Electric Palace Cinema
506-508 New Chester Road,
Rock Ferry,
CH42
506-508 New Chester Road,
Rock Ferry,
CH42
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Previous Names: Rock Ferry Electric Palace
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Located in the Rock Ferry district of Birkenhead, on the Wirrel, Cheshire. Originally the road was named New Chester Road and it was opposite St. Paul’s Church. Originally built as a Mission Hall in 1877, it went over to roller skating before conversion to cinema use. The Rock Ferry Electric Palace was opened on 4th November 1911. Seating was provided for 600, with 500 in the stalls and 100 in the small circle. Around 1931 it was equipped with a British Thomson Houston(BTH) sound system.
Later known as the Electric Palace Cinema (and not to be confused with the earlier Electric Palace on Grove Road which had closed during World War I), it was closed in February 1956 with “The Naked Street” & “Great Sioux Uprising”. It was never equipped to show CinemaScope films. The building became a car repairs shop which closed on 18th October 2005.
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The Palace Cinema was at numbers 506-508, New Chester Road, CH42 2AE, the odd numbers being on the opposite side of the road (the former church side). Last operated as a car repairs centre, they went out of business on 18/10/2005.