The building has reopened as the W Cinema. This is believed to have been in March 2017 according to press reports but the cinema didn’t bother responding to enquiries. The previous venture, the Cineplex, was operated by the Hoban family. Public screenings ended September 2013 with the Westport Film Club screening its last film, Summer in February, on 2 October 2013. It closed for digitisation but did not reopen at the time.
Scott ran the cinema until his death in 1986 after which it was run by Peter Hoare. In recent years Scott Cinemas merged with the Williams family’s WTW Cinemas taking the tally of sites to twelve. A refurbishment was carried out in 2012, to include installation of digital projection equipment, and the large screen has 3D capabilities.
The Cosy is believed to have been built around 1930 by Jeremiah O'Sullivan and last appears in the Kine Year Book of 1949. Its entry is replaced by the Ormonde from 1949 although this is stated as being on Strand Street! The 400-seater was run by James Kavanagh along with the other Ormondes and had a GB Kalee sound system installed. In 1976 Michael and Mary O’Riordan became the owners and reverted back to the Cosey which opened on 2 October 1977. It was twinned around 1990 and soldiered on until 2 March 2013 when it closed with ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ and ‘The Last Stand’. It is currently on the market. More info at: www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-corkman/20130307/281771331616917.
Further information, the Picturedrome opened end of February 1914. Notably run by Patrick Coffey but from about 1960 by Mrs Gillooly. It is said to have closed in the 1990s.
Listed in the Kine Year Book for 1959 but is not in the directory for 1961. One source states it was demolished although I suspect this refers to just the frontage. Still Kwik Fit centre in November 2017.
Here is the schedule for September 2017:
4 – The Last Word
5 – Churchill
12 – Tommy’s Honour
13 – Aline in Berlin
19 – Maudie
21 – Dunkirk
25 – Final Portrait
NT Live included Angels in America and Yerma
The cinema closed in 2006. Evidence shows that the building has been in use as a flooring shop, but the foyer is in pretty much the same state as it was when I last photographed it in 2013 complete with fire extinguisher on the counter, see new photo. More info at: www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/864595/highland-community-aiming-to-resurrect-local-cinema/. The Group’s website is at: www.lochabercinema.co.uk/group-media-links/. The clothing shop at the front was previously the TIC.
The centre is not currently showing films. The Lochaber Cinema Group occasionally screens films in local community venues, other than that the nearest cinema is a 90-minute bus ride away in Oban!
The Boss Brewing Company plan on moving into the empty cinema creating a brewery and taproom bar at a cost of £250,000. May also show outdoor movies next summer, presumably in the car park. More info at: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/outdoor-film-showings-cards-brewery-13866674
Shouldn’t that be May 1910 rather than 2010. William Coutts was said to have run films in Morriston Hall before the Picturedrome although this could be one in the same thing.
Mars Hill Church now occupy the former cinema and have reopened parts of the building with more to come such as the cafe bar. The Red Rock Harmony choir use it for rehearsals and a concert was held in September 2017 by musical group Belle Voci. The flats on top are self-catering holiday flats called Riviera Apartments.
Earlier editions of the Kine Year Book show a “Cinema” not necessarily the same one as the Lyric, the latter could have been a replacement owned by the same family.
The Hackney Picturehouse has had 5 screens for some time now. The fifth is to the left of the cafe bar and up the stairs and is a similar size to that of Screen 4. Occasionally films are also shown opposite The Attic bar when part of a film festival.
The building has reopened as the W Cinema. This is believed to have been in March 2017 according to press reports but the cinema didn’t bother responding to enquiries. The previous venture, the Cineplex, was operated by the Hoban family. Public screenings ended September 2013 with the Westport Film Club screening its last film, Summer in February, on 2 October 2013. It closed for digitisation but did not reopen at the time.
Scott ran the cinema until his death in 1986 after which it was run by Peter Hoare. In recent years Scott Cinemas merged with the Williams family’s WTW Cinemas taking the tally of sites to twelve. A refurbishment was carried out in 2012, to include installation of digital projection equipment, and the large screen has 3D capabilities.
