formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
When businessman and former manager of Cinema City, Jack Thompson, took over the 1930s Art Deco building at the junction of Dereham Road and Grapes Hill, to open the Bowling House, he had no idea what he would find. “After … Continued
A 1980s Whitehall office block, a cinema that once boasted the widest screen in the UK and the former headquarters of Birds Eye have been named in a top 10 list of 20th century buildings most at risk. The Twentieth … Continued
In 1976, heavy rock superstars Led Zeppelin released The Song Remains the Same, a live soundtrack album of the concert film of the same name.Unexpectedly, the artwork featured an illustration of the old Scala Theatre at 101 & 103 Brixton … Continued
Campaigners say they are delighted after an application calling for Ashford’s former Mecca Bingo building to be given Grade II-listed status passed through the first stage. The prominent Lower High Street spot will now be visited by inspectors after officials … Continued
The curtain will soon come down on one of Malta’s oldest and most notorious cinemas as the Planning Authority is on track to approve the conversion of Valletta’s City Lights into a boutique hotel. A decision was expected on Tuesday … Continued
A HISTORIC cinema organ that once entertained thousands of people in one of Chester’s much loved but long gone picture palaces has been given a new lease of life thousands of miles away in a theatre in Australia. The organ, … Continued