accy cinema

[gerald fielding]

first cinema in accy was called world in motion' later named kings hall

[ossy kid]

Later named Bug Hut

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by ossy kid

Later named Bug Hut

The only cinema in Accy I never went in

[Rowlf]

Ditto Jaysay.

[davidf]

I went there occasionally in the very early 1950s and films were shown on Saturday afternoons, I seem to remember that the admission fee was 4d whereas it was 6d in the Odeon on Saturday mornings.

[ossy kid]

The only one I ever got thrown out of. Could have been the peashooters from the balcony?

[Bob Dobson]

Gerald - welcome to Accyweb. I cannot give you detail because I cannot find my copy of 'An Accrington Mixture' which I edited and published a few years ago. In it there is an essay about Accy's cinemas. I think it says that the first was The Dowry, it was a converted engineering works at the bottom of Dowry St. The front door was on Moore St. I happen to know that your sister has a copy - go to see her to read it. The author of the essay is Frank Watson, who is the authority on the subject. He gives talks about it, so if you hear about him giving one - get in there.

[Turtle]

I went to a cinema in Accrington in 1964 - I saw the Beatles' Hard Days Night with my school friends (all girls) and we screamed our heads off! Can't remember the name of the cinema now though.

[Big Dave]

Once went to the 'Bug Hut' in the'posh seats upstairs(down stairs were benches),lent back and the back of the seat fell off.

[Bob Dobson]

Gerald - Click 'Search' on the top line....enter the word 'cinema' to search all previous threads and it will come up with all previous. The one headed Dowry St has some useful stuff in. It includes the fact that all of Accy's cinemas began with the letter 'T' -Th'Odeon, T'Ritz, T'Palace. Th'Empire, T'Princes. T'King's Hall.

[Atarah]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

the first was The Dowry, it was a converted engineering works at the bottom of Dowry St. The front door was on Moore St.

And I agree with you Bob, it certainly was The Dowry

[Rob1912]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

I cannot give you detail because I cannot find my copy of 'An Accrington Mixture' which I edited and published a few years ago. In it there is an essay about Accy's cinemas. I think it says that the first was The Dowry, it was a converted engineering works at the bottom of Dowry St. The front door was on Moore St.

The article in Bob's book by Frank Watson says the Dowry Street Picture Palace was opened on Monday 28th February 1910 in a building dating back to 1860. The cinema could accommodate between four and five hundred people and closed in 1916.
The King's Hall was probably the second cinema to open in an old Methodist Chapel. It was originally called the Picturedrome but changed its name to the King's Hall in 1915.

[Atarah]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

It includes the fact that all of Accy's cinemas began with the letter 'T' -Th'Odeon, T'Ritz, T'Palace. Th'Empire, T'Princes. T'King's Hall.

hahaha Bob Dobson!