Empire Cinema

Built around 1909 on the site of the ‘Electra’ theatre. Mr Norman Gray was one of the first resident managers and had a flair for organising concerts for first World War Forces. The Electra was built in 1909, and replaced in 1911 with the bigger Empire Palace seating between 600 and 700 people. It was demolished in 1959 to make way for a new Co-Op store and administrative offices.