I now see that the Colour view loaded here is the same one I photocopied in black and white in the library! The trolley bus wires indicate a view before 1968 when the system closed.
There is a colour postcard in Huddersfield Library showing the Waterloo as a cinema.It is lost in a huge press cuttings folder. The “rooms for televison equipment” were mentioned in the 1953 book gazetteer, implying they were always there but perhaps not!
The architect of the rebuilt Carlton was JH Freer of Fenay Bridge. “The Mighty cinema” gives the opening date of the Palladium as 16th March, 1914 and the first film Half a chance (3,000 feet) The first talkie shown on 1st Dec 1930 was Sunny side up
A cutting in Huddersfield library said the architect was P Norman Brown and that films ceased on 16th Sept 1967. The first reopening as a cinema was in Nov 1998.
Opened on 12 October, 1931. Architect CF Mallinson. The Mighty Cinema describes it as having a cubiform façade with shops to left and right of entrance.Space for TV equipment, an orchestra and dressing rooms under stage It closed in 1963, became a bingo club for a month only. Now commercial
In 2015 an art gallery is up the cinema access stairs to the left, which they told me had been used for bingo with the cinema above. The street levels includes Cafe53
In February 2015 a mystery worshipper visited this church and compiled a report for www.ship-of-fools.com. The visitor gives a description of the building today and its furnishings and seating capacity, accurately dating it to 1889. He found the Evangelical Alliance a lot noisier than we suppose it was as a cinema!
In 2013 the government purchased this cinema from the Benatar family for £3.5m. It is to re-open in 2015 as the Queens National Theatre. The former Theatre Royal had fallen into decay and been demolished.
Select Developments wanted to preserve the tower and front as they very much liked the way it addressed the roundabout, and Erith lacked many other landmarks. But they discovered it would be impossible to demolish the back of the building without the tower collapsing .
In 2015 the projection room is being converted into a museum due to the reduced space required by digital. Projectors, tickets and photos will be included, and tours of the Regent Centre will include the box, which has external access
The seats in the IMAX have been rehomed in the Shelleys Theatre, also in Bournemouth. This shows films in its programming, and restoration is ongoing in 2015.
The date announced for re-opening of Screen 1 is January 27th, with What we did on our holiday and The Imitation Game. Screen 2 to follow, Several catch up films are programmed such as the Hobbit.
A separate entrance to the left leads up to the Nuad Thai Massage and Well Being Clinic. This was probably a bar area at the front of the cinema and the stairs were an exit from the balcony
The interior photo taken in December 2014 shows the former cinema awaiting conversion to a museum, with tiling stored on pallets for a fresh roof. All around builders are clearing and developing the site for housing.
Built in 1925, the Astra is a brick structure with a balcony. Seating around 589 the balcony was initially for officers only. It was run by Services Kinema Corporation and from 1982 by SSVC, whose website lists current programming.
I now see that the Colour view loaded here is the same one I photocopied in black and white in the library! The trolley bus wires indicate a view before 1968 when the system closed.
There is a colour postcard in Huddersfield Library showing the Waterloo as a cinema.It is lost in a huge press cuttings folder. The “rooms for televison equipment” were mentioned in the 1953 book gazetteer, implying they were always there but perhaps not!
The architect of the rebuilt Carlton was JH Freer of Fenay Bridge. “The Mighty cinema” gives the opening date of the Palladium as 16th March, 1914 and the first film Half a chance (3,000 feet) The first talkie shown on 1st Dec 1930 was Sunny side up
A cutting in Huddersfield library said the architect was P Norman Brown and that films ceased on 16th Sept 1967. The first reopening as a cinema was in Nov 1998.
A cutting seen in Huddersfield states the bingo club began in 1964.
The cinema was closed in January 1963 and demolished in June, 1964. A store is on the site
Opened on 12 October, 1931. Architect CF Mallinson. The Mighty Cinema describes it as having a cubiform façade with shops to left and right of entrance.Space for TV equipment, an orchestra and dressing rooms under stage It closed in 1963, became a bingo club for a month only. Now commercial
The Mighty Cinema gives the opening date as 3rd Nov, 1938
The cinema opened on Oct 18th, 1922 with The Romance of Mary Tudor The architect was F Mallinson There were 764 seats
A press cutting says this was the first purpose built cinema in Huddersfield. The Piazza shops are on the site.
The auditorium was demolished in 1995. A press cutting says the site later became a carpet warehouse, retaining the facade.
In 2015 an art gallery is up the cinema access stairs to the left, which they told me had been used for bingo with the cinema above. The street levels includes Cafe53
No sign of life in March 2015 and weeds growing out of the roof (see photo)
In February 2015 a mystery worshipper visited this church and compiled a report for www.ship-of-fools.com. The visitor gives a description of the building today and its furnishings and seating capacity, accurately dating it to 1889. He found the Evangelical Alliance a lot noisier than we suppose it was as a cinema!
In 2013 the government purchased this cinema from the Benatar family for £3.5m. It is to re-open in 2015 as the Queens National Theatre. The former Theatre Royal had fallen into decay and been demolished.
Select Developments wanted to preserve the tower and front as they very much liked the way it addressed the roundabout, and Erith lacked many other landmarks. But they discovered it would be impossible to demolish the back of the building without the tower collapsing .
In 2015 the projection room is being converted into a museum due to the reduced space required by digital. Projectors, tickets and photos will be included, and tours of the Regent Centre will include the box, which has external access
The seats in the IMAX have been rehomed in the Shelleys Theatre, also in Bournemouth. This shows films in its programming, and restoration is ongoing in 2015.
The date announced for re-opening of Screen 1 is January 27th, with What we did on our holiday and The Imitation Game. Screen 2 to follow, Several catch up films are programmed such as the Hobbit.
Currently with 12 screen, 3,000 passed through the doors on opening day. Expansion on this site has not happened as at late 2014.
A separate entrance to the left leads up to the Nuad Thai Massage and Well Being Clinic. This was probably a bar area at the front of the cinema and the stairs were an exit from the balcony
The interior photo taken in December 2014 shows the former cinema awaiting conversion to a museum, with tiling stored on pallets for a fresh roof. All around builders are clearing and developing the site for housing.
Built in 1925, the Astra is a brick structure with a balcony. Seating around 589 the balcony was initially for officers only. It was run by Services Kinema Corporation and from 1982 by SSVC, whose website lists current programming.
The history of this cinema is described in Memories of Buckinghamshire’s picture places by Martin Tapsell (Mercia Cinema Society, 1983)
The name Eden Theatre is preserved in the Town Hall, where the Theatre/Cinema is called the Eden in memory of the earlier theatre.