stage 30ft. Six dressing-rooms. Café attached. Phone 194. Station, Thorpe. L.N.E.R. 1959 organ removed. Re-vamped and re-named Gaumont  11^th January 1960. 1,515 seats. Todd-AO & 70mm. Closed to film 6^th January 1973. Top Rank bingo – now Mecca bingo.

HIPPODROME / GRAND OPERA HOUSE St. Giles’ Street  Opened 1903. Architect: W. G. R. Sprague. To Bostock & Fitt 1904 – re-named. Bostock & Fitt  (1907) Probably early films as part of variety programme.  1922: Prop. S. Fitt. Refurbished & WE Sound 30^th September 1931 – Condemned. To ABC 1932. Closed to film 4^th September 1937. Leased out as theatre. 1937: (WE) Prop., B. & J. Theatres, Ltd. 1,600 seats. Phone 374. (Variety) 1941: (WE) – Props., Associated British Cinemas Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,600 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mon. to Fri. Three separate shows Sat. Café attached. Station, Thorpe, Norwich, L.N.E.R. Closed by bomb damage 1942. 1946: leased by F. J. Butterworth, Ltd. Closed 1959. Demolished 1966. Car park.

HOLLYWOOD / ODEON THEATRE (2) Anglia Square Magdalen Street  Opened 8^th July 1971 – Valdez is Coming. Architect: Alan Cooke & Partners, Norwich. 1,016 stadium seats. Tripled 1991: 1:446 2:196 3:196. Closed 29^th October 2000, replaced by Odeon (3). To independent, re-named & re-opened as Hollywood 1/2 February 2001. 3 further screens summer 2005 – screens 1 & 2 split in two, new screen in bar area, giving 200, 200, 120, 120, 198, 50. Now 6 screens.

MAYFAIR / CINEMA PAI.ACE 114/116 Magdalen Street  Opened 31^st October 1912. Architect: Morgan & Buckingham. Prop., Charles Thurston. 850 seats – 600/250. Prices, 3d & 6d. Op mgr. Tom Tyler; 1913 J. W. Bruce. 1922 - Prop., Chas. Thurston. Gen. Man., J. A. Burr. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone, Norwich 1169. Station, Thorpe, G.E.R. Closed 1930 – modernised, façade altered, BTH sound Re-opened December 1930 – Flight. Mgr E. J. Prothero. 1937: (B.T.H.) Prop., Chas. Thurston & Sons. 900 seats. Phone 1169. 1941: (BTH) – Props., Chas. Thurston & Sons. 900 seats, Booked at Hall by Gen. Man., E. J. Protheroe. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Pro­scenium width 20ft. Phone 1169. Station, Thorpe, L.N.E.R. To Raymond Stross Theatres Ltd. Altered, re-named & re-opened September 1946. To F. W. Allwood Cinemas Ltd., Wanstead. Closed 1956. Empty. Bingo c.1960. Closed. Sold & demolished. Bowling alley. Closed. Anglia TV Studio E.

NORVIC / Norwich ELECTRIC  THEATRE Prince of Wales Road  Opened Boxing Day 1912. Architect: Francis Burdett Ward (Ward & Woolnough). Prop. Norwich Electric Theatre Co. (F. H. Cooper) Mgr. G. F. Allen. Pictures & variety. 1921 – Prop., F. H. Cooper  &  Co.’s Cinemas, Ltd. Res. man., M. Rinder. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Phone 1210. Station, Thorpe, G.E.R. Talkies January 1931 – Sunny Side Up. To Victor Harrison. 1937: (WE) Prop., Eastern Counties Cinemas Ltd.  1,000 seats. Phone 1388. 1941: (BTP) – Prop., Eastern Counties Cinemas, Ltd. Regent Theatre, Chelmsford. 1,000 seats. Booked at H.O. by R. Gerald Balls. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 2s. 6d. Phone 1388. Altered & re-opened as Norvic 19^th September 1949 – Sorrowful Jones.1^st  CinemaScope & 4-track stereo Boxing Day 1954 – The Robe. Closed 1959. Demolished 1961. Office block.

NOVERRE The Assembly House, Theatre Street (BTH) Opened 1950 – Jour de Fete. Lessee H. J. Sexton. 272 seats. Booked by Victor Harrison. Prices, 1/3 to 3s. CinemaScope. Closed c.1978. Still stands.

ODEON TIIEATRE  (1) Botolph Street  (BTH) Opened 7^th February 1938 – The Sky’s The Limit. Architect: Basil Herring (Harry Weedon) 2,054 seats. Chief, Doug Leeks. By 1941 – Props., Odeon (Norwich) Ltd, Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. 2,054 seats. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Stage. Phone 81. Station, Thorpe, L.N.E.R. Closed 26^th June 1971 – A Town Called Bastard. Demolished for centre redevelopment. Replaced by Odeon (2)

ODEON (3) / UCI Riverside:  14 screens. Re-named March 2006.

PICTURE HOUSE All Saints Green  Opened 18^th February 1911. Converted from bank. Architects: Stoddart, Pine-Coffin & Imrie. Prop., East Anglia Cinematograph Co. 350 seats. Closed for re-building May 1921 – Pic Hse – Prop., Norwich Picture House, Ltd. Theatre being rebuilt. Station, Thorpe, G.E.R.

PLAYHOUSE

PLAZA Plumstead Road – foundations dug, but interrupted by war. Prop., Victor Harrison. Abandoned post-war.

PRINCE of WALES PALACE / Assembly Rooms Prince of Wales Road/Vinegar Lane  Licensed January 1912. Prop., Henry Newhouse. 15^th June 1912 – to George Bell & F. H. Cooper. August 1913 to Bartlett. 1921 – Prop., F. H. Cooper  &  Co.’s . Cinemas, Ltd. Res. Man., G. Hemmer. Con­tinuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Phone 1388. Station, Norwich. G.E.R. Closed 22^nd March 1922. Grosvenor Rooms. Demolished. Grosvenor House (offices) on site.

REGAL 5-7 Dereham Road  Opened Saturday 16^th April 1938 – Rose Marie. Props., V.E.H. Cinemas, Ltd. 45 Dereham Road, Norwich. Phone Norwich 894. 1,000 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone 3903. To Raymond Stross Theatres Ltd. 1946. Closed to film 1958. Mayfair Bingo from mid-60s. Closed 1990. Became temporary city library after fire at original. Now Wetherspoon’s ‘The City Gate’.

