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Picture showing original rows of seats still in place but in a dirty condition.
The main centre stairs which were used as the main entrance to No1 screen can still be seen at the bottom of the picture.

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Taken when I was granted access to the old ABC picture house in the centre of Halifax, The then owner had to make a route up to this vantage point which had been boarded away.
The screen was said to be still in the building somewhere but has never…

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The old ABC cinema in Halifax still has its amazing ceiling decor in place

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Opened in 1921.

The History of Cinema-going in the Upper Calder Valley

ONCE there were six cinemas in the Upper Calder Valley. Now there’s just one - the Picture House in Hebden Bridge.

Not all were purpose-built (shows were held in venues…

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Above the barge is the Picture House and opposite Hope Baptist Chapel. The timber structures have been replaced with a building providing appartments on the upper floor and various facilities on the ground floor including Visitor Information Centre.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/BIM00464.jpg
Above the barge is the Picture House and opposite Hope Baptist Chapel. The timber structures have been replaced with a building providing appartments on the upper floor and various facilities on the ground floor including Visitor Information Centre.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/BIM00463.jpg
Above the barge is the Picture House and opposite Hope Baptist Chapel. The timber structures have been replaced with a building providing appartments on the upper floor and various facilities on the ground floor including Visitor Information Centre.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/BIM00464.jpg
Above the barge is the Picture House and opposite Hope Baptist Chapel. The timber structures have been replaced with a building providing appartments on the upper floor and various facilities on the ground floor including Visitor Information Centre.
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