| Opened 15.9.27 by George
Green Ltd. Architect John Fairweather, seating 4,368 - the largest
cinema in Europe. Closed 30.6.73. Reopened as Apollo cinema/concert
hall, 8.9.73-16.6.85. Demolished 9.87, and the UGC / Cineword Megaplex built on the same site. Photo c1980 courtesy Chris Doak. |