RITZ  Opened 10^th September 1938 – Sabu – The Elephant Boy. 678 seats. By 1941 – Props., Ritz Cinemas (Norwich) Ltd., Man. Dir. V. E. Harrison, 45 Dereham Road, Norwich. Phone Norwich 894. Closed 1960. Tyre depot.

St. Andrew’s Hall  f., T. Gorrod (1907)

THE THATCHED THEATRE / THATCHED ASSEMBLY ROOMS All Saints Green  Opened April 1914. Conversion of ballroom. Architect & mgr. J. Owen Bond. Further re-vamped 11^th November 1915 – The Old Curiosity Shop. Sliding roof for ventilation. 1922 – Prop., Thatched Picture House. Res. Man., G. Starkey. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Phone, Norwich 865. Station, Thorpe, G.E.R. April 1925 leased to Metropolitan Elec Ths. Closed 12^th April 1930 – Society Scandals. Dance hall. Bond’s store (site owners) warehouse. Burned out by WWII bomb.

THEATRE ROYAL (1) / CONCERT HALL Theatre Street  Opened 1758. Prop. Thomas Ivory. Licensed as theatre 1768. Closed. Demolished.

THEATRE ROYAL / HIPPODROME / THEATRE ROYAL (2)  Opened 27^th March 1826. (No 3) To Fred Morgan. Sold to Bostock & Fitt Aug 1903. Re-named Hipp. Re-named TR 1904 – leased to Fred Morgan. Fred Morgan (1907). To Jack Gladwyn. Burned down Friday 22^nd June 1934. Replaced by T.R. (3) on same site.

THEATRE ROYAL / ESSOLDO / THEATRE ROYAL (3) Theatre Street  Opened 30^th September 1935 – on site of earlier T.R.s. Architect W H. Barton (built), 1312 seats. 1937: Prop., J. Gladwyn. Cap. 2,000. Phone 697. (Legit.) SG46: Prop.:  Jack Gladwin, Cecil House, 41 Charing Cross Road, W.C.2. Bookings: Fred Peel (Manager to Mr. Gladwin). Once nightly 7.  Matinées Thursday and Saturday (occas. Wednesday). Plays, musical comedy, etc. Stage: Pros. 32ft., height 24ft., min. depth from setting line 30ft. to back wall, height of grid from stage 41ft. Counter­weight gear installed. 40 lines. Elec. equip.: 230 v. A.C. Footlights, three circuits with ind. dimmers. Five battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers. Two dips with ind. dimmers. Six dips switch controlled. One spot on stand. Five floods on stands. Six f-o-h pre-set spots with ind. dimmers. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: 12. No sep. room for orchestra. Amplifying equip.: Microphone. September 1956 leased to W. Collins & R. Kemp. Transferred to Essoldo December 1956. CinemaScope. Closed. To city council. 1990 closed for rebuilding.

TIIEATRE-de-LUXE St. Andrew’s Street  Opened 9^th April 1910 – Corsican’s Revenge and Generous Rivals. Early mgr., Charles Kingdom. 1922 - Prop., Elec­tric Theatres (1908), Ltd. Head office, Cinema House. Res. Man., R. C. Littlebury. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Phone, Norwich 1292. Station. Norwich, G.E.R. 1931 – last to fit sound in city – WE. 1937: (WE) Prop., Theatre de Luxe (Norwich) Ltd. 700 seats. Phone 1292. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Theatre-de-Luxe (Norwich) Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Phone 1292. Station, Norwich, L.N.E.R., & Motor Transport. To Raymond Stross Theatres Ltd. 1946. 3-D 27^th April 1953 – A Day in the Country. Closed February 1957. 1970 demolished for telephone exchange extension.

VICTORIA CINEMA / Victoria Hall  Hunt’s Yard, St. Stephen’s Street  Built 1905. General purpose hall. Early film shows. Cap. 400 on benches. Lessee, London Picture Palace Co. Price, 2d. 1915 lessee & mgr. C. Skillington. Closed through war service call-up c.1915.

VUE / STER CENTURY Castle Mall  8 screens. Re-named mid-2005.

 

NOTTINGHAM Notts      see also Arnold, Beeston, Bulwell, Carlton, Netherfield, Sneinton

ABC / MGM / CANNON / CARLTON  Chapel Bar/Mount Street  (RCA)  Opened Monday 16^th October 1939. Architect: W. R. Glen. Props., Associ­ated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 2,077 seats. Continuous from 1p.m. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone Nottingham 2426. Station, Nottingham, L.N.E.R. & L.M.S. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named ABC from Monday 14^th December 1959. Tripled November/December 1974. Closed 1999. Demolished.

ACADEMY PICTURE HOUSE / Mechanic’s Small Hall Burton Street  Opened Tuesday 18^th November 1919.  Prop., Hutton & Shapeero. Head office, Beast Market Hill. Res. Man., Herbert Rainer. Continuous, Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Station, Nottingham, G.C.R. Closed Saturday 3^rd January 1920. Demolished with rest of Institute c.1964.

Albert Hall C. Fould (1907) Prop. Methodist Church. Concert hall. Burned down. Rebuilt on same site.

ALHAMBRA MUSIC HALL / THEATRE ROYAL (1) St. Mary’s Street  Opened 1760. Superseded by TR (2). Re-opened as Alham. Closed. Bombed 1941.

APOLLO / BERRIDGE PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE HOUSE  Berridge Road  Opened Monday 15^th March 1920. 1922: Prop., S. A. Horton. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone, Nottingham 5374. Station, Nottingham, M.R. 1937 as Berridge: (WE) Prop., Thomas Wright. 1,112 seats. Phone 25374.  1941: (WE) – Props., Lenton Picture House, Ltd., Imperial Build­ings, Victoria Street, Nottingham. 1,000 seats. Booked by H. Goodman, at Hall. Continuous evenings from 6 p.m. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 22ft. Phone Notting­ham 75374, Stations, Nottingham, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Re-named Apollo from Monday 1^st March 1948. Closed Saturday 3^rd December 1960.

