Yes please Grechenka would love piccys.Please email them to .The Savoy,Breedon Cross,Kings Norton in 1946 was a 950 seater.Owned by Parry Amalgamations Ltd,Sheepcote Street.BTH equipment with a 25ft proscenium.Many thanks.Brian.
Hi Grechenka,
Yes must be 10-15 years at least since Odeon Queensway closed.The Kings Norton Cinema as of 1946 used Western Electric equipment.Proprietors Kings Norton Picture House Co.Ltd The Green.Seating capacity 1,142. Ticket prices from 10d to 2s 3d.Shows continuous dailey. This cinema was fitted with Ardente deaf aids. Hope that is some use to you.Regards, Brian.
With ref to Paul Smith and Chris Perman’s enquiries re cinema’s in Birmingham, I have in my possession a copy of KINEMATOGRAPH YEAR BOOK 1946.
Besides other theatre information this book lists all cinema’s in the British Isles in operation that year with seating capacities,proprieters,address,ticket prices and type of projection system for most of them.(There were 100 in Brum).
If of any use please email me.
I worked part time as projectionist at the Queensway (then the Odeon Queensway) in 1972. Projection then was standard frontal using two 70mm Itallian Victoria projectors. The suite was state of art with a separate room with full controls to sit down and run a show.
A few doors away there was a risque cine club, under same ownership which used rear projection,three mirrors as I recall, two Victoria’s, 35mm.
Yes please Grechenka would love piccys.Please email them to .The Savoy,Breedon Cross,Kings Norton in 1946 was a 950 seater.Owned by Parry Amalgamations Ltd,Sheepcote Street.BTH equipment with a 25ft proscenium.Many thanks.Brian.
Hi Grechenka,
Yes must be 10-15 years at least since Odeon Queensway closed.The Kings Norton Cinema as of 1946 used Western Electric equipment.Proprietors Kings Norton Picture House Co.Ltd The Green.Seating capacity 1,142. Ticket prices from 10d to 2s 3d.Shows continuous dailey. This cinema was fitted with Ardente deaf aids. Hope that is some use to you.Regards, Brian.
With ref to Paul Smith and Chris Perman’s enquiries re cinema’s in Birmingham, I have in my possession a copy of KINEMATOGRAPH YEAR BOOK 1946.
Besides other theatre information this book lists all cinema’s in the British Isles in operation that year with seating capacities,proprieters,address,ticket prices and type of projection system for most of them.(There were 100 in Brum).
If of any use please email me.
I worked part time as projectionist at the Queensway (then the Odeon Queensway) in 1972. Projection then was standard frontal using two 70mm Itallian Victoria projectors. The suite was state of art with a separate room with full controls to sit down and run a show.
A few doors away there was a risque cine club, under same ownership which used rear projection,three mirrors as I recall, two Victoria’s, 35mm.