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The former Palladium Cinema

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This started as the Ritz Cinema in 1937. The cinema closed in 1963 but reopened as a bingo hall in 1965. The venue was then bought and renovated as a dance hall in 1981 before being taken over again in 1987 by a couple who had it for 27 years. Glen…

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This shows the view down Broad Street showing the Odeon Cinema (now a bingo hall) and the now demolished Bowling Alley.

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This is a view up Broad Street. The then new bowling alley was later converted into a supermarket and has since been demolished. The bowling alley was opened in February 1964 by Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix who played Elsie Tanner. The large…

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The Royal Electric Theatre' on New Road opened in 1913 on what is now the Memorial Gardens. It ceased as a cinema June 24th 1921 when the present day Picture House opened.

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The Royal Electric Theatre' on New Road opened in 1913 on what is now the Memorial Gardens. It ceased as a cinema June 24th 1921 when the present day Picture House opened.
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