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The cinema was situated at the corner of Beresford Road and Park Road. photo of Dingle.

We lived in Mill Street in the Dingle and I remember one night my Mum took me and my younger sister to the Mayfair cinema, we saw the picture and as it was ending the Sirens went. The Wurlitzer entertained during the interlude. The new Gaumont opened 29th March 1937, situated at the corner of Park Road and Dingle Lane. The manager of the Gaumont used to hit you with a rubber truncheon to keep the kids in order, “I liked James Cagney, a good all-rounder, he could sing, dance and act. ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. The family trips to the Beresford “in your Sunday best” when he was a young boy. It’s only now they’re gone you miss them”. Liverpool Port Sunlight Bebington Old Maps of Dingle Historic Maps of Dingle and the local area. The building remains unused.

your memories of Dingle itself or of a particular A fairly large suburban cinema with seating for an audience of 1,047 of which 250 were in the balcony. The building on Mill Street had a long frontage with a glass verandah which provided shelter for the patrons. Change ), Peter Grant – Journalist, Broadcaster – Film Critic. and the surrounding area. Our despatch times are normal, but Royal Mail & Parcelforce delivery times are varying depending on location - some parcels arrive next day and others are taking a little longer.

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On the 9th June ‘talkies’ arrived with Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser, which at most cinemas ended live entertainment. The decor had warm tones of amber, with designs finished in silver, gold and greens. Local Memories Blitz.

Beaufort Board School. The Gaumont was forced to close on 17th September 1966 with Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. The seats had upholstered backs and armrests, covered in wine-coloured velvet. Admission fees were 3d -9d with a daily matinee and continuous performance from 6.30pm. 23 photo books

With the opening of the Rialto shortly afterwards and also a GB cinema, was the Beresford’s only strong competition. Beaufort St, Dingle Liverpool has 496 members. We used to go to the Jamie – we’d walk everywhere because we had no bus fare, Point taken however, I think it’s more nearer to South Liverpool than Liverpool 1 and the cinemas where put into areas so maybe if you can suggest another area than town that you think is fitting. Click here for more information. See the to help give you the best experience we can. In 1937 the company opened the New Gaumont, also on Park Road, providing stronger competition. The final programme was on 25th September 1956 with Seminole Uprising, starring George Montgomery and Not so Dusty. With so many pubs having closed down in recent decades, all their former customers have are their memories. Mostly familiar. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The building was large and imposing offering a great source of entertainment to the population of South Liverpool.

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This attendance was good for this luxury cinema showing first suburban GB circuit release films. 0.7mm Heavy Aluminium Metal Sign Rounded Corners Punched Holes Ready To Hang Made In The Uk Free Standard UK Postage On Orders Over pound30. The Manager said we could stay at the cinema until the all clear was sounded, but my Mum was worried my Dad would be looking for us so we started to (...Read full memory). “I worked at Vickers Armstrong Ltd making the Wellington bombers – and we were not allowed to tell anyone what we were doing. We are attempting to get a pictorial and narrative history of our two great communities L8 and L1. With seating for 850 patrons it was stated in the Kineatograph and Lantern Weekly on  30th January 1913  that the cinema was  popular just 5 weeks after opening.

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on Dingle Liverpool 8 and Liverpool 1 Old Photos Group has 10,227 members. The proscenium was surmounted by the Royal Coat of Arms from 1904, when King Edward VII was said to have visited the theatre. 21 Pins. The Theatre changed it’s name to Park Palace in 1914. The new Gaumont opened 29th March 1937, situated at the corner of Park Road and Dingle Lane.

Although this cinema survived the bombings it was modenised in the 1950’s and changed the cinemas appearance. Originally built as a music hall which was erected on the site of an old coach works which opened 11th December 1894, with a variety of performances 7pm and 9pm. Just to note however I did reference other histories regarding cinemas and they too put Dingle. Mostly familiar. DINGLE Collection by Amy Ince. we are open!