BOULEVARD PICTURE THEATRE / BOULEVARD ELECTRIC PALACE Radford Road, Hyson Green  Opened Friday 10^th December 1910. 1922: Prop., State Electric Palaces, Ltd. Gen. Man., A. Shipley. Continuous. Three mat, weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, Nottingham 3181. Station, Nottingham, M.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., State Electric Palace Ltd. 748 seats. Phone 75381. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Ralph J. Black. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Three Mats. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 20ft. Stage 10ft. Two dressing-rooms. Phone Notting­ham 75381. Station, Midland. Closed Saturday 26^th May 1956.

BROADWAY / NOTTINGHAM FILM THEATRE / CO-OP ARTS CINEMA Nottingham Media Centre Broad Street  Opened Thursday 24^th September 1957 – converted chapel. Re-named Nott Film Th. Thursday 1^st December 1966. Re-named Broadway. Seats: 1:250 2:155. Closed March 2004 [£5.7m upgrade to four screens (3:100, 4:76) begun October 2005 for August 2006]

CAPITOL  Alfreton Road/Churchfield Lane, Radford (WE)  Opened Saturday 17^th October 1936. Prop., Invincible Cinemas Ltd. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. 1,200 seats. Phone 76031. 1941: Prop., Invincible Cinemas, Ltd., 24 Corridor Chambers, Market Place, Leicester. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 76031. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. or L.N.E.R. Closed Saturday 8^th June 1968. Religious use.

CAVENDISH CINEMA  St. Ann’s Well Road (WE)  Opened Thursday 1^st August 1938 – Props., Cavendish Cinema, Ltd., Burton Buildings, Parliament Street, Nottingham. Phone 42081. 1,850 seats. Prices 5d. to 1s.6d. Continuous. Booked at Burton Buildings. Proscenium width 30ft. Stage 14ft. deep. Four dressing-rooms. Phone 44488. Station, Nottingham, L.N.E.R. Closed Saturday 14^th September 1968.

Central Hall  Secretary (1907)

CINE MOULIN ROUGE / VICTORIA PICTURE HOUSE / VICTORIA ELECTRIC Milton Street  Opened Thursday 24^th March 1910. 1922: Prop., Sherwood Picture House Co., Ltd. Res. Man., J. M. Allen. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Nottingham, G.C.R. 222 miles. By 1941: (BTH) – Props., Sherwood Picture House Co., Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Nottingham 43771. Stations, Nottingham, Victoria, L.N.E.R., & Midland. Closed Saturday 26^th November 1949. Re-opened as New Vic Thursday 1^st December 1949. Re-named Moul0.0in Rouge from Monday 5^th December 1960. Closed Saturday  28^th February 1970.

CINEWORLD / UGC / WARNER VILLAGE The Cornerhouse, Forman Street:  14 screens. Seats: 1: 368 2: 108 3: 146 4: 146 5: 130 6: 237 7: 139 8: 590 9: 108 10: 146 11: 146 12: 130. Re-named Cineworld summer 2005.

Circus Street Hall  W. G. Aspland (1907)

CLASSIC / NEWS & CARTOON CINEMA / SCALA THEATRE / KING’S THEATRE / GAIETY PALACE / TALBOT PALACE / ALEXANDRA  Market Street  Opened Monday 27^th December 1875. Re-named Talbot Saturday 23^rd December 1876. Re-named Gaiety Friday Boxing Day 1889. Frank Mcnaghten bought in 1901 & installed projector. King’s from Monday 10^th June 1901. Closed Saturday 28^th December1912. Rebuilt as Scala, opened Saturday 22^nd March 1913. 1922: Prop., Victory Cinema, Ltd. Res. Man., T. Wright. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Nottingham 3633. Station, Notting­ham, M.R. 1937 as Scala: (WE) Prop., Victory Cinemas Ltd. 845 seats. Phone 3633. 1941: (WE) – Props., Victory Cinemas, Ltd., 18, Low Pavement, Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 41084. 900  seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s. 6d. Phone Nottingham 3633. Stations, Nottingham, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R.; & Transport. Closed as Scala Saturday 18^th April 1964. Opened as News cinemas Saturday 25^th April 1964. Closed 31^st October 1967. Opened as Classic Friday 3^rd November 1967. Tripled February/March 1972. Closed 1984. Demolished.

CLIFTON TWIN STUDIOS  Green Lane opened Thursday 7^th August 1980.

COMMODORE / The ASPLEY PICTURE HOUSE  Nuthall Road (WE)  Opened Thursday 1^st December 1932. Prop., Aspley Picture House Co., Ltd. 1,294 seats. 1937 as Asp: (W.E.) Prop., Aspley Picture House Co. Ltd. 1,450 seats. 1941: Booked by E. M. Wright. Continuous evenings. Mats. Mon. and Thurs. Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 56ft. Stage 25ft. deep. Phone 76449. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Re-named Commodore from Monday 5^th August 1956. Closed Saturday 12^th July 1958.

CURZON CINEMA Mansfield Road, Carrington (BTH)  Opened Thursday 1^st August 1935. Prop., Carrington Picture House Co. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. 1,400 seats. Phone Nottingham 65413. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 20^th December 1958.

DALE CINEMA  Sneinton Dale (WE) Opened Boxing Day 1932 – Prop., Trent (Nottingham) Pictures, Ltd. Architect: Alfred J. Thraves. 1,240 seats. Booked at Goldsmith Street. Con­tinuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Nottingham 43144. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 20^th April 1957. Now factory.

ELECTRA / ELECTRIC PALACE Alfreton Road  1922 – Prop., Leno’s Picturedrome Co., Ltd. Res. Man., A. J. Gifford. Continuous. Three mat. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Station. Nottingham, M.R. 1937 as Electra: (BA) Prop., Denman (Midlands) Cinemas. 750 seats. Phone 7106.        

ELITE PICTURE THEATRE / ELITE PICTURE HOUSE Upper Parliament Street  Opened 15^th August 1921. Architect: Adamson & Kinns, decorator Fred. A. Foster. 1,477 seats. 1922: Prop., Elite Picture Houses, Ltd. Head office, Iddesleigh House, Caxton Street, London W. Man., Kenneth Peushant. Two changes weekly. Prices 9d. to 2s. 6d. Phone, Nottingham 3598. Station, Nottingham, M.R., 122 miles. Re-decorated September 1929. To ABC c.October 1935. 1937: (WE) Prop., Elite Pict. Th. (Nottingham) Ltd. 1,500 seats. Phone 43640. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Elite Picture Theatre (Nottingham) Ltd., 1,500 seats. Continuous. Restaurant, Ballrooms & Tea Rooms attached. Phone Nottingham, 43640. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S., or Victoria, Nottingham, L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Closed to film Saturday 12^th April 1977. Bingo. Closed 1985. Empty. 1993 converted to nightclub, retail & offices. Exterior listed.

