The former Coliseum Cinema
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The former Coliseum Cinema
Image: © Helen Iwanczuk Taken: 28 Aug 2010
The Coliseum began life as Gilsmiths Hippodrome on 22nd September 1913. The building was designed by H.R. Rainger and was built on the site of the conservative club, with the original facade being used. It was renamed The Coliseum in 1919 and became a cinema from 1931 until it's closure in 1974. Various initiatives were tried to keep the building as a functioning site, for example Bransons and latterly The Springbok Bar. It was hoped that the building could be saved, unfortunately some of the interior was in a poor state of repair and the building has now been demolished. There are now flats on the site. Source - Gloucestershire on screen.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.90156
Longitude
-2.07277