Date:25th of April 1959
Description:The Albert Cinema opened in May 1912 in a former rag and bone warehouse on Crabbery Street. It closed three years later. In 1919 the building was converted into a repertory theatre and remained as such until 1932 when it reopened as a cinema, known locally as the 'Flea Pit'. The Albert Cinema closed in 1952, and by 1963 the building had become the premises of the Stafford and Stone Co-operative Society. The board outside the main entrance is advertising 'The Dark Light', a detective film starring Albert Lieven and David Greene.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
The Noah's Ark on Crabbery Street was originally built as a town house in the sixteenth ...
The Dolphin Hotel on Gaolgate Street. A public house had stood on this site ...
The Albert Cinema opened in May 1912 in a former rag and bone warehouse on Crabbery ...
View of Stafford town centre, looking east. St. Mary's church can be seen in ...
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Donor ref:P97.004.0007 (18/1040)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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