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Monterey Road, LIVERPOOL, L13 4DR

The former Regent Cinema and St Brendan's Church in Prescot Road, Old Swan. The Regent cinema was independently owned by Wilkinson's funeral directors. In 1926 Robert Wilkinson formed the Regent Cinema Company and the cinema opened later that year. In later years it was used as a supermarket and is now disused. St Brendan's RC church, quite an unremarkable building, stands next door.

Oakhill Road no longer has direct access to Queens Drive ahead. Its position remains marked by a narrow "U-turn" access still in Queens Drive's central reservation, just beyond the pedestrian crossing lights.

Built in 1936, designed by Earnest Shennan, the Curzon was one of the few cinemas where 3D films could be seen. The short-lived novelty of 3D would soon be replaced by Cinema Scope and Magnetic Stereophonic sounds pioneered by Twentieth Century Fox. The grand opening of the Curzon was at 2.30 pm on the 10th October 1936. The ceremony was performed by Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor R.J.Hall. The auditorium has 1750 seats, upholstered in amber and a fully carpeted floor that sloped to a crossover gangway from the main stage. The orchestra pit featured the handsome console of the computer organ that incorporated all the modern advances including the electronics unit. The organ chamber was behind the screen and the large projection room housed two Kalee projectors, Western Electronic wide range sound system, spotlight lanterns and electrical equipment. The prices were 6d, 9d, 1s with reduced rates in the afternoon. The Curzon closed on the 20th August 1960. Following its closure, the building was reconstructed into a row of shops. A similar use of the building continues with the upper parts of the building relatively unchanged from its days as a cinema. The whole building was demolished in May 2015.

Broad dual carriageways with wide, tree-lined central reservations are characteristic of Liverpool's outer suburbs of the 1920s and 1930s.