EMPIRE PALACE of VARIETIES  Sherwood Street  Opened 28^th February 1898. Architect: Frank Matcham. Cap. 3,000. Prosc. 29ft., 35ft. deep, 60ft. wide. Prop.: Nottingham Empire Palace Co. (Moss’ Empires) 1937: Prop., Moss Empires Ltd. Cap. 2,500. Phone 43311. SG46: Prop.: Moss Empires, Ltd., Cranbourn Mansions, Cranbourn Street, London W.C.2. Bookings: Variety Booking Dept., Moss Empires, Ltd. Cap.: O. stalls 259, C. stalls 182, stalls 199, P. stalls 83, D. circle 340, gallery 700. Barring clause: 20 miles. Variety artists in accordance with V.A.F. Award and Productions. Twice nightly 5.15 and 7.30. (Open to revision). Variety and revue. Stage: Pros. 28ft., height 22ft., min. depth from setting line 27ft., height under fly galleries 19ft. 6 in., width between fly galleries 39ft. 6 in., grid to stage 46ft. No counterweight gear. 33 lines. Elec. equip.: 200 v. D.C. Footlights, three circuits with ind. dimmers. Four battens, each with three circuits with ind. dimmers, Three dips with ind. dimmers. One dip switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Six floods on stands. Three f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: Ten single, one chorus, acc. 16. Orchestra: Acc. 14. Resident 12 (three 1st violins, bass, flute, clarinet, piano, two trumpets, trombone, drums, ‘cello). Amplifying equip.: Micro­phone. Closed 1958. Demolished 1969. Site part widened Sherwood Street & part T. Royal Stalls Bar.

EMPRESS PICTURES / Rink King Edward Street  Opened Wednesday 1^st January 1913 – conversion of skating rink.. 1922: Prop., New Empress Cinema Theatre, Ltd. Res. Man., T. P. Blakesley. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Nottingham 4439. Station, Notting­ham, G.C.R. Closed 17^th December 1927. Replaced by New Empress on different site.

FORUM Aspley Lane, Aspley  Opened Monday 15^th February 1937. Prop., Midland Empire Theatres Ltd. Architect: A. J. Thraves. 1,350 seats. 1941 – Booked by Herbert Elton, Commerce Chambers, Elite Buildings, Notting­ham. Phone 2273/4. Closed Saturday 4^th April 1959.

FUTURIST Valley Road, Basford (WE)  Opened Monday 26^th July 1937. Prop., United Entertainments Ltd. Architect: A. J. Thraves. 1,300 seats. 1941 – Props., Basford Cinemas, Ltd., Whitefriars House, Friar Lane, Nottingham. Phone 44394/5. 1,000 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s.3d. Continuous. Booked by Props. Phone 7016. Station, Nottingham, Victoria or Transport. Closed Saturday 20^th August 1966. Re-modelled. Re-opened 28^th December 1966. Closed Saturday 15^th March 1976. Re-opened balcony only Sunday 18^th July 1976. Closed Saturday 13^th August 1977. Now commercial/industrial premises.

GAUMONT / HIPPODROME Theatre Square  Opened Monday 28^th September 1908. Architect: Bertie Crewe. Prop: Thomas Barrasford circuit. To PCT June, closed 1^st October when theatre booking ran out, re-opened as cinema Thursday 10^th November 1927. To G-B February 1929. 1937: (WE) Prop., Prov. Cinematograph Ths. Ltd. 1,729 seats. Phone 44653. 1941: (BA) – Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 8080. 1,724 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices 8d. to 1s. 10d. Phosse, Nottingham 44653. Stations, Nottingham, L.M.S., & Victoria, L.N.E.R. Fitted ‘Ardente’ Deaf Aids. Re-named Monday 16^th February 1948. Closed 16^th January 1971. Demolished February 1973 – Barrasford House on site.

GLOBE PICTURE HOUSE Trent Bridge  Opened Monday 12^th January 1914. 1922: Prop., Globe, Nottingham, Ltd. Res. Man., S. E. Gunn. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 7d. to 1s. Phone, Nottingham 5659. Station, Nottingham, M.R., 122 miles. 1937: (WE) Prop., Globe (Nottingham) Ltd. 850 seats. Phone 84882. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Globe (Nottingham) Ltd. 691 Seats. Booked by T. Wright, Goldsmith P. H., Nottingham. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Proscenium width 24ft. Phone Nottingham 84882. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Friday 30^th June 1961. Opened as bingo hall Monday 10^th July 1961. Closed Saturday 4^th October 1961. Re-opened as cinema Monday 23^rd October 1961. Closed to film again Saturday 30^th June 1962. Empty. Demolished.

GRAND CINEMA / GRAND SUPER CINEMA and VARIETY THEATRE / NOTTINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE / GRAND THEATRE  Radford Road Hyson Green (No 2) Opened Monday 1^st February 1886. Lessee: Capt. Kennion. 1888–1898: J. B. Mulholland. C. P. Cooke. Closed Saturday 12^th June1920. Re-decorated, re-furnished & re-wired. Opened as Nottingham Rep. Th. Monday 20^th September 1920.  Compton rep. co. Prop. Mrs. Edward Compton. Direction Eade Montefiore. Failed 1923. Closed as theatre Saturday 28^th June 1924 – Trilby. Sold to G-B. October Opened as cinema Monday 19^th October 1925. Talkies April 1930. Re-named Grand Cinema from Monday 26^th January 1926. 1937 as GTh: (BA) Prop., Denman (Midlands) Cinemas. 1,024 seats. Phone 75300. 1941: (BA) – Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., 123 Regent Street, London W.1. Phone Regent 6641. 800 seats. Prices 5d. to 1s. 2d. Booked at H.O. Phone Nottingham 753001. Closed Saturday 29^th September 1956. Demolished 1964. Site empty.

