The Star cinema

[Phil]

The Star Cinema, Slade Rd. Both the old and the new (I would think)

 

[Delyawindsor21]

thanks Phi

 

[cookie273uk]

delyawinsdor21, I think you mean Woodcock Street baths, I remember using them years ago. Happy days !!!! Eric

 

[Delyawindsor21]

thanks Phil,
no sure I remember the old one, I was born in 1947, maybe the brains cells are fading, thanks for the pics, your all so amazing the way you keep all these lovely pics....

 

[Delyawindsor21]

Thanks Cookie,
said I was getting old and cob webby !!!! as you say, happy days...if only we'd known....

 

[Delyawindsor21]

you were in the same time as my brother, Mike Windsor.

 

[Phil]

Was the newer version of the Star just the old one with a new frontage and foyer?

 

[Delyawindsor21]

I should think so, would'nt you, I don,t know, maybe someone else does ?

 

[Delyawindsor21]

Phil can you help ? How do I get my old photos onto my computer, do I have to have a printer that scans to the web ?
Advice would be welcome please. Dee

 

[Phil]

Hi there delywindsor21,


If you have a scanner that would be best, but also if you have a digital camera you can take a photo of the photo and upload that to your computer. Lastly you could get a mate to scan your photos for you and put them on disc or memory stick and upload that.

 

[Delyawindsor21]

Thanks for that, Phil, I will have a go with the camera, you will see if I,m successful or not !

 

[smithy82/3]

Hi there! The Star cinema was one of my favourites, between 47/51 at least three maybe four times a week we would be there, it was 6d-9d and in the posh seats at the back 1/6d, many a night to see an 'A' film we would walk up and down the queue asking the adults to take us in, most times we got in,once inside we would 'sidle' around to where the mates were sitting, so many good memories, Thanks..

 

[johnny082]

Only just found out this thread for the Star which I mentioned this morning in Palace thread. I lived in Abbey Road and passed it every day on my way to Slade Road school. Also before the war used to go every Saturday. In earliest days was on 1d to go in and the went up to 2p. Can't believe it now. Just saved some of the lovely pics. Love the one with the tram

 

[Penns]

The Star Picture House was closed on 30th August 1958 the last film shown was Frank Sinatra in “Pal Joey” and Anthony Dexter in “Parson and the Outlaw”.

The Star for many years was run and managed by a former Villa player and interestingly Villa player Peter Mc Parland lived very close by