Cinema in Church

Jim Procter · 22-10-2008, 13:38

As an old lad of 77 who was born in Church, I have been trying to remember if there was ever a Cinema in Church? I can very vaguely remember the Queens Hall on Blackburn Road, but was that ever a Cinema and was it in Church or Accrington/ Can anyone help?

MargaretR · 22-10-2008, 13:55

I think it started off as a cinema, but when I first went there in the early 60s it was a cabaret club. It later became a bingo club and at present is a snooker club.

Royboy39 · 22-10-2008, 15:51

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I think it started off as a cinema, but when I first went there in the early 60s it was a cabaret club. It later became a bingo club and at present is a snooker club.

Yes it was a cinema in the early fifties and it was called the Queens.

jaysay · 22-10-2008, 16:47

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Originally Posted by Royboy39

Yes it was a cinema in the early fifties and it was called the Queens.

I can remember it opening, but is it in Accy or Church, to be quite honest I just can't think where the boarder is. In the Phone directory its FC Snooker Blackburn Road Accrington

Bob Dobson · 22-10-2008, 16:58

The Queen's Hall Picture Palace was at No 1, Blackburn rd, the first building over the boundary. It became the Tudor cinema in the late 50s, then a bingo hall. There were no other pictures places until either Ossie, Clayton or Accy

MargaretR · 22-10-2008, 17:02

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I can remember it opening, but is it in Accy or Church, to be quite honest I just can't think where the boarder is. In the Phone directory its FC Snooker Blackburn Road Accrington

It is on the Church side of the border if the road sign 'Welcome to Accrington' is positioned right. That sign is between the club and the Oak Tree Inn

Mick · 22-10-2008, 17:06

and this one

BERNADETTE · 22-10-2008, 17:18

The Palladium is in Oswaldtwisle isn't it?

Royboy39 · 22-10-2008, 17:25

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

The Palladium is in Oswaldtwisle isn't it?

It is..........there was one across the road called the Empire and was there another one in Rhyddings Street opposite what was Shopfitters?

Mamon003 · 30-11-2008, 06:00

Hall Picture Palace was at No 1, Blackburn rd, the first building over the boundary. It became the Tudor cinema in the late 50s, then a bingo hall. There were no other pictures places until either Ossie, Clayton or Accy.

bondi38 · 30-11-2008, 13:50

Roy we are now showing our age to the world the picture house opposite shopfitters was called the Palace and what was shopfittere is now a doctors surgery .

MargaretR · 30-11-2008, 14:26

I was born and fetched up near there.
The building that once was Shopfitter's office was originally the Liberal Club.
The Palace was our regular Saturday evening venue - 1st house - 4 seats on middle of front row balcony - booked every week.
There are houses on the site now.

jaysay · 30-11-2008, 17:48

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Roy we are now showing our age to the world the picture house opposite shopfitters was called the Palace and what was shopfittere is now a doctors surgery .

Might be wrong bondi, but I think the docs surgary as now moved

bondi38 · 30-11-2008, 18:37

where to is it the new one down by fredrick street sorry if i was wrong i did know there was a new doctors there but did not know it was that one from rhyddings street.

bondi38 · 30-11-2008, 18:56

if you were born and bred in ossy i must know you depending on age please will you pm me we may have things to talk abou