The BYRON CINEMA can be seen in this picture from the 1930's
Built in 1936 it seated 1189 people. It was reported to conform in every detail to Home Office regulations and was designed to produce 'dignity and modernity'
It is one of only 20 Art Deco cinemas of this period still standing in England today.
It opened on 2/11/1936 showing The Littlest Rebel which starred Shirley Temple and cost as little as 6 pence per seat.
It pioneered the half price discount for OAPs who could enjoy the matinee on a Saturday for just 3d
It had a striking glass and metal turret that was illuminated at night
In 1967 the former stalls was transformed into a Bingo hall leaving the cinema in the balcony
In 2003 it was re-named Cineplex
It closed in 2006
In 2015 a group of volunteers began to refurbish it
It was sold in 2019 to the present owners
I remember seeing the film Philadelphia with Tom Hanks in about 1993. They stopped the film half way through the court scene to serve ice creams then re-started the film with the lights still on and people in the queue.
If you have found the cache you will be up close and personal with some of the metal structures tucked round the side of the building.
If you have any memories of the Byron Cinema - I would love to hear about them in your log.
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