The Forum, Market Hall Street, Cannock
The tall white building was known as The Forum at the time of this photograph. It was built in 1912 and was originally the Hippodrome Theatre, managed by Benjamin Kennedy and hosting film shows and variety ...
The Green, Stafford
This view was taken on The Green, also known as part of Bailey Street, Stafford,
From left to right: a glimpse of F. H. Burgess, (Agricultural Engineers and Ironmongers premises), next is the former ...
The Hippodrome Variety Theatre, Stoke.
The Hippodrome was built in Kingsway, Stoke in 1919. It instantly became a popular venue and also served as the Gordon Theatre & Opera House. Upon its closure in January 1961 it was the Gaumont cinema. ...
The Odeon Cinema, Trinity Street, Hanley.
The Odeon Cinema in Trinity Street, Hanley, taken in the late 1950s. The film being advertised is 'South Pacific' which was released in 1958.
The Palace Picture House, Tunstall
The art deco Palace Picture House (or Palace CInema) was on The Boulevard opposite the Memorial Gardens. Opened in 1909 on what was then known as Station Road, the Palace Picture House was the first purpose ...
The Palladium, Bore Street, Lichfield
The Palladium Cinema was open between 1912 and 1937, and the site has undergone many changes. In 1790 a theatre was built on the site, and was known as the Theatre Royal by 1859. This building was demolisehd ...
The Picture House, Stafford
This postcard view shows the Picture House which opened on Bridge Street, Stafford on 23 February 1914. Between the front doors and the windows on the left there is a sign with a hand pointing to the ...
The Picture House, Willenhall
The view is taken from Wolverhampton street.
The banner on the front of the Picture House advertises 'Patria'. This was a fifteen-part serial film released in 1917, funded by William Randolph Hearst ...
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Theatre Royal was built between 1787 and 1788. In 1910 the theatre became Newcastle's first electric cinema, originally known as the Newcastle Cinema Theatre. The medallion of Shakespeare can be seen ...
Theatre Royal, Pall Mall, Hanley
The Theatre Royal frontage pictured before it was destroyed by fire in June 1949.
Hanley's Theatre Royal had a long and colourful history until its closure in 2000. In 1840 a disused Methodist Chapel ...
Tower and Clouds, Blackpool. Photographed by William Blake.
Seafront with a view of Blackpool Tower, Lancashire.
VE Day Celebrations, Hall Street, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A group of children standing on the steps of the Coronation Cinema celebrating VE day.
Veronica Hurst and Humphrey Lestocq at the Borough Hall, Stafford
Film stars Veronica Hurst and Humphrey Lestocq are pictured during the Hawaiian Press Ball charity fundraising dance held at the Borough Hall, Stafford.
It was reported in the Staffordshire Advertiser ...
Victoria Theatre, Hartshill Road, Hartshill
This two-storey building was constructed between 1900 and 1924. It has a cellar and a later large extension attached to the right side of the building. There have been extensive modifications to the building....
Victoria Theatre, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent
This is the "old" Victoria Theatre on the corner of Hartshill Road and Victoria Street in Hartshill. The theatre moved to a purpose built site on Etruria Road, becoming the New Vic Theatre, in 1986. The ...
View from the roof of Stafford College
In the foreground is Bath Street with Harris and Son's off-licence on the corner with Earl Street.
On the left beyond the off-licence is the Police Station, at the end of the road is the rear of St. ...
View of Bridge Street, Stafford
On the far right is Burgess' agricultural engineers, now replaced by Allied Carpets.
The clock tower belongs to the Royal Brine Baths, built in 1892. The open-sided tower was used by the fire brigade ...