Crystal Picture Palace
Bishopdale Court,
Settle,
BD24 9EB
Bishopdale Court,
Settle,
BD24 9EB
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Previous Names: Craven Assembly Rooms
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In 1912 Robert Dale adapted the ‘Craven Assembly Rooms’ in Settle to be his Crystal Picture Palace. It opened on Saturday 28th September 1912. The Imperial Animated Picture Co, of Bradford, constructed the ‘projection box’, supplied the single Pathé projector, and handled the film bookings for Dale. Prices were 3d, 4d, and 6d.
There were regular advertisements for the Crystal Picture Palace in the local weekly newspaper, the Craven Herald, the first being on 27th September 1912 and announcing the opening taking place the next day. The last advertisement found is dated 18th December 1914 and has details of the Christmas period films. The local paper and The Kinematograph Weekly carried reports about shows being put on for inmates from the Workhouse and for ‘old folks’ aged 60 and over.
It is tempting to conclude that the Craven Assembly Rooms was another name for the Victoria Hall, but newspaper items about both, and dating from the late-1800’s, suggest otherwise.
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Hector J Hill
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Additional information since uploading: the Craven Assembly Rooms were owned by the Craven Assembly Rooms Co Ltd which was founded in May 1894. The Rooms were in Bishopdale Court, and were the venue for auctions, social events, public meetings, lectures, etc. The present-day postcode is BD24 9EB. Bishopdale Court is a collection of very old buildings. Which one housed the Crystal Picture Palace is not obvious. ‘Demolished’ at the head of this Cinema Treasures listing is clearly not correct but was the nearest option offered to describe the present-day situation. The Victoria Hall, though close-by, was separately owned and operated.