The Ritz opened on St Patrick’s Day 1947. Source: Facebook.
The Cosy is believed to have been built around 1930 by Jeremiah O'Sullivan and last appears in the Kine Year Book of 1949. Its entry is replaced by the Ormonde from 1949 although this is stated as being on Strand Street! The 400-seater was run by James Kavanagh along with the other Ormondes and had a GB Kalee sound system installed. In 1976 Michael and Mary O’Riordan became the owners and reverted back to the Cosey which opened on 2 October 1977. It was twinned around 1990 and soldiered on until 2 March 2013 when it closed with ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ and ‘The Last Stand’. It is currently on the market. More info at: www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-corkman/20130307/281771331616917.
Further information, the Picturedrome opened end of February 1914. Notably run by Patrick Coffey but from about 1960 by Mrs Gillooly. It is said to have closed in the 1990s.
The entrance block has been demolished.
Picturedrome was open by October 1916 when The Miser’s Gift was shown. Looks like the auditorium at the back is now a hostel.
New image added today.
The Gate opened on 12 April 2006 and has digital projection in all screens along with Dolby Digital Surround sound.
The cinema is part of Tramshed, an entertainment venue that opened in 2015. The Stranglers and Buzzcocks are due to play in 2018.
Listed in the Kine Year Book for 1959 but is not in the directory for 1961. One source states it was demolished although I suspect this refers to just the frontage. Still Kwik Fit centre in November 2017.
Here is the schedule for September 2017: 4 – The Last Word 5 – Churchill 12 – Tommy’s Honour 13 – Aline in Berlin 19 – Maudie 21 – Dunkirk 25 – Final Portrait NT Live included Angels in America and Yerma
The cinema closed in 2006. Evidence shows that the building has been in use as a flooring shop, but the foyer is in pretty much the same state as it was when I last photographed it in 2013 complete with fire extinguisher on the counter, see new photo. More info at: www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/864595/highland-community-aiming-to-resurrect-local-cinema/. The Group’s website is at: www.lochabercinema.co.uk/group-media-links/. The clothing shop at the front was previously the TIC.
The centre is not currently showing films. The Lochaber Cinema Group occasionally screens films in local community venues, other than that the nearest cinema is a 90-minute bus ride away in Oban!
Also used by the Neath Amateur Operatic Society in the late-1940s and early-1950s. Show Boat and The Lisbon Story were two notable productions.
The Boss Brewing Company plan on moving into the empty cinema creating a brewery and taproom bar at a cost of £250,000. May also show outdoor movies next summer, presumably in the car park. More info at: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/outdoor-film-showings-cards-brewery-13866674
Opened by the actor Andrew Cruickshank of Dr Finlay’s Casebook fame.
Wings still occupied by Coral and Lloyds Bank as of October 2017 but centrepiece now the Square Peg Coffee Bar.
Confirmed opening and closing dates are 14.12.13 and 31.10.91
Shouldn’t that be May 1910 rather than 2010. William Coutts was said to have run films in Morriston Hall before the Picturedrome although this could be one in the same thing.
According to the website the cinema has not yet reopened.
Mars Hill Church now occupy the former cinema and have reopened parts of the building with more to come such as the cafe bar. The Red Rock Harmony choir use it for rehearsals and a concert was held in September 2017 by musical group Belle Voci. The flats on top are self-catering holiday flats called Riviera Apartments.
The former cinema is now occupied by the Winners International Coventry church since early 2017. Shops around the outside have been retained.
Earlier editions of the Kine Year Book show a “Cinema” not necessarily the same one as the Lyric, the latter could have been a replacement owned by the same family.
The Hackney Picturehouse has had 5 screens for some time now. The fifth is to the left of the cafe bar and up the stairs and is a similar size to that of Screen 4. Occasionally films are also shown opposite The Attic bar when part of a film festival.