Nottingham Post 06/10/2020: Erewash Borough Council … hopes to turn the former Galaxy cinema in Derby Road into shops on the ground floor with “high quality” apartments above. The council is also aiming to convert the “dilapidated” former Box Office cinema and pub opposite the market place into a “cultural venue”.
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Additional information can be found at
www.andrewsgen.com/matlock/pix/matlock_causewaylane_ritz1922.htm
including the information that the name change to the Ritz was made before new year 1955, by Northern Cinemas, the then owners.
Press Release, 11 June 2020. The Irish cinema operator, The Arc Cinema, has invested £3 million in converting the old Byron Cinema into a state of the art four-screen cinema.
The cinema will have 425 luxury leather electric recliner seats, laser digital projection and Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound. It is intended to open on Saturday 4 July 2020.
http://www.clownevillage.co.uk/clowne-hist/noatable%20dates2.htm
1911: 22ND JUNE CLOWNE CINEMA OPENED CALLED PICTURE HALL.
1935: PICTURE HALL NAME CHANGED TO PICTURE PALACE.
1961: CLOWNE PICTURE PALACE CINEMA CLOSED.
Since November 2019, work has been carried out to turn the former Byron building into a four-screen, two-floor cinema, called The Arc. Work on the complex should be completed in March 2020. Melcorpo already runs Arc cinemas in England and Ireland.
According to BBC News, the Gaumont cinema in Chorlton was where the Gibb brothers made their live debut as The Rattlesnakes in 1957. The brothers – Barry, Robin and Maurice – were born on the Isle of Man but later moved to Keppel Road in Chorlton, where the family lived for seven years.
Nottm Evening Post 26/09/2019: A new IMAX screen almost as tall as four double decker buses is coming to a north Notts cinema.
The Odeon cinema in Park Lane, Mansfield, will receive the upgraded screen that will allow viewers to watch new films in 2D or 3D, and with improved sound. IMAX is a system of high-resolution camera, film formats and film projectors. The new cinema screen will have 130 recliner seats and will open to the public on November 13.
The cinema – which Odeon took over from the ABC Cinemas chain in 2000 – has eight screens which are wheelchair friendly and audio description is available in one of the screens.
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After 2016 the supermarket is a Cooperative Food supermarket.
There’s a delightful article about the cinema in Badjer News (Jacksdale newssheet) http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/71-badjer-news-Aug-2017.pdf
In 1944 J.A.Gamble (as J.A.Campbell) is listed as Managing Director of companies which owned all the Grantham cinemas, with the exception of the State Cinema, later the Granada.
The Theatre Royal was owned by John Arthur Gamble OBE (1877-1947), a playwright born in Norfolk. He was the father of Judith Mary Gamble (1916-2004), aka Judy Campbell, about whom the song ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ was written. Judy Campbell was the mother of Jane Mallory Birkin (1946-), who as Jane Birkin is an actress and singer, noted for her 1967 recording of ‘Je t'Aime …“.
From the Kinematograph Year Book; it was named ‘Parliament Picture Palace’ until 1933. In 1935 it was the ‘Regal’. From 1936 to 1942 it was the ‘News House’ and from 1944 it was the ‘News Theatre’. Despite its impressive frontage it was a small cinema with a 20ft proscenium, reduced to 16ft by 1945. As the Regal it had 550 seats. This was reduced to 300-303 seats from 1936.
By 2011, an apartment block had been built on the site, probably #67a.
Location on 1914 OS map. A new-build now occupies the site.
Nottingham Post 06/10/2020: Erewash Borough Council … hopes to turn the former Galaxy cinema in Derby Road into shops on the ground floor with “high quality” apartments above. The council is also aiming to convert the “dilapidated” former Box Office cinema and pub opposite the market place into a “cultural venue”.
February 1957.