GROVE CINEMA Mayfield Grove/Kirkwhite Street, The Meadows (BTH)  Opened Saturday 16^th July 1938. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. Props., The Grove Cinema (Nottingham) Ltd., 24, Corridor Chambers, Market Place, Leicester. Phone 20164. Continuous. Booked by S. Graham at Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone 89571. Station, Not­tingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 8^th December 1962.

HIGHBURY / HIGHBURY VALE CINEMA 197 Highbury Vale  Opened Monday Boxing Day 1921 – If I Were King. Prop., Highbury Cinema Ltd. 1,100 seats (800 stalls+300 circle). Mgr. Frank Gill. Prices, 6d, 9d 1s. Mats. Mon & Sat. Generated own electricity. Bijou orchestra. WE sound by September 1929. Later mgr. Joseph Jarvis. 1950 prices, 9d to 1/9d. CinemaScope c.May 1955. 903 seats. Closed Saturday 31^st March OR 7^th April 1962 – Wuthering Heights. Converted to store – frontage altered.

ILKESTON ROAD PICTURE HOUSE / PICTURE HOUSE Ilkeston Road, Radford Opened Wednesday 25^th November 1914. 1922: Prop., Radford Palace Co., Ltd. Res. Man., C. Barrett. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices 5d. to 9d. Phone, Nottingham 1070. Station Nottingham, M.R. 1937 as IR Pal: (BTH) Prop., Radford Palace Ltd. 800 seats. Phone 76113. 1941 as IRPH (BTH) – Prop. Radford Palace Co., Ltd. 920 seats. Booked by Mr. Wilcock, 8 Carlton Road, Nottingham. Continuous, Mat., Mon., Thurs., Sat. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Nottingham 76113. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 1^st December 1962.

IMPERIAL PICTURE HOUSE Wilford Road  Opened Monday 16^th September 1916. 1922: Prop., Meadows’ Cinema, Ltd. Res. Man. W. W. Davie. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Station, Notting­ham, M.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., Meadows Cinema (Notts.) Ltd. 801 seats. Phone 85533. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Meadows’ Cinema (Notts) Ltd. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Booked by J. Harmston at Hall. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Nottingham 85533. Films by Road Transport. Closed Saturday 26^th January 1957.

KINEMA  Hayden Road, Sherwood  Opened Wednesday 13^th August 1913. 1922: Prop. and Res. Man., C. Woodward. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Phone, Nottingham 4854. Station, Nottingham, M.R. 1937: (BTH) Prop., C. Woodward & Son seats. Phone 64854. 1940: (BTH) – Prop, & Res. Man., C. Woodward, 3 Osborne Ave., Sherwood. 860 seats. Con­tinuous. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Nottingham 64854. Station, Nottingham. Closed Wednesday 12^th March 1941.

LENO CINEMA / LENO’S Royal PICTUREDROME  Opened Monday 12^th April 1912. Closed Saturday 6^th October 1912. Re-opened without Royal Friday 20^th December 1917. 1922: Prop., Leno’s Picturedrome Co., Ltd. Res. Man., Mrs. A. J. Gifford. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone, Nottingham 3488. Station, Nottingham, M.R. Closed Saturday 22^nd February 1930 – sound fitted. Re-opened as L. Cine Thursday 20^th March 1930. 1937 as L’s P’drome: (WE) Prop., Highbury Cinemas Ltd. 961 seats. Phone 7354. 1941: (WE) – Prop., Highbury Cinema, Ltd., Highbury Vale, Bulwell. 961 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 7d. to 1s. Phone Nottingham 7354. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 24^th February 1968.

LITTLE JOHN Radford Road Hyson Green  Opened Thursday 12^th January 1911. Closed Wednesday 13^th March 1912.

LOUNGE PICTURE THEATRE / HIBBERT’S PICTURES Shakespeare Street  Opened Tuesday 15^th March 1910. Closed Saturday 6^th March 1920. Re-opened as Lounge 29^th March 1920. 1922: Prop., Notts & Derby Cinema Exchange, Ltd. Head office, 50, Long Road, Nottingham. Res. Man., J. Hague. Twice weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Victoria, G.C. & G.N.R., 125 miles. Closed Saturday 26^th September 1937: (Marshall) Prop., Notts. & Derby Cinema Exchange 600 seats. Phone 44730.

MAJESTIC Woodborough Road, Mapperley  Opened Monday 10^th June 1929. Architect: A. J. Thraves. 1937: (WE) Prop., A. Severn. 717 seats. Phone 64804. 1941:  (WE) – Prop., A. Severn & Son. Architect A. J. Thraves. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 3d. net. Proscenium width ‘ft. Phone. 64804. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S., & L.N.E.R. Closed Saturday 30^th November 1957.

MALT CROSS MUSIC HALL 16 St. James’ Street Opened 1877. Architect: Edwin Hill. Closed by 1914. ‘Restored’ 1998. Architects: Helmore Bros. Performance venue/bar.

MECHANICS’ PICTURE HALL / MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE / Mechanics Large Hall Milton Street  G. Bryan (1907) Early pictures shown by Hutton & Shapeero. Opened as full-time cinema Saturday 25^th March 1916. Shapeero (Record) circuit. To G-B with circuit March 1928. 1,168 seats. 1937: (BA) Prop., Denman (Midlands) Cinemas. 1,181 seats. 1941: (BA) Controlled by Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., 142, Wardour Street, London W.1. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Prices 9d. to 1s.6d. Phone Nottingham 454031. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Closed Saturday 6^th June 1964. Demolished for Burbeck House – offices.

METROPOLE Mansfield Road Sherwood (WE)  Opened Monday 2^nd August 1937. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. Props., Metropole (Nottingham) Ltd. Phone 65267. 1,600 OR 1,700 seats. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscen­ium width 60ft. Stage 18ft. deep. Booked at Hall. Closed Saturday 27^th October 1973.

MIDLAND ELECTRIC BIOSCOPE Arkwright Street  Opened Saturday 10^th April 1909. Prop., Walter Jeffs’ Midland Electric Theatres. Closed Friday 23^rd December 1909.

MINI CINÉ CLUB  (1) Broad Street Opened Wednesday 6^th July 1977. Tripled October 1978. Closed Saturday 2^nd May 1981.

MINI CINÉ CLUB  (2) Heathcoat Street  Opened 4^th May 1981.

