A copy of a photograph showing the auditorium of the Ritz Cinema, probably at the time of its opening

Date:
1938
Location:
Ritz Cinema, Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral
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Reference:
NWC01/01/2456
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Ritz Cinema opened in 1937. It was damaged by bombing in the Second World War, and reopened in 1947 after renovation work. The original Compton organ was replaced by a Christie organ from the La Scala Cinema in Glasgow. The cinema was later renamed the Essoldo Cinema. It closed in 1969 and became a bingo club, which closed in 1997. The building was later demolished. This photograph is a copy; the original photographer is not known.

Content

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

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Cromie, Robert

Keywords

Auditorium, Mid 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation