Leeds lost cinemas
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BLAKEY
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I'm not sure if we can include Wharfedale in "Leeds" but here goes.Does anyone remember these five wonderful "picture palaces" ??ILKLEY The Grove, formerly "Croft's Picture House." The New Cinema, later the Essoldo.BURLEY IN W The Victoria (bottom pf Peel Place)OTLEY The Kirgate The Beech Hilland AireboroughGUISELEY The Plaza (Otley Road)YEADON Picture House ?? (High Street)RAWDON The Empire (Leeds Road)HORSFORTH Imperial Glenroyal
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sundowner
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arry awk wrote: They're only a 'Lidl' bit cheaper there,Drapsey!Sundowner,I HAVE to cock(can I say that?)my little pinkyor it sticks up my nose and spills the tea!I actually 'inherited' a 9" Bush tele, early '60's ,Blackn'white of course! The operating instructions were signed personallyby John Logie Baird (No relation to Yogi!),so you could tellit was real state of the art!!!Anyway, whilst holding the indoor aerial,and stood on a chairin the corner . everyone watching (half thestreet!),gave a gasp and said,'Look! all the fishes (Tunny)are suddenly swimming diagonally upward!" Next minuteblack zigzag lines blotted out the screen, and black and bluezigzag smoke,to match, issued from behind the 'Box'!Evacuate now! and two stalwarts grabbed the machineand despatched it thru the back door,which was open,just in case!Ah well! It was back to 'Saturday Night on the Light' on steam wireless for a week or so till Radio Rentals started doing Teles!(Two bob a week for the rest of your life!),Passing neighbours used to remark,'OOOH Look!,Arry's got TVin the garden as well! 'Not much of a picture,though!' Hi arryawk first telly we had was about nineteenfifty eight about the size of a tea chest had valves of course but with a bit of know how you could work on them not like now any problem now and its take out the whole board and put in a new one.
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BLAKEY
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Si wrote: Hi Blakey,The cinema on Kirkgate in Otley is still there, but is now shops (Captain Value?)The small, tiled, art-deco one on Westgate was demolished a few years ago, unfortunately. Thanks Si,Yes, the Beech Hill was an exceptionally handsome little building in white stone of some kind and, as you will know, survived for many years as a Bingo hall.With respect, if "Captain Value" is the shop on the corner of the back street to the bus station then that was not the Kirkgate Cinema. The cinema was a little nearer to the Jubilee clock about where Woolworths is now. In fact it may have been demolished to make way for Woolworths - next time I'm in Otley I'll just see if I can jog my memory by looking at the area. Always interesting, and perhaps one of your elderly neighbours or friends might know ?? - also I'll ask my friend Freda of Weston Drive if she can recall the location.
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BLAKEY
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Si wrote: On second thoughts, I think you're right, Blakey. It was further down. The Captain Value building (on the corner of Mercury Row) does look a bit like an old cinema, though. Yes indeed Si - We'll get to the bottom of it after a "site visit."
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BLAKEY
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Si wrote: Yes, we could do a "site visit" from across the road - Whitakers or the Red Lion?! What a very good idea - I have very little spare time and a hectic schedule but that would be just the job - will let you know before too long for sure.
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