Just back from sitting in on the planning meeting. Permission to demolish and replace with expensive flats behind retained facade was granted. More details to...
Gordon, Thanks for the news update about the development of the Toledo. I expect it was a sad moment when you heard the Committee approve the demolition of the...
After the Toledo - some good news at last. I have it on good authority that the closures of the Edinburgh Clerk St. Odeon, and the Glasgow Renfield Street...
... Just like the Ascot in other words. Hopefully it won't be as big a farce as that one is proving to be. I spoke to a friend of mine who is in the building...
For those of you who came on the CTA Tinsel Town Theatres visit last November or those who couldn't make it and are interested in the historic theatre district...
Cinema plans its own feature film East Angian Daily Times April 7, 2003 06:46 By Sarah Chambers A CINEMA is hoping to build on a highly-successful first year...
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I am puzzled by the item on page 16 of recent CTA Bulletin about the Queens, Burslem, as it doesn't appear in the Theatres Gazetteer at all. Has anyone any...
Hi there, Can anyone give me a closing date for this cinema? Even an approximate date would be great. Also, does anything remain of it i.e. is it worth my...
According to Bruce Peter in an article in the Lanarkshire Legacy published booklet "Moviehouse Musichall Matinee Memories & Milestones Miscellany" No 1...
I have no records of this building either in cinema or theatre use. Could it be a Municipal Hall of some kind, maybe part of the Town Hall? Ken ... From:...
I can confirm that the Queens is part of the Burslem Town Hall complex. (I can remember driving past the building some years ago, and it is a most immpressive...
With the demise of the Robins Cinema, Durham no longer has a cinema showing mainstream films. It has just been announced that the council is currently...
I have been asked by a friend if I know of a one-time cinema at Notting Hill Gate called the Corinth. I can find no record of it. Can anyone on this list...
Members may be interested in my holiday to Lancashire, and a visit to Morecambe. The former Odeon, has been converted to a parade of shops on the ground level,...
Further ramblings sent us by train to Barrow-In-Furness. Here the former Ritz, (Union)later ABC, has been found to be in a sorry state as well. Former owners...
In sharp contrast to my previous two postings, this was a different experience altogether. Formerly known as the Empire, the Curzon Cinema boasts as being the...
Just a short note. Passed here a few years ago, when it was being re- opened as a cabaret/bar/cinema. Took a few pictures during re- decoration, so thought I...
... I went to university in Lancaster, so I know the old Morecambe Odeon very well. I'm back up there at the start of May, so will try to call past. ... The...
I did some part time projection work there (and at Lancaster) in the late 60s and early 70s. The curved widow that Darren refers to was indeed the walkway to...
Stop being pedantic Tom. Have you looked at the photo? It is of the whole building but the feature referred to is clearly visible. You will see the passage is...
The former Coronet Cinema, New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, London will re-open this Saturday 19th April as a dance/arts venue. The 572 seat auditorium...
I assume we're all raring to go for tomorrow, despite the bus interlude for those travelling from London. I looked at the alternatives and it actually made...
Thanks guys for the interest in my recent visit up North. Have looked at photo, and the place has been altered from the picture. The former main entrance has...
Does any member know of any cinemas in the 30's or 40's that offered patrons the use of binoculars to view the film? I have recently picked up a pair...
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