Curzon Cinema
George Street,
Hull,
HU1
George Street,
Hull,
HU1
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Previous Names: Princes Hall
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The Princes Hall was opened as a cinema in July 1910. It was located on George Street, directly across from the Grand Opera House (later Dorchester Cinema).
Around 1950, it was re-named Curzon Cinema. It was closed in February 1960, and was converted into a club. It was demolished around 1985.
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Ken Roe
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part of the frontage of the curzon cinema is still on the site with a car park behind it here is a photo i took a few weeks ago of part of the frontage: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101015385@N03/9660500182/
i have been looking through the Hull Daily Mail to see when the Princes became the Curzon. After the Tivoli closed in 1954, Hull was left without a specialist continental cinema. ON 12th December 1954, the Princes showed “The World condemns them” from Sunday for four days. Beginning 9th January 1955 it began showing continental films weekly for four days with mainstream films continuing for the other three days. In December 1955 the Princes closed for a week for redecoration and reseating and it reopened as the Curzon on Monday 26th December 1955 with “La P… Respectuouse”. This ran for six days although subsequently it continued with the Princes policy of showing continental films for four days and mainstream films for the other three. However before long it began showing the continental films for a full seven days while the British and Hollywood films largely faded away.