Plaza Cinema
51 Whitton Street,
Northwich,
CW9 5EA
51 Whitton Street,
Northwich,
CW9 5EA
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Previously operated by: Cheshire County Cinemas
Architects: Seager Owen, William Owen
Styles: Neo-Classical
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Located in Northwich, Cheshire. The Plaza Cinema was opened by Cheshire County Cinemas Ltd. in December 1929. It was designed by local architects William & Seager Owen, and is a typical late-1920’s style cinema. There is a particulary good ornamentation of two cherubs supporting an early film camera which are set into an arch over the main entrance.
The Plaza Cinema was converted into a bingo club in the early-1960’s and remained in that use until closing in March 2011.
Since October 2000, the Plaza Cinema has been designated a Grade II Listed building by English Heritage.
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Ken Roe
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The Plaza as a bingo club in 1980:
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Auditorium in 1980;
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My scanned photographs were taken in December 1998.
Cheshire County Cinemas was formed in March 1922, and their prospectus mentions this site in Witton(sic) Street, along with the architects who designed the cinema. 7 years seems a very long time to open what would have been their (C.C.C.) first purpose-built cinema.