The Grange Theatre was built in 1914, and was designed by the architect Edward A Stone. Its vast auditorium could seat over two thousand people, and at the time of its opening, was probably the largest cinema in Britain. The Bedford Lemere daybook records that this photograph was commissioned by a firm called 'Norfolk and Prior', but it is unclear what their role was.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company
Architect: Stone, Edward Albert
Auditorium, Early 20th Century Cinema