Some Liverpool Cinemas

Thanks Phil and Ged for the Photos and Info.. Much Appreciated Lads.

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

I've never seen any photos of the Gem by anybody else.

It was a converted factory and opened in 1926 as a cinema.
It closed in 1958, and was then used as St Sylvester's Parochial Club.

The B & W photo was taken in 1982 and shows the remains of the decorative plaster.
The other was taken in 1986 and shows the blocked-up windows of the Victorian building.

It's been demolished.

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:handclap: :handclap: ..Great pics Phil.

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Originally Posted by marky

Somerfield (Abbey Cinema), Church Road North

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Somerfield used to be a Cinema!:eek: :eek:

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

I've never seen any photos of the Gem by anybody else.

It was a converted factory and opened in 1926 as a cinema.
It closed in 1958, and was then used as St Sylvester's Parochial Club.

The B & W photo was taken in 1982 and shows the remains of the decorative plaster.
The other was taken in 1986 and shows the blocked-up windows of the Victorian building.

It's been demolished.

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Went in there when it was 'Sillies' - Great pics, even if they're not the classic picture house type building.

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

I've just been told that the Woolton is to reopen.
I've no further details at the moment.
Does anybody know if it's been mentioned in the local papers?

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The article was in the Daily Post on Monday or Tuesday of this week.

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Originally Posted by Max

Somerfield used to be a Cinema!:eek: :eek:

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Yeah, I went there to see 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' :)

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Originally Posted by A. D. Williams

The article was in the Daily Post on Monday or Tuesday of this week.

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From the Liverpool Echo online. Historic cinema is saved from the axe - February 20th 2007

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Originally Posted by A. D. Williams

From the Liverpool Echo online. Historic cinema is saved from the axe - February 20th 2007

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This is very good news, makes a change for a building to be saved
and not Tescoised......

Anyone got any photo's of the one in Waterloo ? I know thats become a bit of a save our cinema project for quite a few years now. Nice to see it's still open, well it was last time I was down that way

Thanks Phil, thats the place.

I spent many a day in there watching the jungle book or herbie goes bananas. I think my auntie really liked them and wanted an excuse to go see them every year. lol

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.....and how do you know about them? <smiley of finger tapping bod>

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Any north-enders remember the Regent in Crosby? On Crosby Road opposite the end of Endbutt Lane. It became a bingo hall years ago, and still was the last time I passed that way.

We queued up for two hours to see Cliff in 'Summer Holiday' there!

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

Just a brief mention of the "Adult" cinemas in Liverpool.

The Jacey in Clayton Square (1963 to 1972), formerly the News Theatre and Prince of Wales. The Jacey was technically still a "proper" cinema rather than the other four listed here where you had to be a member.

The Tatler Cinema Club, later Eros Cinema Club in London Road (1969 to 1983), formerly the Essoldo and Kings, and various other names.

The Tatler Cinema Club in Church Street (1969 to 1972). This was the famous Tatler Cartoon Cinema.

Converted premises were the Gilmore Cinema Club in Manchester Street (late 1970s to 1985) and the Adult Book Centre Cinema Club in Sweeting Street (early 1980s).

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Were't there 2 adult cinemas in London Roas? Sure I remember passing one next door to the hamburger bar that exploded? Where the 'container shops' are now. The other one you show in the pic was next to or close to Harris's (best toy shop ever!) toys wasn't it? Remember walking past on the way into town from Kenny.

I remember a cinema on West Derby Road (opposite Ogdens) but can not remember the name of it.
The Hippadrome comes to mind but I am not sure.
Phredd

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

That would be the Palladium.
There's pics of it on page 1 of this thread (#16).
The Hippodrome was nearer Town, next to Gregson's Well.

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Missed them on page 1 = thought they were avatars lol.
Thanks for that. I had them both the otherway round.

Thanks Philip

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Bernard Fallows' website is up and running including the images used in the exhibition.

Here's one of the Jacey
http://www.bernardfallon.com/photo/T...ivity-FINA.jpg

Here's a New Brighton photo (Victoria Road?) from the 90s--the building to the left looks like it may have been a cinema. Or a bank. Any ideas? I would be very surprised if it were still standing.

The above cinema was indeed in Victoria Road, New Brighton...

Known as 'The Trocadero', this cinema opened on 1st June 1922 and closed suddenly on 22nd September 1956 with only a few days warning.

I have a book - THE SILVER SCREENS OF WIRRAL, published 1990 which says that 'The Troc' now serves as a supermarket. I would say that it was demolished in the early to mid nineties. It certainly does not remain to this day.

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Went to see the good the bad and the ugly there when it first came out.
Thought we were cool in our Ben shermans and comos shoes.

We were cool JOHNO and I saw the same film at the same cinema. spooky:cool:

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Fantastic to see!! :handclap: I always said I was going to go there and never ever got the chance. No excuse now!! :celb (23):

Incidentally Phil, do you have any pictures of the Albany/Astra in Maghull? Loved that place as a lad. Distraught when it came down. When was it knocked down?

Thanks pal! Some great memories of that place... :tear:

According to Warren Bradley on Radio City last night, the East side of Lime st from next door to the Crown to next door to the Vines is not being demolished as previously reported on here. He said the council or English heritage to own most of that side including the 2 cinemas are looking at doing it up. He slated the shop owners on the Concourse House frontage though regarding the cpo delays, saying he thought they'd been offered adequate prices/re-locations (but if the Edge Lane residents are anything to go by what is adequate in his mind and theirs is obviously different...)

Nice touch:)
Queen crowns reopening of famous old cinema

"A RED carpet, the National Anthem and The Queen all made for a real sense of occasion as Woolton Cinema reopened its doors to the public last night.

Guest of honour was the venue’s very own honorary monarch – Beatrice McKenzie, an 84-year-old resident of the village who has been going to the cinema since its very beginning in the 1920s."
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The ABC Lime St. got a brief mention in the Liverpool Echo (p14 31/3/2007)
Just a bit of waffle about it getting interest from 20 developers...officials offered a "blank canvas", whatever that means. It did mention that they had toured the building.

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That's a good un'.

The Regent, Old Swan.



This is also Old Swan. any idea what it was? just checking in case it has Cinema links.