Ceylon Cinema
Back Bradshaw Street,
Rochdale,
OL16 2DR
Back Bradshaw Street,
Rochdale,
OL16 2DR
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Previously operated by: Jacksons' Amusements, Ltd.
Previous Names: Ceylon Picture Hall, Ceylon Cinema De Luxe
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Located in the Wardleworth district to the northeast of Rochdale, Lancashire, on the corner of Littlewood Street and Back Bradshaw Street backing onto Yorkshire Street which is a main road. The Ceylon Picture Hall was a conversion of a warehouse building, and opened around December 1914. Seats were located in stalls and circle levels. It has a snooker hall upstairs.
It was refurbished in the mid-1920’s and was re-named Ceylon Cinema De Luxe. By 1931 it had been equipped with a RCA sound system. By 1944 it had been re-named Ceylon Cinema.
The Ceylon Cinema was closed on 9th June 1956 with Yvonne De Carlo in “Flame of the Islands”. It remained empty and unused for several years until it was demolished when the whole area was redeveloped. The Ceylon Service Station now operates on the site.
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Ken Roe
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