Oxford Picture Theatre
57 Newport,
Barton-upon-Humber,
DN18 5QF
57 Newport,
Barton-upon-Humber,
DN18 5QF
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Located in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, across the River Humber from Hull. The Oxford Picture Theatre was opened in 1922. It was the second cinema to open in the town by Cecil Whitely when he took over on 2nd September 1938, screening Humphrey Bogart in “Men are Such Fools”. It was equipped with a British Thomson Houston(BTH) sound system.
The Oxford Picture Theatre was still open in 1963, and by 1966 it had been renamed Oxford Cinema, but this was only for a short time, as it was soon closed and converted into a bingo club. This only lasted a few years, and by 2005 it had been in use as a warehouse for many years.
In recent years it has been converted into the Barton Sports Centre. This has since closed and the building was being converted into housing in summer of 2022.
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Oxford Picture Theatre, Barton upon Humber. Built in the mid-Victorian era as a malt kiln, the building was adapted by 1909 as a roller skating rink. At some point, the date seems debatable, it was converted into the Oxford Picture Theatre and Theatre of Varieties - this was certainly in existence by 1920. The theatre seated 540 in stalls and a small balcony, by 1964 this had been reduced to 399, and it had attractive art deco decoration, possibly only achieved with paint. There was a small stage, used for variety and amateur shows, the projection room was at the rear of the stalls - the windows at the front were the back of the balcony and were shuttered. Bingo was introduced on a part-time basis in the 1960s, and the final film is again uncertain, but no later than 1979 (but probably a decade earlier). The auditorium was used as a warehouse before being comprehensively altered into squash courts and a gym, seemingly destroying every aspect of the former decor. The Sports centre also closed some years ago and the building is currently being converted into eight town houses, with an additional floor on top - the facade on Newport will be the only recognisable feature left.
Photos from July 2022:-
BARTON upon HUMBER - Oxford Cinema front
BARTON upon HUMBER - Oxford Cinema rear