The New Gallery was built as an art gallery in the late 19th century. The building was converted into a restaurant in 1910 and subsequently a cinema in 1913, to the plans of William Woodward & Sons. The cinema was altered in 1925 to the plans of Nicholas & Dixon-Spain. The Wurlitzer organ, the third to be installed in the UK, was opened at the New Gallery in 1925. It is the oldest surviving Wurlitzer in Britain. The New Gallery Cinema operated until 1953. The building was used as a church until the 1990s. It was later used for retail, at which time the organ console remained in the building but was not on display.
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: Nicholas, C F
Architect: Dixon-Spain, J E
Organ, Victorian Art Gallery, Early 20th Century Restaurant, Early 20th Century Cinema, 20th Century Church, Music And Dance, Leisure And Recreation
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