Buildings adjacent to Matthew Wardhaugh's theatre, Longton.
Buildings being demolished in The Strand, Longton.
Matthew Wardhaugh (1813-188) was born in Whitechapel, London. He was first employed as a call boy at Drury Lane Theatre, then made a living by reciting ...
Capitol Cinema, Goodson Street, Hanley.
Originally the Royal Alexandra Music Hall, then the Kings Palace Theatre, later Moore and Kennedy's Picture Hall, the Capitol Cinema stood in Goodson Street (formerly New Street) in Hanley. Built in 1892 ...
Cinderella at Stychfields Hall, Stafford
Pictured are members of the cast in the 1965 annual pantomime held in Stychfields Hall at the English Electric’s main works in Stafford. Despite snow and wintry weather it was reported that the show ran ...
Cineworld Cinema, Burton upon Trent
The Cineworld multiplex cinema which opened in 2000, constructed in the area of Bass Middle Yard, now Middleway Retail and Leisure Development off Guild Street, Burton-upon-Trent..
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Clough Street, Hanley
The view along Clough Street towards the centre of Hanley. On the right hand edge is the greyhound racing stadium and next along, the tall chimney and three bottle ovens of George Ashworth's Broad Street ...
Commerce Street, Longton
Photograph taken looking south-west. The Empire Cinema and Theatre is on the right.
Commerce Street, Longton
Commerce Street in Longton in 1962. The Empire Theatre is in the centre on the corner of Chancery Lane with, on this side, the Commerce Works of Herbert Aynsley & Co. Next door to Aynsley's is John Tam's ...
Construction of Riverside Shopping Centre and Cinema, Stafford
This picture taken on the Green Bridge over the River Sow in Stafford, shows foundations and groundwork created to take steel framework to be used in the construction of a new Cinema. The Odeon Luxe Cinema ...
Eastgate Street, Stafford
On the left is Eastgate House at 78, Eastgate Street, Stafford. Beyond is the Borough hall, later the Gatehouse Theatre.
Eastgate House was built in 1683 for General John Dolphin. The house was refronted ...
Electric Palace and Skating Rink, Anglesey Street, Hednesford
Built in 1910 as a roller-skating rink, it was said to have a maple floor the equal of any in the Midlands. It was refurbished in 1912 and the name changed to the Electric Palace, showing films and holding ...
Empire Theatre, Longton
Photograph taken from the Chancery Lane side. The Chancery Lane side of the building. Built as the Queen's Theatre in 1896 after a fire had destroyed the previous building, the Empire was a theatre until ...
Empress Theatre, Penkridge Bank, Cannock Chase
The Empress Theatre and Cinema was sited on Penkridge Bank. It was built to cater for the soldiers stationed at Rugeley Camp and Brocton Camp. The manager was Mr. Cook.
Essoldo Cinema, Burslem
The art deco Essoldo Cinema was on the corner of Bournes Bank and Cleveland Street in Burslem. Originally opened in 1911 as the Burslem Picture Palace it was rebuilt in 1936 after the roof collapsed. ...
Essoldo Picture House, Cleveland Street, Burslem.
On the corner of Cleveland Street and Bournes Bank, The Essoldo was the first cinema in Burslem (opened in 1911) and started life as the Burslem Picture Palace. It was rebuilt as The New Palace in 1936, ...
Floods, Bridge Street, Stafford
This view was taken from outside The Picture House. In the centre is the public library which occupied this site until 1999, when it moved to part of the Shire Hall on Market Square. The building on ...
Floods, Newport Road, Stafford,
A long period of rainy weather resulted in the River Sow rising to its highest level ever recorded, flooding the railway station and stopping all traffic.
At the junction of Newport Road and Bridge ...
Friars Road, Stafford,
The shop on the left was Hardwicks' unisex hairdressers.
Behind Hardwicks' is the Odeon Cinema, which was opened by the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury in 1936. The opening gala was concluded with ...
Grand Cinema, George Street, Tamworth
The Grand Cinema with boy commissioner, Gordon Truman, standing outside. The Grand Cinema was built in 1914-15 by Charles H. Dent. The facade was decorated with Gibbs and Canning terracotta and crowned ...