Grand Picture Theatre, Huddersfield
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Grand Picture Theatre, Huddersfield
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 16 Oct 2014
The facade is all that remains of this 1920s cinema building. "The Grand Picture Theatre was designed by Clifford Hickson of Stocks, Sykes and Hickson and opened on 14 March 1921. It had 878 seats and was taken over by Union Cinemas chain who in turn became part of Associated British Cinemas (ABC) chain in 1937 ... It closed on 6th June 1957 – probably because of its edge of town centre location, and was transformed into a nightclub first known as ‘Eros’ then later ‘Ivonhoe’s’. This closed in around 1992/93 and the auditorium was demolished with the splendid facade being incorporated into a supermarket." - quoted from this http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3336.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.6423
Longitude
-1.785327