The building in Abbey Road is modern, but the church needed overflow premises. Permission for change of use was given in 2016 and work underway. The false nicotine stained ceiling came down and the church website claims a much more ornate ceiling was uncovered.
Known as the “Lec” the cinema closed on Sat 20th June, 1957 with “The wild north” Views of 1930 interior and exterior after closure are in William M Gibbon’s book *A change of scene" (1986)
I was told at the library that the space is disused (2017)and it certainly looks so, but on the opposite side from Dyers Wynd there is a plaque. Material on the tragedy is held in the library and a display cabinet is placed in the museum next door, first floor.
A security guard at the Paisley Centre (Shopping Mall) said Paisley once had five cinemas, one being on the site where he stood, which must mean the Regal.
The cinema is unusual in having an external glass walled lift taking wheelchair and other disabled guests up and down from the street to the foyer. This was tested by two CTA members!
The Victoria Hall had been used by Fred Malpass and his travelling cinema, based at the Cranbrook Cinema from about 1918, and this continued into the 1930s
A staff member at the Majestic Wine Centre kindly produced several framed photos of the cinema interior when a CTA party dropped in on February 26th,2017 on their way to the Granada. The visit notes describe the location as South Clapham, not Balham.
Channel 4 news on January 3rd 2017 had item re redevelopment of Bristol. Camera caught this derelict cinema, the Broadway. Seen in CT without the metal fence but I imply it will soon make way for new homes.
The winter 2016/17 issue of Wetherspoon News mentions a ghosthunting group were there over Halloween with mixed success. The article said the “machine room” was the epicentre of the paranormal where a female ghost had appeared in cinema days.
The cinema’s café survived until 1970 and was replaced by the Mezzanine Bar
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A press cutting says that Stephen Metcalfe of Nottingham applied to run Cinemac here in 2005. The town had once six cinemas but the last one (The Majestic) had closed in 1998 and the Council decided not to buy a cinema on this site.
Now for sale by Hallam Properties, the building is shown with new glazed corner, and potential as nightclub, bingo hall, gym, retail etc. October, 2016
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The Sunday school was opened in 1813 and houses a museum and café on ground floor and the Cinemac is up two flights of stone flagged steps to a lobby with a war memorial facing you. The admission desk is in a corner of the auditorium to the right of the stage, so patrons come in from the screen end.
The names of two companies in occupation are now as of October, 2016 on the frontage – Hetabel and Nimogen and a man locking up described the building as offices. It is floodlit at night.
The building in Abbey Road is modern, but the church needed overflow premises. Permission for change of use was given in 2016 and work underway. The false nicotine stained ceiling came down and the church website claims a much more ornate ceiling was uncovered.
Known as the “Lec” the cinema closed on Sat 20th June, 1957 with “The wild north” Views of 1930 interior and exterior after closure are in William M Gibbon’s book *A change of scene" (1986)
More information provided in “A change of scene:a nostalgic appreciation of Barrow’s theatres and cinemas” by William M Gibbon (1986)
The current(July 2017) uses are pub (Keg and Kitchen) Palace Gym and Chinese restaurant.
I am told it is about to be tripled (June 2017) but not sure how.
I was told at the library that the space is disused (2017)and it certainly looks so, but on the opposite side from Dyers Wynd there is a plaque. Material on the tragedy is held in the library and a display cabinet is placed in the museum next door, first floor.
A security guard at the Paisley Centre (Shopping Mall) said Paisley once had five cinemas, one being on the site where he stood, which must mean the Regal.
Unusually the cinema has a poster display of current films in the Airedale Shopping mall inside a frame. My photo will not load.
The cinema is unusual in having an external glass walled lift taking wheelchair and other disabled guests up and down from the street to the foyer. This was tested by two CTA members!
The Victoria Hall had been used by Fred Malpass and his travelling cinema, based at the Cranbrook Cinema from about 1918, and this continued into the 1930s
The organ, which had been played by Idris Thomas, was removed in 1955 and sold to a church in Bristol.
A book partly in Welsh says the Forum closed in 1970, the last projectionist being Kenneth Scott.
A book partly in Welsh says the Forum closed in 1970, the last projectionist being Kenneth Scott.
Demolition in progress during March, 2017 but asbestos probably slowing progress. Churchill Retirement flats due to open in Summer, 2018.
Wetherspoon News for Spring, 2017 featured the Caley Picture House on p 36
Wetherspoon News has a feature on the Caley in their spring edition.
A staff member at the Majestic Wine Centre kindly produced several framed photos of the cinema interior when a CTA party dropped in on February 26th,2017 on their way to the Granada. The visit notes describe the location as South Clapham, not Balham.
Channel 4 news on January 3rd 2017 had item re redevelopment of Bristol. Camera caught this derelict cinema, the Broadway. Seen in CT without the metal fence but I imply it will soon make way for new homes.
The winter 2016/17 issue of Wetherspoon News mentions a ghosthunting group were there over Halloween with mixed success. The article said the “machine room” was the epicentre of the paranormal where a female ghost had appeared in cinema days.
The cinema’s café survived until 1970 and was replaced by the Mezzanine Bar
A press cutting says that Stephen Metcalfe of Nottingham applied to run Cinemac here in 2005. The town had once six cinemas but the last one (The Majestic) had closed in 1998 and the Council decided not to buy a cinema on this site.
Now for sale by Hallam Properties, the building is shown with new glazed corner, and potential as nightclub, bingo hall, gym, retail etc. October, 2016
The Sunday school was opened in 1813 and houses a museum and café on ground floor and the Cinemac is up two flights of stone flagged steps to a lobby with a war memorial facing you. The admission desk is in a corner of the auditorium to the right of the stage, so patrons come in from the screen end.
It was demolished in May, 2004
The names of two companies in occupation are now as of October, 2016 on the frontage – Hetabel and Nimogen and a man locking up described the building as offices. It is floodlit at night.