The handprints and footprints of the actress Nova Pilbeam, set in cement in the pavement adjacent to the entrance of the former Gaumont Cinema

Date:
1970 - 2015
Location:
Gaumont Cinema, Park Road East, Birkenhead, Wirral
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Top Rank Bingo Club, Park Road East, Birkenhead, Wirral
Reference:
NWC01/01/2451
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Gaumont Cinema opened in May 1938. Nova Pilbeam attended the opening, which was probably a screening of 'Young and Innocent'. Her handprints and footprints were set in cement on the pavement beside the cinema's entrance. The cinema closed in 1964. The building became a bingo hall and later a snooker club. In the mid 1990s, the building was used as a skating rink and was then converted for retail use.

Content

This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series of slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cinema, Mid 20th Century Footprint, Leisure And Recreation