The cinema was opened in 1936 and was designed architect by Harry Weedon, who designed a number of cinemas for the Odeon chain. The cinema was closed in 1981 and soon after it became a nightclub, originally named Arena, but later known as Sol Viva. The club was operational until 2010 and in 2013 it was demolished to make way for a new shopping centre and multiplex cinema that opened on the opposite side of the road.
This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series of slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Walley, Norman
Architect: Weedon, Harry
Art Deco, 20th Century Cinema, 20th Century Nightclub, Leisure And Recreation
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