After it closed as a cinema in the mid-1960s, the auditorium was empty for many years before it became a discount supermarket in the late 70s, and later a second-hand furniture and antiques shop.
The Savoy mentioned by Eric Evans still existed (though I don’t recall if it was actually open – the name was still there) on Chester St in the mid-1970s.
I’d have to dispute the 1977 opening date – I was one of the sixth-formers shipped in from most of the schools in Clwyd when the Queen conducted the opening ceremony for the Theatr Clwyd (as it was originally called) complex. We were being shown “Nicholas and Alexandra” (well, it had to be remotely educational!) when she came into the cinema so we all had to stand. Since I did my A Levels in ‘76, I’d say the opening date was probably in 1975 or possibly early 1976.
I’m very nostalgic about the Glyndŵr – it’s the first cinema I ever attended on my own, for “Return of the Pink Panther” in (I think) June 1975 (the newsreel was showing that years' Derby). I can believe it became “summer only” within five years, as I can recall I was the only customer that night!q
After it closed as a cinema in the mid-1960s, the auditorium was empty for many years before it became a discount supermarket in the late 70s, and later a second-hand furniture and antiques shop.
The Savoy mentioned by Eric Evans still existed (though I don’t recall if it was actually open – the name was still there) on Chester St in the mid-1970s.
I’d have to dispute the 1977 opening date – I was one of the sixth-formers shipped in from most of the schools in Clwyd when the Queen conducted the opening ceremony for the Theatr Clwyd (as it was originally called) complex. We were being shown “Nicholas and Alexandra” (well, it had to be remotely educational!) when she came into the cinema so we all had to stand. Since I did my A Levels in ‘76, I’d say the opening date was probably in 1975 or possibly early 1976.
I’m very nostalgic about the Glyndŵr – it’s the first cinema I ever attended on my own, for “Return of the Pink Panther” in (I think) June 1975 (the newsreel was showing that years' Derby). I can believe it became “summer only” within five years, as I can recall I was the only customer that night!q