Tatler Cinema

56 Church Street,
Blackpool, FY1 1HP

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itpworld
itpworld on August 2, 2022 at 8:35 am

The Clifton Palace was bought by a local Blackpool partnership at the end of 1949 and re-fitted as the Tatler News Theatre after 11 weeks of refurbishment. It re-opened on Monday March 13th 1950 with 412 seats. (Source Kinematograph Weekly, March 16th 1950)

Fylde Cinemas, part of the Emery Circuit bought the Tatler in April 1953 from Arthur Wood (who had purchased it in November 1952). Fylde Cinemas introduced ‘Continental films’ out of season but continued to show newsreel programmes during the Summer. (Source: Kinematograph Weekly, Thursday 30 April 1953)

The Tatler closed on October 16th 1954 with an announcement that it would no longer be used as a cinema. (Source: Kinematograph Weekly, 6 January 1955)

Philip Picturedrome
Philip Picturedrome on October 9, 2020 at 4:13 pm

The Clifton Palace opened on 24 March 1910 with Kinemacolor Pictures. The proprietors were Manchester Electric Theatres, Ltd. (Source: Gazette-News for Blackpool, etc. 25 March 1910).

popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on September 25, 2018 at 11:23 am

Now a charity shop for BHF furniture.