Additional information can be found at www.andrewsgen.com/matlock/pix/matlock_causewaylane_ritz1922.htm including the information that the name change to the Ritz was made before new year 1955, by Northern Cinemas, the then owners.
This was the fifth cinema designed by Alfred John Thraves.
According to Wikipedia, Alfred J Thraves designed the Regal Cinema, Parliament Street, Nottingham 1935.
Press Release, 11 June 2020. The Irish cinema operator, The Arc Cinema, has invested £3 million in converting the old Byron Cinema into a state of the art four-screen cinema. The cinema will have 425 luxury leather electric recliner seats, laser digital projection and Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound. It is intended to open on Saturday 4 July 2020.
http://www.clownevillage.co.uk/clowne-hist/noatable%20dates2.htm 1911: 22ND JUNE CLOWNE CINEMA OPENED CALLED PICTURE HALL. 1935: PICTURE HALL NAME CHANGED TO PICTURE PALACE. 1961: CLOWNE PICTURE PALACE CINEMA CLOSED.
This photograph was taken in 1939.
Films advertised are ‘Dishonoured Lady’ (Hedy Lamarr, 1947) and ‘The Stars Look Down’ (Michael Redgrave, 1940)
1960, just before it closed.
‘A Pair of Briefs’ 1962.
Since November 2019, work has been carried out to turn the former Byron building into a four-screen, two-floor cinema, called The Arc. Work on the complex should be completed in March 2020. Melcorpo already runs Arc cinemas in England and Ireland.
According to BBC News, the Gaumont cinema in Chorlton was where the Gibb brothers made their live debut as The Rattlesnakes in 1957. The brothers – Barry, Robin and Maurice – were born on the Isle of Man but later moved to Keppel Road in Chorlton, where the family lived for seven years.
Corner of Kirkwhite Street and Mayfield Grove. These streets and the buildings were all demolished in the ‘70s.
Dated 1973 by PictureThePast.
Nottm Evening Post 26/09/2019: A new IMAX screen almost as tall as four double decker buses is coming to a north Notts cinema. The Odeon cinema in Park Lane, Mansfield, will receive the upgraded screen that will allow viewers to watch new films in 2D or 3D, and with improved sound. IMAX is a system of high-resolution camera, film formats and film projectors. The new cinema screen will have 130 recliner seats and will open to the public on November 13. The cinema – which Odeon took over from the ABC Cinemas chain in 2000 – has eight screens which are wheelchair friendly and audio description is available in one of the screens.
After 2016 the supermarket is a Cooperative Food supermarket.
In 1927 Kine Year Book it is listed as Empire Super Cinema, controlled by Record Cinema Circuit Ltd.
There’s a delightful article about the cinema in Badjer News (Jacksdale newssheet) http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/71-badjer-news-Aug-2017.pdf
The 1947 Kinematograph Year Book lists it as ‘Premier Electric Theatre’.
In 1944 J.A.Gamble (as J.A.Campbell) is listed as Managing Director of companies which owned all the Grantham cinemas, with the exception of the State Cinema, later the Granada.
The Theatre Royal was owned by John Arthur Gamble OBE (1877-1947), a playwright born in Norfolk. He was the father of Judith Mary Gamble (1916-2004), aka Judy Campbell, about whom the song ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ was written. Judy Campbell was the mother of Jane Mallory Birkin (1946-), who as Jane Birkin is an actress and singer, noted for her 1967 recording of ‘Je t'Aime …“.
From the Kinematograph Year Book; it was named ‘Parliament Picture Palace’ until 1933. In 1935 it was the ‘Regal’. From 1936 to 1942 it was the ‘News House’ and from 1944 it was the ‘News Theatre’. Despite its impressive frontage it was a small cinema with a 20ft proscenium, reduced to 16ft by 1945. As the Regal it had 550 seats. This was reduced to 300-303 seats from 1936.
Kinematograph Year Book 1931: (proper name) Robin Hood Picture Palace. Film sound was not installed. Listed as closed in 1933