Former chapel and cinema, Garden Field, Wyke
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Former chapel and cinema, Garden Field, Wyke
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 13 Aug 2007
This was built in 1885 as the Zion Congregational Chapel. In 1926 it was converted into a silent picture hall with 600 seats by John Lambert of Leeds. It became known as Wyke Hippodrome, but closed down in 1931. The building was then used as a billiard hall for several years before re-opening in 1937 with a sound system. A wide screen was fitted around 1954, by which time it was called the Wyke Star. It closed abruptly on 26 Feb 1959 due to a fire. The building was then adapted for commercial purposes with several occupancies over the years. This information is taken from http://www.kingsdr.demon.co.uk/cinemas/lmwyke.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.739163
Longitude
-1.769522