The Picturehouse now has a lounge screen with low seating for about 24 people. The space is upstairs at the front of the building and the windows have been covered with thick curtains.
The address for this cinema according to its website is Hollywood Park, Centenary Way, Burnley, BB11 2EJ although it does indeed face the Manchester Road and pretty easy to spot.
Originally the People’s Palace but the Palace by the 1930s. In answer to edgey2001 it was featured in ‘The Big Parade’ (1970) and ‘A Soldier’s Farewell’ (1972).
Victor Harrison took over the lease in 1930, but it was acquired by Sadlers who owned the Regent hence the name change. In 2012 it underwent £45,000 worth of repairs and improvements to the building by landlords North Norfolk District Council and now has a digital projector, cafe and bar. Films continue to be shown on a regular basis.
The Palace was designed by architect Norman Bailey and opened on 16 January 1939 with “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. After the war the Palace was bought by Raymond Stross Cinemas then sold in 1957 to Clifford Spain manager of the circuit.
Originally a single-floor affair but a balcony was added probably during the 1930s. Colin Aldis leased it from 1965 to 1992 using his initials in the name CBA Cinema. It operated as a bingo-hall between 1973 and 1976 when Aldis took over the Memorial Hall to screen films. Trevor Wicks took over in 1992 and it became the Hollywood Cinema.
The Regal was extended and modernised reopening in April 1936. Frank Boswell and Ace Cinemas ran it for a time in the early 1980s but it was saved by Simon Perry and Alistair Gregory, with help from the council, and they reopened it in 1985. The Norfolk Cinema Trust took charge of the building in 1994 and it passed to David Haigh and Chris Green before being acquired by Merlin.
The Hall is now a late bar called Bees Knees. Couldn’t see anything in the way of cinematic features.
The Picturehouse now has a lounge screen with low seating for about 24 people. The space is upstairs at the front of the building and the windows have been covered with thick curtains.
This building has been demolished and the site is currently being used as a car park.
The address for this cinema according to its website is Hollywood Park, Centenary Way, Burnley, BB11 2EJ although it does indeed face the Manchester Road and pretty easy to spot.
Closed March 1962.
Originally opened on 22 July 1911 and again on 16 February 1939 after refit with “There’s Always a Woman”.
Opened on 28 October 1914 and closed in June 1961 with “The Miracle”. Designed by J. Scott & Sons.
Opened with “The Sea Beast” on 17 January 1927.
Closed in August 1957.
Evidently purpose-built and opening on 29 July 1912.
More about the opening here: https://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/05/23/the-phibsboro-picture-house-opens/
Architecture buffs will find more here: http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DU®no=50010533
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The design was identical to that of the County cinema at Aylsham.
Originally the People’s Palace but the Palace by the 1930s. In answer to edgey2001 it was featured in ‘The Big Parade’ (1970) and ‘A Soldier’s Farewell’ (1972).
Run by the Fisher family with the seats said to be taken from an old theatre in Peterborough.
Victor Harrison took over the lease in 1930, but it was acquired by Sadlers who owned the Regent hence the name change. In 2012 it underwent £45,000 worth of repairs and improvements to the building by landlords North Norfolk District Council and now has a digital projector, cafe and bar. Films continue to be shown on a regular basis.
The Picturedrome was operational by 1912.
Reputed to have been established in 1916.
Ran by the Jay family from 1938 including the golf centre.
The Palace was designed by architect Norman Bailey and opened on 16 January 1939 with “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. After the war the Palace was bought by Raymond Stross Cinemas then sold in 1957 to Clifford Spain manager of the circuit.
Cinema shows stopped after the war but returned from 1973 to 1976 when Colin Aldis used it for a time while his CBA Exchange was a bingo hall.
Originally a single-floor affair but a balcony was added probably during the 1930s. Colin Aldis leased it from 1965 to 1992 using his initials in the name CBA Cinema. It operated as a bingo-hall between 1973 and 1976 when Aldis took over the Memorial Hall to screen films. Trevor Wicks took over in 1992 and it became the Hollywood Cinema.
Run by Jack Jones from 1964 onwards.
The Regal was extended and modernised reopening in April 1936. Frank Boswell and Ace Cinemas ran it for a time in the early 1980s but it was saved by Simon Perry and Alistair Gregory, with help from the council, and they reopened it in 1985. The Norfolk Cinema Trust took charge of the building in 1994 and it passed to David Haigh and Chris Green before being acquired by Merlin.