Scottish Cinemas and Theatres
Ellis Street / The Cross
| Opened as the Regal in 1936, and
originally seating 1,958. Renamed ABC in 1960s. Subdivided into cinema
in circle and
bingo in stalls in 1973. Cinema closed in 1983, becoming a snooker
club. Bingo ceased in 1996, and the snooker appears to have moved
downstairs. Archive image courtesy of 'dusashenka'. Additional picture here.
Archive photos above courtesy Chris Doak.
Images below February 1983, just after closure of the cinema, courtesy of the Scottish Screen Archive at the National Library of Scotland.
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Main Street
Odeon photos courtesy of www.mawgrim.co.uk |
BB Cinema
Water Street
[Click to see full version of postcard]
Image courtesy of Bruce Peter
o. by JJ Bennell. Sold to Gaumont, 12.28?. Cl. 1956.
Cinema
o. 1913 by local syndicate. Purpose-built. Cl. Mid-60s. Dem.
Image courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association Archive (Tony Moss Collection)
Theatre Royal
Main Street
o.1875 as theatre. s. 2,000. Sold to RC Buchanan, 1.07. Cine-variety from 1919. Sold to W Regent, full-time cinema, 1938. Sold to Green's , 1956. s. 460 + 206 balc. Cl. 9.8.58. Derelict. Dem. for road widening, 1966.
Image courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association Archive (Tony Moss Collection)
A page for the Showcase Coatbridge can be found here.
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