Archive for August, 2006
The Gould Gazetteer- R
The Gould Gazetteer- Q
QUEENBOROUGH Kent
ACE / QUEEN’S CINEMA / ROYAL PICTUREDOME High Street Opened 1912 – front, conversion of Georgian House. Fire 29th May 1918. Rebuilt – architect: Marshall Harvey. Reopened 15th November 1920 as Queen’s. 723 seats. Closed April 1936. Bought/re-opened October H. W. Grose. 1937 prop., A. Barnard. By 1941: (AWH) – Prop., Queenboro’ [...]
The Gould Gazetteer- P
The Gould Gazetteer- O
OAKDALE
OAKDALE PICTURE HOUSE Demolished.
OAKENGATES Salop
GROSVENOR CINEMA Market Street Opened 19th November 1923 – Who Are My Parents? Built on Owen’s Field, fairground site. Prop., Pat Collins. Architects: ?Hickton & Framer. 700 seats. Mgr. Joe Proverbs (Chester de Luxe M.D.). 1926 sold to W. G. Allbritt. (WE) – Prop., H. M. Wright. Twice nightly. Prices [...]
