Lyric Cinema

I grew up in Stakeford in the 50s and 60s and was a regular there, especially at Kids' Matinees on Saturday Afternoons. The “Lyric” – although no-one called it that: everyone called it “The Fret”, the local word for sea-mist- wasn’t a purpose built cinema. The space was rented from the trustees of the War Memorial Hall which was opened in the 1920s and also contained sports facilities and a library. At that time, the manager was Jim Arkle, who lived in nearby Dereham Terrace. The Lyric closed as a cinema in the late 60s and the space is now used as a community facility and meeting-place.