NEW CINEMA Midland Arts Centre Carlton Street Opened 9^th February 1980. Occasional shows – 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, & Video. Closed with rest of Centre.

NEW EMPRESS CINEMA St. Ann’s Well Road  Rebuilt 29^th October 1928. (Replaced Empress on different site) Architect: A. J. Thraves. To ABC c.October 1929. 1491 seats. 1937: (R.C.A.) Prop., A.B.C. Ltd. 1,500 seats. Phone 210211. 1941: (BTH) – Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. 1,500 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone Nottingham 42129. Stations, Victoria, L.N.E.R., or Midland, L.M.S. Closed to film 12^th November 1960. Bingo. Demolished c.1988.

NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE (1) / LITTLE THEATRE / GOLDSMITH PICTURE HOUSE / GOLDSMITH STREET PICTURE PALACE / PRINGLE’S PICTURE PALACE  Goldsmith Street Opened Monday 28^th November 1910. Prop., Ralph Pringle. Re-named from 27^th May 1912. 1922: as G St PIC PAL — Head office, Goldsmith Street. Res. Man. H. Saxby. Continuous. One change weekly. 6d to 1/3. Phone 4180. 1937 as GSPP: (WE) Prop., Nottingham Cinemas Ltd. 543 seats. Phone 44180. 1941: (WE) – Head office, Goldsmith Street. Prop., T. Wright, ‘St. Ives,’ Westdale Lane, Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 65157. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. 4d. Stage 25ft. deep; three dressing-rooms. Proscenium width 40ft. Phone Nottingham 44180. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed as cinema Saturday 11^th October 1941. Re-opened as Little Theatre then Nottingham Playhouse (1) 1948. Carpet shop for many years. Now pub.

NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE (2) Opened 11^th December 1964. Architect: Peter Moro. Still open as rep. theatre and touring house.

ODD HOUR / NEWS HOUSE  / REGAL SUPER CINEMA / BRITISH CINEMA / PARLIAMENT STREET PICTURE PALACE Upper Parliament Street  Opened Monday 23^rd March 1914. 1922: Prop., Parlia­ment Picture Palace, 1917, Ltd. Head office, Parliament Street. Gen. Man., J. Rotter. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 9d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Nottingham 323. Station, Nottingham, G.C.R, 122 miles. Closed Saturday 10^th October 1931. Re-opened as Brit. Cine Monday 22^nd December 1931. Cliosed Saturday 7^th July 1933. Re-opened as Regal Monday 2^nd August 1933. Closed 4^th Saturday May 1935. Re-opened as News Hse Saturday 6^th July 1935. 1937 as News Th: (BTP) Prop., Nottingham News Houses Ltd. 300 seats. Phone 3374. By 1941: (BTP) – 300 seats. Continuous. 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone Nottingham 3374. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Re-named Odd Hour from Monday 2^nd July 1956. Closed Saturday 27^th April 1957.

ODEON / RITZ Angel Row (WE)  Opened Monday 4^th December 1933. Architects: Verity & Beverley, with A. J. Thraves. Props., County circuit. Organ: Conacher 4/20 (22) with surround on lift + grand piano. 2,426 seats. 1937: (WE) Prop., Ritz (Nottingham) Ltd. 2,482 seats. Phone 2244.           To Odeon with circuit 1939. By 1941 – Props, Ritz (Notting­ham) Ltd., Old County Cinema, Marlow, Bucks. Phone Marlow 695-9. Booked at Moor Hall, Cookham, Berks. Continuous. Prices, 1s. to 1s. 6d. Phone Nottingham 2244. Café and Ballroom. Re-named Odeon from Monday 1^st May 1944. Closed & organ broken down Sunday 5^th November 1964. Auditorium gutted for twinning – opened 12^th July 1965. Former restaurant as 3^rd screen 1970. Eventually 6 screens. 1: 924, 2: 581, 3: 141, 4: 153, 5: 114, 6: 96 seats. Closed 28^th January 2001. Empty.

ORION / ELECTRA / ELECTRA HOUSE Alfreton Road  Opened Thursday 15^th May 1913. Shapeero circuit. 800 seats. To G-B March 1928. Renamed Electra. Leased out 1936. By 1941: (BA) – Prop., Notting­ham Cinemas, Ltd., Electra Cinema. 800 seats, Booked at H.O. by T. Wright. Con­tinuous evenings Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone Nottingham 71061. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 31^st January 1942. Re-opened as Orion Monday 16^th February 1942. Closed Saturday 18^th April 1959. Demolished. Shops.

PALACE THEATRE / SNEINTON PICTURE PALACE Sneinton Road  Opened Wednesday 7^th May 1913. 1922: Prop., E. Widdowson. Res. Man., A. V. Alton. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 3d. Phone, Nottingham 5443. Station, Nottingham, M.R. Closed Thursday November 30^th 1939. Re-opened as Palace Monday 11^th March 1940. By 1941: (Picturetone) – 700 seats. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Continuous. Prices 4d. to 9d. Phone 45443. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Later played Mon. to Thurs. once nightly. No Fri, Sat., Sun. Closed Thursday 20^th December 1945.

PLAZA CINEMA / PALACE / PAVILION PICTURES / PAVILION THEATRE Trent Bridge  (WE)  Rebuilt as Pav Pic cinema – Saturday 22^nd May 1915. Closed 27^th August 1927. Re-opened as Palace Thusday 15^th September 1927. Closed Sat Boxing Day 1931. altered and new entrance. Architect: A. J. Thraves. Opened as Plaza Monday 16^th May 1932. 1937: (WE) Prop., Plaza Entertainments Ltd. 883 seats. Phone 85585. 1941 – Props., Trent (Nottingham) Pictures, Ltd. 883 seats. Continuous. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Booked at Hall by T. Wright. Phone 85585. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed 14^th March 1942. Demolished.

PICTURE HOUSE Long Row  Opened Tuesday 5^th November 1912. PCT hall. 560 seats. 1922: Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd. Res. Man. H. R. Smith. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 1s. to 2s. 4d. Phone 5059. Station, Nottingham, G.C.R. To G-B with circuit February 1929. Closed Saturday 4^th January 1930. Sold January 1937. Lyon’s café. Now amusements with terrace façade restored.

