The Royalty Cinema Birmingham - April 2023
(as of 16/04/23) The Royalty Cinema in Birmingham is an abandoned and collapsed cinema in Harborne Birmingham. Originally opened in 1930, the cinema closed in 1963 before it reopened as a bingo club in...
View ArticleEmpire Electric Theatre / La Scala, Grangemouth. November 2023.
Located at Charing Cross at the corner of B'ness Road and Station Road in Grangemouth. Originally opened as the Electric Empire Cinema on 13th December 1913. It re-opened as La Scala Cinema in June...
View ArticleAvenue Picture House - Coxhoe, Durham - Oct 2010
I don't think this has been covered before, so here goes! Work commenced on the Avenue cinema 18th June 1929 and opened 3rd February 1930. It was owned by the Iseton family (Thomas & Frederick) who...
View ArticleState Cinema, Grays August 2023
I am going to put my neck on the line here and say, even in it's current condition, the State Cinema is the best example of a derelict cinema in the country, a position it seems to have always held...
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Gala Bingo Hall - 22.09.08
Solo visit whilst at work today... Been wanting to get in here for a LONG time now, and finally today I saw my opening. Pikies have been in by all accounts and stripped a lot of cabling, and pipework,...
View ArticleRegal/ Granada Cinema, Kettering - January 2024
January 2024 The Visit Visited with @stranton and @coolboyslim, we didn't really know what to expect with this one having only seen a few reports from several years ago. I managed too find some...
View ArticleRoyal Court Theatre, Wigan - May 2018
May 2018 The Visit While taking a trip down memory lane and browsing through my old photographs, I stumbled upon the ones I took at the Royal Court Theatre in Wigan. Surprisingly, I realised that I...
View ArticleThe Elysium theatre - Swansea - Oct '16
Ever since I started urban exploring, this place has been at the top of my list. I remember going here a lot when I was younger during the late 80's and early 90's, having to wait around for my sister...
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The Embassy Cinema / The Picture Palace Wetherspoons – Braintree – Sept 2022
The History The Embassy Cinema was built on the site of the former Picture Palace Cinema of 1912. It was built for and was operated by the Shipman and King circuit, and opened in April 1935. It was...
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Vogue / Odeon, Rutherglen, Glasgow - September 2023
Opening on 29th January 1936, the Vogue Cinema was located in the Glasgow suburb of Rutherglen, to the south of the city. The foyer and proscenium feature Corinthian columns, and seating was...
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