Ye Olde Wyche Theatre 1919, Nantwich
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Ye Olde Wyche Theatre 1919, Nantwich
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 13 Oct 2016
The stone tablet above the entrance shows Ye Olde Wyche Theatre 1919. The Cinema Treasures website records that Ye Olde Wyche Cinema Theatre was opened on October 11th 1920. It featured a brick turreted tower on its corner entrance, and Tudor style gables along the side walls. Inside the auditorium it had a 25 feet wide proscenium. There was a small stage for variety acts. In the late 1930s it was taken over by the Southan Morris chain of S.M. Super Cinemas Ltd. and was renamed Regal Cinema. On August 26th 1954 it was taken over by the Newcastle-based Essoldo Cinemas chain. The Regal Cinema closed on September 17th 1966.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.06734
Longitude
-2.520198