Scottish Cinemas and Theatres
Prize Cinema
121 Central Avenue
Category C Listed Building
Archive images courtesy of Alan J Towers.
Opened 1916 as part of the Gretna township built to service the enormous munitions factory nearby.
Photo shows Mr Rob Towers, cinema proprietor, introducing stars Janette Scott & Vernon Gray
at the premier of Now and Forever, c1956.
Converted to Bingo sometime after the late 1960s; bingo closed c.2008.
The foyer areas were converted for music school use in 2015, with the auditorium used for storage.
A rare example of a purpose built cinema opened during wartime.
Interior image on bingo courtesy of the NLS Moving Image Archive
Photos below from June 1985, courtesy of Paul Francis.
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