Building record 1433500000 - Former Granada Cinema, High Street
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- CINEMA (Opened 1925, Modern - 1925 AD to 1972 AD)
- BINGO HALL (Modern to 21st Century - 1972 AD to 2099 AD?)
Description
The Grand Pavilion opened in 1925, was enlarged in 1936 and became the Granada in 1947 (B1).
The Grand Pavilion Cinema was originally designed by C H Wright and opened on 2nd March 1925 with seating for 800. Later renamed the Pavilion Cinema, it was enlarged and remodelled to designs by Robert Cromie in 1936, re-opening on 4th January 1937 with seating for 1,234. The new Art Deco design included a tall narrow frontage with two narrow vertical windows flanking a wider central window. The entrance passageway leads to the auditorium at the rear, built behind adjacent shops and parallel to the High Street. Renamed the Granada in 1947, following a change of ownership. The cinema was closed on 7th October1972 and converted to a Bingo Hall, initially run by Granada, but from May 1991 by Gala Bingo (B2).
Photographs (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19609 Bibliographic reference: Clive Birch. 1993. The Book of Aylesbury. p112.
- <2>SBC24285 Digital archive: 2012. Information from the 'Cinema Treasures' website.
- <3>SBC23892 Bibliographic reference: Karl Vaughan. 2002. A Century of Aylesbury: Events, People and Places Over the Last 100 Years. pp58,72,75.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 82129 13781 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 20 2012 6:52PM
