The auditorium in the Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, viewed from the stalls, showing the stage, proscenium and ante-proscenium decorations

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:: NWC01/01/2723

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 plaster decorations on the ante-proscenium conceal the organ chambers on one side, and were designed to resemble a traditional church organ. 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