The main facade of the Gala Bingo Club, showing the Corinthian columns above the entrance

Date:
2000 - 2015
Location:
Gala Bingo Club, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Granada Theatre, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Reference:
NWC01/01/2526
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Granada Theatre or Granada Cinema opened in 1934. It is believed to be the only purpose-built Granada cinema which didn't have an organ. In 1973 the building closed as a cinema and was converted into a bingo club.

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

Architect: Masey, Cecil Aubrey

Interior Designer: Komisarjevsky, Theodore

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cinema, Late 20th Century Bingo Hall, Leisure And Recreation