Normally, church use of a former cinema or theatre building is considered a good thing, as the fabric of the building and its decorative scheme tends to be retained and even restored.
Andy, thanks for posting your photographs. It looks like they are gutting the building, which is totally unneccesary. How sad.
More history, memorabilia and photographs here:
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A photograph of the remains of the Rialto Theatre in the aftermath of the Toxteth Riots, July 1981:
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A section of the Gaumont Gobelins can be seen in the background of this April 2008 photograph:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tofz4u/2494498033/
A photograph of the entrance at number 144 Champs-Elysees, not the original entrance:
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A photograph I took of the Coast Playhouse in January 2005:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3522379583/
A photograph of the Kinema Millenium that I found on the internet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3517656917/
Many more photographs old and recent, as well as some memorabilia here:
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Some memorabilia and photographs here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/CrouchEnd.htm
A night-time premiere at the Normandie in February 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicole_hugo/95677002/
Close up of the main entrance advertising:
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A secondary entrance on the Champs Elysee:
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A photograph of the former Hippodrome Theatre’s facade that I took in October 2004:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3515058173/
Thanks HappyHelen; The Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells has its own page here:
/theaters/22568/
A vintage photograph of the Princesses' Cinema in 1937:
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Sorry here is the correct link:
/theaters/28380/
The Boulevard Theatre was last known as Movies 6. Details here:
http://cinematreasurse.org/theater/28380/
Two photographs of the closed-down Odeon in April 1983:
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The ABC photographed playing the ABC release in April 1968:
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A photograph of the Majestik Kinema:
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Photographed as the Cannon in 1990:
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Name sign and marquee in July 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bildbunt/750366443/
A photograph of the side-splay wall of the auditorium in 1955:
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A photograph of the former Bercy Cinema, that I took in March 2004:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3489512538/
Normally, church use of a former cinema or theatre building is considered a good thing, as the fabric of the building and its decorative scheme tends to be retained and even restored.
Andy, thanks for posting your photographs. It looks like they are gutting the building, which is totally unneccesary. How sad.
Photographs and more details on the Shakespeare theatre can be seen here:
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A photograph of the Victoria Theatre in 2008:
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