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Ian Grundy commented about Corvin Budapest Filmpalast on Nov 29, 2013 at 3:13 am

November 2013 photo here:–

CORVIN

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Ian Grundy commented about Theatre Royal on Nov 27, 2013 at 1:42 pm

In the aerial photograph accompanying this theatre :

No.1 is the Majestic / Gaumont / Odeon / Metro

No.2 is the Pavilion Cinema

No.3 is the Hippodrome / Empire / Tameside

No.4 is the Theatre Royal

also in the extreme top right of the photo is the Oddfellows Hall / Stamford Cinema (three 1st floor windows facing the street)

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Ian Grundy commented about Gaumont Wakefield on Nov 26, 2013 at 10:54 am

In the aerial photo the Gaumont is the building top right with the canopy extending over the pavement. The cinema bottom centre is the Regal / ABC / Cannon which has been shuttered for many years.

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Ian Grundy commented about Century Theatre on Nov 23, 2013 at 2:16 pm

A photo of the Century when in-situ at Keswick here:–

CENTURY THEATRE

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Ian Grundy commented about Atrium Film-Szinhaz on Nov 21, 2013 at 3:37 am

Things seem to have improved, when I visited in November 2013 there was no mustiness and the theatre appeared open and used with a mix of film and stage performances. There is a history of the theatre on their website which shows (undated) magazine scans of the design with a claimed opened date of 1936 for the apartments and 1937 for the the theatre. Photos here:–

EXTERIOR

FOYER

AUDITORIUM

STAGE

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Ian Grundy commented about Pavilion Cinema on Nov 19, 2013 at 1:46 pm

Photos from 1988, just after closure as a cinema, here:–

EXTERIOR

INTERIOR

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Ian Grundy commented about Gloria Filmtheater on Nov 19, 2013 at 1:38 pm

A photo from 1993:–

GLORIA

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Ian Grundy commented about Puskin Filmtheater on Nov 19, 2013 at 3:08 am

Interior photographs of the Puskin from November 2013 – a beautifully maintained cinema with a spectacular auditorium.

FOYER DETAIL

SCREEN 2

DETAIL OF CEILING IN AUDITORIUM

AUDITORIUM FROM SCREEN

SCREEN & AUDITORIUM

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Ian Grundy commented about Belvarosi Theater on Nov 18, 2013 at 1:43 pm

I think this may have closed as a cinema and now operates as the Belvárosi Színház – a live theatre. I was not able to see inside :–(

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Ian Grundy commented about Troxy Stepney on Nov 6, 2013 at 3:23 am

Some recent photos of the Troxy (taken October 2103) here:–

EXTERIOR

FOYER

CLOAKROOM

AUDITORIUM CEILING

STAGE FROM BALCONY

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Ian Grundy commented about Classic Scunthorpe on Oct 28, 2013 at 6:13 am

Above exterior photo now rescanned and reposted – the link is still valid.

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Ian Grundy commented about Royal Victoria Hall Theatre on Oct 27, 2013 at 8:59 am

A photo from 1989 here

ROYAL VICTORIA

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Ian Grundy commented about Classic Scunthorpe on Oct 19, 2013 at 4:44 pm

Yes I took the photos. The exterior is a none-too-great scan of a photograph taken on an Olympus OM40 – I’ll stick it on the list of images to replace with a better scan taken from the negative!

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Ian Grundy commented about Washington Luxury Cinema on Oct 18, 2013 at 6:00 pm

A photo from 2012 here :–

WASHINGTON CINEMA EXTERIOR

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Ian Grundy commented about Pier Pavilion Cinema on Oct 18, 2013 at 5:56 pm

A pre-restoration photo from 2012 here:–

PENARTH PIER PAVILION

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Ian Grundy commented about Classic Scunthorpe on Oct 17, 2013 at 10:16 am

A photo from 1998

CLASSIC EXTERIOR

And a photo which I had labelled as 2000, but maybe 2002 as detailed above, of some surviving decoration in the balcony. Taken during the early stages of the demolition.

CLASSIC INTERIOR

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Ian Grundy commented about Grand Theatre on Oct 16, 2013 at 8:26 am

Photo of the former Grand, operating as a bingo hall in 1984 (approx) here:–

ABERAMEN GRAND

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Ian Grundy commented about Park Cinema on Oct 16, 2013 at 8:22 am

The facade has been trimmed at the top and the entrance filled in with a nasty shop-front.

Another view here:– ABERDARE PARK

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Ian Grundy commented about Cosy Cinema on Oct 15, 2013 at 1:51 pm

No. I made a similar mistake in identification on a photo in my flickr stream and got (quite rightly) pulled up! There was also a third cinema (the Savoy) in the same street. The Cosy is – somewhat mystifyingly – uncertain as to when it opened. This is obviously an old, possibly 1930’s, photo yet the Cosy is not in any KYB that I have until 1954. Yet it is clearly (once you know) separate from the Kinema next door.

I sadly have dodgy eyesight and an increasingly dodgier memory!!!!

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Ian Grundy commented about Cosy Cinema on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:51 am

The Cosy was still listed in the 1954 KYB. Then it was operated by Vin Lockey of Withernsea and had 280 seats.

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Ian Grundy commented about Cosy Cinema on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:35 am

There are actually two cinemas in this picture, next door to one another. The Cosy is the nearer one entered through what appears to be an earlier terraced property with a bay window above the canopy. The Kinema is beyond in a more traditional style of cinema architecture, and it is this building which is the amusement arcade today.

The Kinema had 666 seats (KYB 1940) in stalls and balcony.

A more recent photo here: KINEMA

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Ian Grundy commented about Hippodrome Theatre on Sep 29, 2013 at 2:50 pm

The very damaged remains of the building are still there, awaiting some form of restoration.

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Ian Grundy commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Aug 2, 2013 at 4:45 am

Interior photos from July 2013 here:–

EMPIRE 1

EMPIRE 1

FOYER

EMPIRE 4

PROJECTION SUITE

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Ian Grundy commented about Rainbow Theatre on Jul 31, 2013 at 3:15 am

Some recent exteriors – including the side revealed by demolition of buildings on Seven Sisters Road – July 2013

ENTRANCE

STAGE & DRESSING ROOMS

INNER SIDE

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Ian Grundy commented about Coronet Theatre on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:19 am

The Coronet is now threatened with development, despite operating successfully. The adjacent Shopping Centre is likely to be rebuilt and wants to include the theatre site in the redevelopment. Photos from July 2013 here:–

EXTERIOR

CIRCLE FOYER

BALCONY

AUDITORIUM FROM STAGE

AUDITORIUM FROM BALCONY