QUEENS / MIDLAND ELECTRIC Arkwright Street  Opened Thursday 21^st December 1911. 1922: as Mid El Th—Prop., A. E. Bishop. Head office, Midland Electric, Ark­wright Street. Res. Man., A. E. Bishop. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Nottingham, M.R., 122 miles. Closed Saturday 29^th June 1935. re-opened as Queen’s Monday 22^nd January 1936. 1937: (WE) Prop., Queens Cinema (Nottingham) Ltd. 300 seats. Phone 84694. 1941: (WE) Props., The Queens Cinema Co. (Nottingham) Ltd. 429 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 8d. to 1s. 2d. Phone 84694. Station, L.M.S., Carrington Street. Closed Tues 4^th January 1955 – rest of week’s run cancelled. Car showroom in auditorium, foyer retail.

REGENT / REGENT HALL Mansfield Road  Opened Friday 21^st March 1913. 1922 as RH: Prop., Sherwood Picture House Co., Ltd. Res. Man., J. H. Allen. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Victoria, G.C.R. 1937 as RH: (WE) Prop., Highbury Vale Co. Ltd. 760 seats. Phone 421591. 1940 as Reg.: (WE) – 630 seats. Booked at theatre by P. Tussaud-Birt. Continuous. Two changes weekly, Prices 6d. to 1s. Proscenium width 34ft. Phone 42159. Stations, Nottingham, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Closed by Fire Dept. Wednesday 19^th February 1941.

RIO  Oakdale Road, Bakersfield, Sneinton  Opened Monday 27^th November 1939. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper.Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street, Nottingham. Phone Nottingham 40326. Closed Saturday 14^th November 1959.

ROBIN HOOD PICTURE PALACE  St. Anne’s Well Road, Sherwood Opened Thursday 13^th April 1911. 1922: Prop., Leven, Brook, Wilcock, Starr, & Greenwood. Res. Man., F. Greenwood. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 9^th January 1932.

ROXY  Ribblesdale Road, Daybrook (BTH)  Opened 1937. Prop., Roxy Cinema (Nottingham) Ltd. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. 1,100 seats. Phone Arnold 68668. Props., Roxy Cinema (Nottingham) Ltd. Continuous. Booked by S. Graham, Oxford House, Oxford Street. Phone 40326/7. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed 1960.

SAVOY CINEMA Derby Road, Lenton (WE)  Opened Thursday 7^th November 1935 – Flirtation Walk and Something Always Happens. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. Prop: Lenton Picture House, Ltd. (inc. February 1935). Thomas Wright, man. dir. Cost c.£12,000. Mgr. Fred McLaglen. Prices, 6d, 9d, 1s, 1/3, 1/6d. 1937: (WE) Prop., Lenton Picture House Co. Ltd. 1,260 seats. Phone 2850. 1941: Props., Lenton Picture House, Ltd., Imperial Build­ings, Victoria Street. 1,300 seats. Prices 6d. to 1s. Booked by H. Goodman at Hall. Phone 2580. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. Prosc. widened for CinemaScope 2^nd June 1955 – The Black Shield of Falworth. House mgr 1955, Alan Silvers. Mgr 1957 – 1994.Façade remodelled 1968. Architect: Reginald W. Cooper. Licensed bar made from manager’s office opened February 1972. Tripled from 23^rd July 1972 – 1 (former balcony) 367; 2: 109; 3: 164. Cost £55,000. Lenton Pic Hse sold to Pat Collington 1994 & wound up. c.£250,00 invested & 4^th screen in 1997 – 1: 386 2: 128 3: 168 4: 60.

SAVOY Radford

SCREEN ROOM Broad Street, Hockley:  Seats: 21

SHOWCASE Redfield Way, Lenton:  13 screens / 3,307 seats

THEATRE ROYAL (2) Theatre  Square Opened 1865. Architect: C. J. Phipps, altered 1884 & 1890. Auditorium reconstructed, new dressing room block 1897. Architect: Frank Matcham. Lessee, Robert Arthur (No 1) (1907) To Moss’ Empires 1897. 1937: (Legit.) Prop., Moss Empires Ltd. Cap. 3,000. Phone 40361. SG46: Prop.: Moss Empires Ltd., Cranbourn Mansions, Cranbourn Street, London WC2. Bookings: Once nightly. Moss Empires, Ltd. Cap.: O. stalls 150, C. stalls 266, P. stalls 194, D. circle 250, U. circle 300, gallery 520. Barring clause: 20 miles radius within one month. Once nightly 6.45. Usual matinée days 2.30. Stage plays, musical comedies, operas, ballets, pantomime. Stage: Pros. 31ft. 6 in., height 30ft., min. depth from setting line 38ft., height under fly galleries 22ft., width between fly galleries 41ft. 6 in,, grid to stage 60ft. 63 hemp lines. Elec. equip.: 200 v. D.C. Footlights, four circuits with ind. dimmers. Five battens, each with four circuits with ind. dimmers, Spot bar with 20 spots, each with ind. dimmers. Eight dips with ind. dimmers. Three fly dips switch controlled. Two spots on stands. Eight floods on stands. Two f-o-h spots on one dimmer. Two f-o-h following limes. Dressing rooms: 12 single and double, two chorus, acc. 20. Band room, Orchestra: Acc. 18. Resident seven (leader, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, ‘cello, bass, piano). Amplifying equip.: Single turn-table reproducer. F-o-h only. Microphone. Closed Saturday 26^th February 1977 – Cinderella. Re-built, pros. altered, new foyers, Stage, fly tower, and dressing rooms. Architect: RHWL. Still opened as tour date.

TUDOR Central Avenue West Bridgford  1937: (WE) Prop., Tudor Cinemas, Ltd. Phone 85338. 1941: (WE) – Opened Monday 21^st September 1931. Architect: Alfred J. Thraves. 1941: Lessees, White Moth Theatres, Ltd. 1,391 seats. Booked at Commerce Chambers, Elite Buildings, Parliament Street, Nottingham. Continuous. Phone 85338. Station, Nottingham, L.M.S. Closed 31^st October 1959.

