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Selly Oak Bristol Road
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paul stacey
master brummie
used right through the 50's and eary 60's alternating between the Royalty Harborne I was a "monitor" there for the Saturday childrens pictures, and worked at the chippy up the road.
paul
paul
hi Paul, i have vague memories of the picture house was it called the odeon? do you remeber opposite to that was a pub cant remeber the name though lol think i may have a picture but dont no how to put it on here lol
Hi, this takes me back years awwww thankyou Lloyd, i remember going in The Oak pub years back,i also remember the bus depot next to where the job centre is now
paul stacey
master brummie
Hi pam m
the cinema when I used it was an ABC cinema I watched my first grown up film there "Jail House Rock" Elvis.
paul
the cinema when I used it was an ABC cinema I watched my first grown up film there "Jail House Rock" Elvis.
paul
Hi, Mike, thankyou for the pics realy nice of you, i remeber it there but very vague, its a shame its no longer there like many other old buildings that been demolished!!
Hi, Phil, thanyou ever soooo much!!!
I remember the Oak cinema very early 80s just before they tore it down. It was a pale imitation of its former self by then. Shame. I think it had been closed a while by then.
I vaguely remember the last remnants of the Warley Odeon as well, when I was very small. That looks like it was an impressive place in its day as well.
They built a lot of beautiful cinemas in the 20s/30s. Really put an importance on the architecture. I understand the business reasons why they went, but its still a shame.
I vaguely remember the last remnants of the Warley Odeon as well, when I was very small. That looks like it was an impressive place in its day as well.
They built a lot of beautiful cinemas in the 20s/30s. Really put an importance on the architecture. I understand the business reasons why they went, but its still a shame.
annecrofts
proper brummie kid
Hi, does anyone remeber the cinema on the Bristol Road Selly Oak i think it would of been situated where the sainsburys is now there, would love to see any pictures of it if anyone has got any at all
hi pam i remember it, used to go on a saturday morning to the matinee, we were the abcers, i lived on bristol rd near bournbrook end sorry gotno pics but seen loads from other members sure someone will help you
Originally called simply "The Oak", it opened 26 March 1923 seating 1111 exactly. Re-modelled inside 1935 in time for that years' Christmas bookings and included an enlargement of the stage and a re-furnished balcony. 1505 seats by then.
Re-named the ABC Selly Oak in 1965, but not quite clear how long it been already part of the ABC group of cinemas nationally.
Passed into private ownership in April 1974 and closed finally November 1979.
One or two photos of an earlier period have seen in existence, but can't trace them just for the moment.
Re-named the ABC Selly Oak in 1965, but not quite clear how long it been already part of the ABC group of cinemas nationally.
Passed into private ownership in April 1974 and closed finally November 1979.
One or two photos of an earlier period have seen in existence, but can't trace them just for the moment.
sistersue61
master brummie
Can remember the Oak, but only as a lovely building it had already closed when I started training at Selly Oak in 1980! Shame so many of the old buildings have gone to make way for roads, but glad the Country Girl pub and the Gun Barrels are still going, many happy memories from them.
paul stacey
master brummie
Hi Richie I was an ABC minor in1961 at the Oak cinema. I also worked Saturdays for Tony the Greek Cypriat, (fish and chip shop) just along the Bristol Road
paul
paul
annecrofts
proper brummie kid
it was the abc when i used to go in 1952 as we were the abc ers
Mike Blakemore
master brummie
ABC SELLY OAK...... Was an part of the ABC curcuit from the early 30's and was owned until the demolition. The Last ABC Manager was Miss Joan Cooks... Then leased out as an Independant.....
When ABC Bristol Road was turned into a 3 screen Cinema. its Seats and carpets where then transfered to Selly oak. Hmm I remember them being fitted when I was on Relief there.
When ABC Bristol Road was turned into a 3 screen Cinema. its Seats and carpets where then transfered to Selly oak. Hmm I remember them being fitted when I was on Relief there.
paul stacey
master brummie
Richie I used the oak cinema on sat morning long before 65 must have been ABC owned in 59/60.
Barr_Beacon
The Prodigal Brummie
The Oak Cinema, date unknown (could someone 'clean' it up?)
Radiorails
master brummie
It crosses my mind that the lady in the photo could be the one who found the £1000 detailed on one of the posters.
Barr_Beacon
The Prodigal Brummie
The Oak Cinema, date unknown (could someone 'clean' it up?)
Being a keen fan of Sherlock Holmes, the far superior Jeremy Brett version on ITV not the BBC one with Bimblebert Crimpysnitch, I enlarged the right hand side of the photograph which shows 'Night Molly'. Did a further search of films and discovered the name of the film is actually 'Midnight Molly' (the newspaper kiosk partially obscures the full title) which dates the year the photograph was taken as being around 1925.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Molly
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Radiorails
master brummie
The newspapers do tend to suggest that period Barr B which lead up to the General Strike of 1926.