Festival Hall
Talbot Road,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7HR
Talbot Road,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7HR
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Previously operated by: Marks Circuit Cinemas
Architects: Joseph G. Gomersall
Firms: Belshaw & Gomersall
Functions: Community Arts Center, Medical Center
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Assembly Rooms, Regal Cinema
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
440162.558.2150
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Located in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, to the south of Wilmslow. The Assembly Rooms was built and opened in 1927. It was a project of H. Brooks of the Carlton Cinema, Stockport to accommodate the new Alderley Edge Music Festival which was started by Philip Godlee who lived nearby at The Meadows, Riley Lane. It was equipped with a Compton 3 manual 11 ranks organ with had an illuminated console. By 1944, it was part of the Marks Circuit Cinemas. It was soon after operated by Cowley Entertainments Ltd. of Swadlincote. It was closed in the early-1960’s.
Now operating as the Festival Hall, a community arts centre using the auditorium which is entered down the right-hand side of the building. The front of the building and original entrance are used as a medical centre.
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Shaun Green
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Just to clarify: The Alderley Edge Medical Centre occupies the front of the building, while the Festival Hall is housed in the former cinema auditorium, with access from the right hand side.
The Festival Hall also had a Compton 3 Manual/11Rank organ installed, it had an illuminated console. Contractor for the installation was P. Hamer Ltd. of Swinton.