Olympia Cinema

578 Hyde Road,
Manchester, M18 7EE

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Architects: Francis Edison Drury, Joseph G. Gomersall

Firms: Belshaw & Gomersall, Drury & Gomersall

Functions: Retail

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Olympia Cinema

Located in the suburb of Gorton, 3 miles south east of Manchester City centre. The Olympia Cinema was opened in 1911. In 1933 architectural firm Drury & Gomersall were contracted to make alterations to the building which included additional stage accommodation, new lighting and a new ceiling in the auditorium with new decorations. In 1935 architectural firm Belshaw & Gomersall did further alterations and to two lock-up shops. The Olympia Cinema was listed in the Kinematograph Year Book’s(KYB) from 1927 to 1954 but had gone from listings by 1962. It had a Western Electric(WE) sound system and a stage 12 ft deep with two dressing-rooms. In 2005 it was a furniture store and is still so in 2015. By early-2017 it was the Gorton Superstore, a cash & carry store.

Contributed by Harry Rigby

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popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on February 12, 2017 at 4:53 am

It is now Gorton Superstore, a cash-and-carry place, see Google Street View.

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