Sefton Heritage Open Days are available to book now. Full list is here: http://www.sefton.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=8837
Julie
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Sefton Heritage Open Days are available to book now. Full list is here: http://www.sefton.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=8837
Julie
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Long before they were cinemas, they were places of entertainment such as theatres or the winter gardens.
There's only 15 places on this walk and me and my mate have 2 so if anyone else wants to book, don't waste any time!
5 cinemas on or near Lord Street have been demolished, and only one wasn't built as a cinema.
That was the Trocadero, which was built as a dance hall.
The other four were the Palladium/Odeon; the Palace/ABC; the Regal/ABC; and the Coliseum in Nevill Street.
Both the Palladium and the Palace were Listed Buildings, so it's supremely ironic that Southport now has a "Pleasure Palaces" walk.
As I said before: "Here is another site where a cinema once stood".![]()
Last edited by PhilipG; 07-07-2008 at 10:01 PM.
I've no reason to think that the tour will be of buildings that were only ever cinemas or a let down.
It doesn't claim to be a cinema walk:
"As the town developed from humble Regency beginnings into a modern holiday destination it acquired many buildings catering for entertainment and leisure."
It's a walk, offered free to anyone who wants to go on it.
I don't understand such negativity.
Last edited by julieoapw; 07-07-2008 at 10:13 PM.
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