do you remember.....?

[MargaretR]

...or if you're really old, do you remember when it was a cinema?

... and they had double seats in alcoves at the back

 

[panther]

...or if you're really old, do you remember when it was a cinema?

noooooooooo i never knew that, ill have to ask me mum, how long ago was that?

 

[Wynonie Harris]

Think it probably closed in late 50's/early 60's. Don't remember the double seats, Margaret, but, then again, you don't really notice things like that when your mum's taking you to see Bambi!

 

[cashman]

Think it probably closed in late 50's/early 60's. Don't remember the double seats, Margaret, but, then again, you don't really notice things like that when your mum's taking you to see Bambi!

it was the Palace Cinema.

 

[panther]

did there used to be a cinema, down that little street where accy observer used to be?, sure me mum said there was, that or i got the wrong street

 

[cashman]

did there used to be a cinema, down that little street where accy observer used to be?, sure me mum said there was, that or i got the wrong street[/QUOTE observer office i think panther - telegraph office also there, was 2 cinemas the Princes @ Empire, next door to each other.

 

[cashman]

was also THE RITZ, the KINGS HALL, ODEAN, @Palace, accy had 6 cinemas.

 

[panther]

full of cinemas in them day eh!........they must not have been very big

 

[cashman]

full of cinemas in them day eh!........they must not have been very big

bigger than what we have now.lol

 

[panther]

found a website with old pics of accy.....look out for the old grammer school...looks posh!! third row in the middle

http://www.francisfrith.com/archive/lancashire/accrington/photos/accrington_photos.htm

 

[MargaretR]

was also THE RITZ, the KINGS HALL, ODEAN, @Palace, accy had 6 cinemas.

Ossy had 3 - Palladium. Empire and Palace
The Palace was near the bottom of Rhyddings St opposite the mill. There are new houses there now. It was owned and run by Mr Saporiti. He used to turn the heating up so he could sell more icecream, and was at the door as you arrived and left. My parents had 4 balcony front row seats booked for us every Saturday night. That was in the days before television.

 

[cashman]

nice link panther old tech school takes me back.

 

[steeljack]

Burtons was origionally on the next block past the bank, used to design me own suits n had em made to measure there- until a unpleasant altercation.

something to do with an inside leg measurment ?

 

[panther]

nice link panther old tech school takes me back.

i like to look back how things used to be

 

[Sara]

also i remember sidewalk 54 on union street, now that was rubbish pub, no wonder it didnt last!

anything else??........

Before it was sidewalk it used to be the Astronaught with the Apollo upstairs, at the time it was the only place were we could drink Breakers, many a brilliant night was had in there.

 

[grego]

Before it was sidewalk it used to be the Astronaught with the Apollo upstairs, at the time it was the only place were we could drink Breakers, many a brilliant night was had in there.

I remember going there, cant remember whether it was a teenage disco night though, anyone used to go to the Funnies teenage disco?

 

[shillelagh]

This is taking me back - and making me feel old!!!!

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

...or if you're really old, do you remember when it was a cinema?

Alas, I must be really old because I CAN remember it being the pictures.
I can also remember it being Melias supermarket too.

 

[Lilly]

when woolworths in accy also had a entrance where farm food was? it went round in a L shape!!
also parker franks, where mcdonalds was, also i remember sidewalk 54 on union street, now that was rubbish pub, no wonder it didnt last!

anything else??........

Parker Franks,I vaguely remember that name.What kind of shop was it?

 

[Tin Monkey]

Parker Franks,I vaguely remember that name.What kind of shop was it?

Wasn't it like a discount place? I bet the town's full of them now