Some Liverpool Cinemas

[Ged]

Phil, are there any pics of Cinemas you are missing? It's just that I have books concerning other buildings and sometimes there's a cinema in the shot too but don't know if you've got it?

[PhilipG]

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[Gerard]

There's quite a few, Ged.
Thanks for asking.

I'd love to see photos of the long-gone flea-pits, like the Princes in Granby Street, the Lytton in Lytton Street, the Coliseum in Paddington, the Kings Hall in Oakfield Road (the Gaumont was built on the site), the St James (before the front was rebuilt), the Savoy in West Derby Road, and the Picture Playhouse in Smithdown Road.
And the Cabbage Hall before it was altered for the LFC club.
So far I haven't seen any photos of any of the above which were all open by the time of WW1.

Later cinemas which have remained elusive on photos are the Walton Vale Picture House, the Popular in Netherfield Road North, the Burlington in Vauxhall Road, the West Derby Picture House, and the original front of the Ritz in Utting Avenue.

I've got photos of most of the others which I don't mind sharing.

There are other cinemas, like the Everton Palace, where the only known photo is very poor.

Central Library have a good collection of most of the 1930s cinemas.

Phil,Have you got any of The Gaiety..Spelling!!..that was on Scottie Rd please..
Or you Ged..please.

[Ged]

Bunked in the Odeon to see Oliver 41 Times..Thats gorra be some kinda record !!

That's because you wanted 'More'.

[Ged]

I'm sure Phil has and I think there are two I have, i'll post them up tonight if Phil doesn't beat me to it. I think they're in the Terry Cooke book Scotland road - my neighbourhood and Freddy O'Connor's book My city - my heritage. Gaiety is correct spelling too Gerard, my mam and dad called it the Gayo.

[PhilipG]

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[Gerard]

That's because you wanted 'More'.

Ooohhhhhhhh...

[Ged]

Gerard, just tried to upload the pic but like many i've tried on here, it's so many KB which exceeds the MB for the file type for this forum.

I'll bring the pic along on sat. It was positioned on Scotland Road, almost opposite Gay Street which is how I suspect it got its name then.

[Ged]

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[Ged]

Just tried something there and it obviously didn't work - ay oh.

[Gerard]

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

[Gerard]

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.

..Great pics Phil.

[Max]

Somerfield (Abbey Cinema), Church Road North

Somerfield used to be a Cinema!

[Ged]

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.

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

[PhilipG]

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