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As an on-line business operating in a rural area Read and share The building was later demolished due to new road works. Historic Maps of Dingle and the local area. You could go to the cinema for halfpenny, we’d get a half packet of broken biscuits and stale cake for us to share, we had no bananas because the war was on”. See All Maps Map of Dingle in 1896 ... Memories of Dingle Read and share your memories of Dingle itself or of a particular photo of Dingle. However, they had a lucky escape when a land mine fell just 100 yards away in Grosvenor Terrance, near to the home of the cinema manager, Norman H. Lockett. All rights reserved.

Artists including George Formby senior entertained here. The cinema was pleasantly decorated, the flooring foyer area was black and white tiles and the walls had a green tiled dado, while the upper part was panelled. The building was demolished for road widening, Dave Furlong talks about his father-in-law who was projectionist. With thanks to Ruth Strong for this memory, As an on-line business operating in a rural area. The photographs captured some of the many schools in the Dingle. It became a GB cinema in March 1928. The cinema closed on 11th March 1959 with the programme, The Young Guns, starring Russ Tamblyn and Hold Back The Night, starring John Payne and Mona Freeman. Don't remember Wades though. The ‘Jamie’ as it was know locally closed on 5th March 1960 with a double feature, The Mating Game starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Randall.

On opening day following the National Anthem the audience was treated to a colour cartoon, Birds of Love, then Ravenous Roger and Vocalising, a comedy followed by the GB News. Don't remember Wades though. You might like browse old photos of these nearby places. It was erected on the site of an furniture repository which had been destroyed by a fire in the early 1920’s. ( Log Out /  Church Street 1965. The auditorium was wide with a seating capacity of 1,500 stalls and balcony. The cinema was erected on the site of the old Picturedrome after having closed it’s doors in 1931. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and The projection room had two GB machines and was the first in Liverpool to  install the Western Electric Mirrophonic sound system. Amazingly the cinema escaped the war bombings during the blitz. In front of the stage was an orchestra pit and also a Wurlitzer console, which remained in place up till the mid 80’s and the only one in Liverpool remaining in a cinema palace. The building was late nineteenth century (it was on the site of what is now Cain’s Brewery car park). The Rialto was running programmes of first or second runs in Liverpool of their release films and soon after they appeared on the Beresford  for 6 or 7 days run. ( Log Out /  Church Street 1965.

The life span of this cinema was short lived as was that of the Sefton Park Picturdrome because no sound equipment was installed and so closed in 1929 around the time of the talkies with the building being demolished in 1935. With the successful application for a live entertainment in 1927 the Picturedrome became a lively place to visit. Sorry, we have no old photos of Dingle available currently.

The first cinematograph license was granted on 6th March 1914. Log in to Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family and people you know. The programme was Great Pictures and Class Vaudeville.

When Tricia Porter moved to the notorious Liverpool 8 area in 1974, she was warned to carry a cosh – but emerged with a vivid portrait of a tight-knit community, Liverpool - Park Hill Road and Mill Street, 1960s by ronramstew, via Flickr, the old fire station on speke road Garston liverpool, Pineapple pub,Park Rd, Liverpool Barbershop Harmony Club used to practice here. A seven-piece orchestra gave musical accompaniment up until ‘talkies’ arrived on 8th January 1930. With the rising of admission fees the elderly were low in attendance however for children it was still only 6d.

The only reference to the opening date, is the first cinematograph license on 26th January 1922. It also had Westinghouse rectifiers that eliminated the use of noisy motors and also refreshed and changed the air every 10 minutes. The auditorium was wide with a seating capacity of 1,500 stalls and balcony. I had a bet with my wife one time and I won so she had to pay for us to go the Gaumont and she’s never forgiven me” (Townsend lane). A purpose built, stadium type cinema and similar to Kensington Picturdrome had seating capacity for an audience of 870.

The managing director of the cinema T Halliwell Hughes, was granted the first cinemotograph license on 6th December 1912.

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