The Forum Cinema opened in 1931. The cinema was renamed the ABC Cinema in 1971 and was divided into three screens in 1982. It became the Cannon Cinema in 1986 and was closed in 1998. The building remained empty into the 21st century.
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: Shennan, Alfred Ernest
Architect: Glen, William Riddell
Early 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation
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