CANNON CINEMA

CANNON CINEMA, 22 AND 23, WESTGATE STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395647
Date first listed:: 17-Jul-1995
List Entry Name:: CANNON CINEMA
Statutory Address:: CANNON CINEMA, 22 AND 23, WESTGATE STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395647
Date first listed:: 17-Jul-1995
Date of most recent amendment:: 25-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: CANNON CINEMA
Statutory Address 1:: CANNON CINEMA, 22 AND 23, WESTGATE STREET

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CANNON CINEMA, 22 AND 23, WESTGATE STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: ST 74889 64786

Details

WESTGATE STREET 656-1/40/1844 (North side) Nos.22 AND 23 Cannon Cinema 17/07/95

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Cinema. 1920. By AJ Taylor. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, roof not visible. EXTERIOR: Classically fronted picture house on a restricted inner City site. Three storeys, five-bays, windows all sashes with central square pane to narrow margin panes all round, in deep reveals and to raised plat surrounds, plus moulded sills at second floor over aprons with flat disc drops. Ground floor has five large square openings, but filled at each end, separated by channelled pilasters, all crowned by cornice, raised to broken semicircle at centre bay, where first floor window extended down to shaped stone balcony with bronze semi-cylindrical balustrade. First floor rises from deep podium band, inflected below channelled pilasters through two storeys to square cornice under solid blocking course, with dies, and with open panel, with diagonal bars, above windows. Heads of pilasters at ground and second floor carry stepped drops, and above centre bay raised attic with carved coat of arms of Bath City, flanked by drops, and with small scroll supporters. In Saw Close, adjacent to The Loft Club (qv), secondary entrance to cinema, single storey unit with splayed corner, having channelled pilasters under panel, and with balustrade similar to front. INTERIOR: Six-bay auditorium with rich neo-classical plaster decoration concealing internal structure of concrete and steel. Large console brackets disguise supports for steel roof trusses. Concrete framed balcony. HISTORY: Originally known as the "Beau Nash Picture House", This cinema, designed by the City Architect in a deliberately Deferential style, was admired as an example of good cinema design in 'The Builder', 14th December 1924, p.757. It belongs to the second generation of cinema buildings.

Listing NGR: ST7488964786

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Legacy System number:: 511060
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.