VERNON PICTURE HOUSE  320 Vernon Road, Old Basford  Opened Friday 19^th January 1917. 1922: Prop., Vernon Picture House (Basford), Ltd. Res. Man., E. B. Day. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Phone, Notting­ham 1764. Station, Basford, M.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., Vernon Picture Hse.( Basford) Ltd. 633 seats. Phone 7080. 1941: (WE) – Props., Vernon Picture House (Basford) Ltd. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 1s. Phone 7080. Station, Basford, L.M.S. Closed Saturday 2^nd September 1961.

Victoria Hall  f., J. S. Cox (1907)

VICTORIA PICTURE HOUSE  1922 – Prop., Sherwood Picture House Co., Ltd. Res. Man., J. M. Allen, Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to 1s. 6d. Station, Nottingham, G.C.R. 122 miles. 1937: (BTH) Prop., Sherwood Picture Halls Ltd. seats. Phone 43771.

WINDSOR CINEMA  Hartley Road, Radford  Opened Thursday 29^th June 1939. Closed Saturday 8^th June 1963.

Extra info: Rick Wilde – Cinema Notes in Local History Library

 

NUNEATON Warwicks

Assembly Rooms  f., J. W. Walton (1907)

CINEMA Arley  1941 – Prop., Frank Voce. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly.

GRAND Chapel End  Opened 1929. 1937: (RCA) Prop., Albert English. 400 seats. Phone 21. By 1941: (RCA) – Props., Sheridan Film Service, Ltd., 179 Horninglow Street, Burton-on-Treat. 500 seats. Prices 5d. to 9d. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone 3324. Station, Stockingford. Closed 1961.

HIPPODROME / PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE Bond Street  Prop., Nuneaton Theatre Co. A. F. Cross (No 3)  (1907) Re-built & re-opened as Hippodrome cinema 20^th March 1926. Architects: Satchwell & Roberts. To ABC January 1929. Fire November 1934 – reopened. 1937: 1,320 seats. 1941: (RCA) – Props. Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31 Golden Square, London W.1. Phone Gerrard 7887. 1,170 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat. daily. Proscenium width 35ft. Stage 25ft. deep; five dressing-rooms. Phone Nuneaton 58. Stations, Abbey Street & Trent Valley. Closed 22^nd December 1956. Empty. Burned out 22^nd June 1968. Demolished in parts – 1968 & 1988.

KOSY KINEMA Lister Street, Attleborough  Opened 21^st March 1932.

ODEON / ABC Bermuda Park Industrial Estate  Opened 28^th May  1999. 8 screens / 2,439 seats.

PALACE (1) Queen’s Road  1922 – Prop., Smith & Clarke. Res. Man. S. Smith. Continuous. Two mat. weekly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to 1s. Station, Nuneaton, M.R. Closed 1929 on opening on New Pal. 1931 – converted to roller skating rink. Destroyed by fire 7^th January 1970. Demolished.

New PALACE (2) Queen’s Road  Opened 10^th December 1928 – next door to Palace (1). Architect: Mr. Pitcher, Bradford. 1937: 1,040 seats. By 1941: (Film Industries) – Props., Emery Circuit, 26 Cross Street, Man­chester. Phone Blackfriars 7878. 990 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous. Mats. daily except Friday. Prices 7d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 20ft. Phone Nuneaton 355. Station, Nuneaton (Abbey Street & Trent Valley) L.M.S. Closed 15^th September 1978.

PICTUREDROME / EMPIRE Leicester Road  Built as skating rink. 1910 converted to variety theatre. To Leon Vint. Re-named P’drome 8^th April 1912 – “first class pictures and high class vaudeville”. Closed 1917. Post-WWII factory. Now snooker ground floor/ Millennium nightclub upstairs.

TATLER / PRINCE’S / PICTURE HOUSE Market Place  1937 as Pic Hse: (Gy’tone) Prop., Albert English. 413 seats. Phone 225. By 1941: (BTP) – Prop., A. English, Highfield Road, Attleborough, Nuneaton. 413 seats. Booked at Leicester. Continuous nightly. Daily mat. Two changes weekly. Prices 3d. to 1s. Phone 225. Stage, two dressing-rooms. Station, Nuneaton, L.M.S. (Abbey Street & Trent Valley); & Film Transport. Closed 1958. To supermarket.

REGAL THEATRE Lister Street/Attleborough Road  1937: (WE) Prop., Regal (Nuneaton) Ltd. (WE) – Props., Oakey & Funnell, Lister Street, Nuneaton. 427 seats. Booked at Lister Street. Continuous nightly. Daily mat., except Fri. Prices 8d. to 1s. 6d. Proscenium width 36ft. Phone 576. Station, Nuneaton (Trent Valley). L.M.S

RITZ / ABC / RITZ  Abbey Street/Newtown Road (WE)  Opened 22^nd OR 23^rd July 1937. Prop., Union circuit. Architects: Verity & Beverley. 1,652 seats. Phone 808. By 1941 – Controlled by Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15 Regent Street, SW1. Phone Whitehall 8484. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Station, Nuneaton (Abbey St. & Trent Valley) L.M.S. Re-named ABC 1961. To independent & re-named 1977. Twinned 1979. Closed to film 18^th June 1984 – Blood Bath At The House of Death. Bingo from September 1985 to date.

ROYAL CINEMA / ROYAL PICTURE THEATRE Stratford Street  Opened 1910. 1922 – Prop., E. A. Shute. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 7d. Phone, Nuneaton 225. Station, Nuneaton, M.R. 1937: (A.W.H.) Prop., B. G. Hetherington. 300 seats. Phone 541. By 1941: (AWH) – Prop., R. W. F. Sankey. 260 seats. Continuous. Proscenium width 22ft. Prices 6d. to 9d. Booked at Hall. Phone Nuneaton 541. Station, Nuneaton, L.M.S. (Closed.) Closed 1949.

SCALA Abbey Street  Opened 1^st February 1914. 1922 – Prop., Scala (Midland Counties), Ltd. Man., G. W. White. Con­tinuous. Two changes weekly. Phone 196. Station, Nuneaton, L.N.W.R. 1937: (WE) Prop., Scala (Nuneaton) Ltd. 750 seats. Phone 196. By 1941: (WE) – Props., Scala (Midland Counties) Ltd. 900 seats. Continuous. Mat. daily except Fri. Proscenium width 28ft. Phone 196. Station Nuneaton, L.M.S. (Trent Valley & Abbey Street.)  Closed 1977. Later amusement arcade. Still stands in 2008.