Pavilion Cinema
South Queen Street,
Morley,
LS27 9EW
South Queen Street,
Morley,
LS27 9EW
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Located in Morley to the south of Leeds, Yorkshire. The New Pavilion Cinema opened on 25th November 1911. Seating was arranged in stalls and circle levels. A stage and 4 dressing rooms were included in the building and for many years its programme included films and variety shows.
By the early-1960’s it had dropped the ‘New’ from its name and became the Pavilion Cinema. Closed in 26th July 1968, the building was converted into a bingo club. In 1989 it became the After Dark nightclub. It was later converted into a nightclub known as Orbit which was Internationally known as a venue for techno music. This closed in 2003 and most recently the building was in use as an Italian restaurant, known as Puccino’s which closed in July 2005. Plans to build flats on the site were proposed, but the implementation period expired. The building is ‘For Sale’ at auction on September 15, 2020 with an asking price of £475,000.
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Ian Grundy
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The nightclub opened in 1989 as the ‘After Dark’ and closed in 2003 as the ‘Orbit’ . It has now been converted into an Italian restaurant.
The restaurant didn’t last long, it closed in July 2005 and has been left as it was the day it shut.
Some photographs and details here:
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More details from a newspaper article:– It was designed by Messrs Howarth & Howarth of Cleckheaton and was opened on 25th November 1911. In March 1913 a fire destroyed the stage which was rebuilt and the New Pavilion reopened on 16th June 1913. From 1929-31 it reverted to being a live theatre having been primarily a cinema since 1916. Films returned 1931 with the installation of sound, but the stage was still used on a regular basis up until closure on 27th July 1968. It reopened the same year as a bingo hall which lasted 20 years. It has now been derelict for a decade and is clearly in a deteriorating state as the following pictures (July 2015) show:–
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