formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
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Between 1928 and 1939, Oscar Deutsch wowed the British public with one of the most extraordinary estates of Streamline Moderne cinemas ever built – and he named them Odeons. These alluring neon-clad beacons of escapism, glamour and affordable luxury came … Continued
Wigan town centre will be totally transformed over the next five years if the council’s £130m redevelopment of the Galleries shopping centre goes to plan. Wigan council purchased the Galleries, Makinson Arcade and Marketgate Shopping Centre – a quarter of … Continued
Widnes was home to a number of cinemas before many cinemas shut their doors, when movie going took a down turn. The Premier cinema was situated in Albert Road and opened for business on the 14th June 1915 with the … Continued
Heavy plant rolled on to the ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells yesterday (January 12) to ensure planning consent for the flats and cinema did not expire. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council gave approval for an £80 million development on Mount … Continued
Scarborough Council had intended to let its development agreement for the Sands project in the town’s North Bay with Benchmark expire on December 31, before the company launched a legal challenge. Benchmark has been responsible for the £14 million Alpamare … Continued
Approval has been given for work to repair the front of the historic Paignton Picture House, one of Europe’s first purpose-built cinemas and a favourite of Torquay-born thriller writer Agatha Christie. Torbay Council has given listed building consent for structural … Continued