Birmingham Cinemas

[brianthelion]

An unlikely looking cinema just up the road from Water Street!

 

[Astoness]

yes brian just over the road from the gothic pub...this cinema has been discussed on the forum and if memory serves me right i think an old photo was posted which showed the cinema...

lyn

 

[brianthelion]

You are probably right but there do appear to have been a number of small picture houses around. Just enjoying wandering round and getting some exercise to be honest!

Mystery solved. Ironically now has a 25 seat cinema in the basement! Former textile factory apparently.

 

[Paul MB]

Wonder if anyone recalls the old "Vic" on Victoria Road Aston. From memory and not positive think that was where I
used to go to the Saturday morning matinee in the 50s I remember seeing Batman in black and white and Roy Rodgers. It cost 6d in.

 

[Williamstreeter]

Wonder if anyone recalls the old "Vic" on Victoria Road Aston. From memory and not positive think that was where I
used to go to the Saturday morning matinee in the 50s I remember seeing Batman in black and white and Roy Rodgers. It cost 6d in.

I used to live off Victoria Road in the 70's , the cinema was well gone by then . I've also seen those Batman serials and I'm pleased to say I have the entire series on dvd . Nothing can beat the original Batman in b&w

 

[Banjo]

I know this photo is on another thread but, this was the beautifully ornate Victoria Playhouse cinema in Victoria Rd close to the Park Rd junction.

 

[cookie273uk]

When I lived in Queens Rd Aston ages ago my 2 favourite local cinemas were the 'Vic' (Victoria Playhouse) and the Astoria, Aston Cross, never was keen on the Aston Cross cinema, only went if there was a particular film I wanted to see. Eric

 

[devonjim]

A couple of pictures of the Victoria from the 1930's in the days when my late mother in law who worked there was just a girl.

 

[Astoness]

what a little gem of a building the victoria playhouse was...does anyone know what happened to the land it was on....or was the playhouse demolished and the land left vacant ever since as so often we see..

lyn

 

[Chris B]

what a little gem of a building the victoria playhouse was...does anyone know what happened to the land it was on....or was the playhouse demolished and the land left vacant ever since as so often we see..

lyn

I think the Aston Expressway runs through it

 

[Banjo]

This is where the Victoria Playhouse stood together with the Park Rd junction.

 

[Astoness]

cheers banjo

lyn

 

[Pedrocut]

Birmingham Mail, August 1940.