Castle Cinema

All that I can add information wise to David’s information above is that the 1944 KYB has the proprietors as the Egremont Cinema Ltd. 750 seats were declared and a BTH sound system. Pictures and Variety also gets a mention with the stage depth of 16ft. deep, the proscenium width is declared at 30ft. There was also the Empire Dance Hall attached to the premises. By 1966, the KYB lists the same proprietors, seating had been reduced to 681 seats. Now fitted for CinemaScope, the screen was 26ft wide within the same 30ft proscenium. A Western Electric sound system was now fitted, with four changes of programme each week. The Empire Dance Hall no longer gets any mention.