Cinema
Broad Street,
Knighton,
LD7 1BL
Broad Street,
Knighton,
LD7 1BL
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This could very well be a tale of two or three different operations. A newspaper report says that the cinema opened in 1949 and was run by the Brown brothers, two travelling showmen, and lasted until the late 1960s. Having spoken to a local trader he seems to think the cinema was in an old barn next to the public car park behind the buildings in the main street, and it is some sort of warehouse now. Sounds like a job for Poirot!
My records show that in 1928 the cinema in Knighton was known as the Electric Picture House and Capt. H.J. Bray D.S.C., was the propreitor showing film on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays only at prices of 6d to 1/3d. In the 1930’s Mr D.J. Madigan of Hay had taken over. twinned the cinema with the Plaza, Hay and renamed it “Picture House”. At this time the cinema held 220 patrons seated. Mr J.R. Brown took over in the late 1940’s, renaming it “Cinema” and seating was reduced to 200 patrons. In the 1960’s Mr W.H. Brown (not known if a relation of J.R.) was the propreitor and was showing one show per day with one change per week. Cinemascope had been installed and the sound changed to G.B. sound from the original Morrison sound system. All seats were 3/–. The proscenium was 30 feet wide with a 29 foot wide screen