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Ings Road, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1DG

The abandoned A.B.C cinema captured late night at night in Wakefield. The cinema is now derelict awaiting demolition. The basement and stalls are under flood water, and the stalls are in a state of collapse. The ABC Regal cinema, also known as the Cannon, which was closed in 1997. It opened in 1936, and was designed by ABC staff architect William R Glen III - it was one of his first designs. For more pictures of the A.B.C cinema see here http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=265602590&blogID=339802502

A late night in Wakefield and the abandoned A.B.C cinema interior captured showing the state of the collapsed stalls under floodwater. Wakefield Cathedral had just chimed midnight and the stressed out pigeons had settled down for the night. Total silence in this once action packed cinema. The ABC Regal cinema, also known as the Cannon, which was closed in 1997. It opened in 1936, and was designed by ABC staff architect William R Glen III - it was one of his first designs. For more pictures and history see here http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=265602590&blogID=339802502

A Wakefield Civic Society Design Award was given to the Pinnacle in the Residential Development Category in 2008. Image

Church House is the administrative centre of the Diocese of Wakefield. Situated at No.1, South Parade, it is a grade II listed building. The 204 parishes are the primary area of the Church’s work in the Diocese. Parishes are assisted in their ministry by a number of resource teams that are based here, and provide the necessary backup for diocesan officials and clergy, as well as conducting all the central finance and administration work of the diocese.

Viewed from the SE.

Viewed from the west. For an alternative view, please see Image

The silent, empty Wakefield A.B.C cinema will never show a film to a packed house again. Every thing is still in place since it closed 11years ago. The ABC Regal cinema, also known as the Cannon, which was closed in 1997. It opened in 1936, and was designed by ABC staff architect William R Glen III - it was one of his first designs. To see many more pictures and history of the cinema see here http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=265602590&blogID=339802502

The westernmost block of buildings on the north side of South Parade is grade 2 listed (list entry 1258750). At the far end it includes Church House (with the portico), formerly the offices of the Diocese of Wakefield Image and now housing the Bishop of Wakefield, Archdeacon of Pontefract and their support staff.

No's. 2, 3 & 4 South Parade are Grade II listed buildings. The Association Britannique de la Garde Imperiale, the Napoleonic living history and battle re-enactment society, presently occupy No.2

This Sainsbury petrol station, located on Ings Road, is directly opposite the Sainsbury supermarket.