The stage and proscenium arch in the auditorium in the Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

Date:: 1990 - 2015

Location:: Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 456 Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester; Show all locations

Forum Cinema, Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester

ABC Cinema, Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester

Forum Theatre, Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester

Reference:: NWC01/01/2722

Type:: Photograph (35mm Slide)

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Description

The Forum Cinema opened in 1934 and was renamed The ABC Cinema in 1964. The building was closed as a cinema in 1974 and became a theatre known as the Forum Theatre. It later became an Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. The auditorium remains largely unaltered. The date of this photograph is not known, and nor is the date when the building began to be used as an Assembly Hall; a date range of 1990-2015 has been given but it may have been photographed earlier than this.

Content

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

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Architect: Hartley, Charles

Keywords

Art Deco, Auditorium, Proscenium Arch, Stage, Mid 20th Century Cinema, Late 20th Century Theatre, Late 20th Century Jehovahs Witnesses Meeting House, Leisure And Recreation, Christian Religion