Leeds lost cinemas

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 7:51 am

Hey BT it's still dark in the back rows if you know what i mean! lol

Biscuit Tin · Post by **Biscuit Tin** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 8:46 am

Yes, but these days I just fall asleep!!!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 5:33 pm

OK DrapesyI realised my clanger when I remembered where the Lyric was. on Tong Road! Next to Barr's transport Plaza it WAS! Memories of 'Sanders of The River' come flooding back with that brilliant pic! Look at the gorgeous tramlines too! Must have a lie down now!Cheers! Arry Awk

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 5:33 pm

OK DrapesyI realised my clanger when I remembered where the Lyric was. on Tong Road! Next to Barr's transport Plaza it WAS! Memories of 'Sanders of The River' come flooding back with that brilliant pic! Look at the gorgeous tramlines too! Must have a lie down now!Cheers! Arry Awk

johnt · Post by **johnt** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 8:14 pm

we could go to different cinema every night of the week all within 5 - 10 mins walk of Beeston Hill where I grew up Gainsborough, Top Moor Side, Malvern, Rex, Crescent, Pavillion, Palace and Queens

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 9:58 pm

arry awk wrote: OK DrapesyI realised my clanger when I remembered where the Lyric was. on Tong Road! Next to Barr's transport Plaza it WAS! Memories of 'Sanders of The River' come flooding back with that brilliant pic! Look at the gorgeous tramlines too! Must have a lie down now!Cheers! Arry Awk Hi 'Arry I'm still working on getting an up-to-date pic of the Plaza building - I went past it today but there was a bloody great 4x4 parked half on the pavement right in front of it that totally ruined the shot! watch this space...

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 11:24 pm

johnt wrote: we could go to different cinema every night of the week all within 5 - 10 mins walk of Beeston Hill where I grew up Gainsborough, Top Moor Side, Malvern, Rex, Crescent, Pavillion, Palace and Queens I saw "Zulu" in the Malvern in 1967 with a school chum.It was a fair old trek involving 2 buses from Kirkstall Rd.-nowadays they won't let kids out of the garden!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 19 Jun, 2007 9:09 pm

There we go - the 'Plaza' in 2007 - nearly 70 years after the fire that brought an end to its brief life as a cinema(it will be exactly 70 on Friday week). Compare with picture on page 1 of this thread for 'then and now' pictures.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 19 Jun, 2007 9:16 pm

The once imposing entrance - you can even see where the 'forthcoming attractions' posters would have gone at each side.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 19 Jun, 2007 9:19 pm

Round the back - you can see the unmistakable cinema shape still intact