keegs
master brummie
I hope Pat bought you a chock-ice ! lol.
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Birmingham Cinemas
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paul stacey
master brummie
The Royalty was my local and went there a lot in the 50's early 60's Stitcher.
paul
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Old & Grey
master brummie
Re: Was there a cinema near Ethel St/New Street
Don't know if anyone has replied but it was the ABC I used to go there to see press screenings, and met Bert Kwok on one occasion he's a really nice bloke. The Chinese community used to take it over on a Saturday night for Chinese films. It also had the seats in the Gods they were in the roof and when you looked down it was like you were going to fall.
Old & Grey
master brummie
Remember the Hot Dog barrow on the corner of Navigation Street and Hill Street ?
Old & Grey
master brummie
The Jacy as it was in the 60's did run a loop of good news reels, cartoons and the likes of old Batman and Flash Gordon serials. I hated the Three Stooges.
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Stitcher
Guest
I have to plead guilty to visiting the Atlas and The Castle out of these five.
Wow,never thought i would see that again,walked by it umpteen times when i lived in Great Russel Street,and saw a film there once,probably the winter of 1961,or 1962,as i do remember wearing my balaclava to keep the cold out,though sadly i cannot recall the film,thank you for a wonderful reminder of days long gone.
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Stitcher
Guest
I went to both of these.
paul stacey
master brummie
I went to the Essoldo Quinton a couple of times, funny to see an old "Woodgate" phone number printed when it was miles away from there.
paul
paul
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Stitcher
Guest
The Carlton was the only one for me.
Very surprised to see pictures of the Beacon at Scott Arms. I only have memories of the derelict building for a few years, then it being a rubble site. I would have bet money on it being a more gothic looking affair, not the 30's futuristic style. I definitely dont remember the side entrance part, perhaps that was demolished earlier or was out of view when boarded up.
I find it hard to imagine having a cinema a couple of minutes walk from where I live. For interest, as a kid I frequented the less visually impressive Kings Cinema in West Brom...
Its quite amazing the sheer density of cinemas particularly in in town and city centres when you add them up. Maybe in a few decades we will be saying the same thing about phone shops...
I find it hard to imagine having a cinema a couple of minutes walk from where I live. For interest, as a kid I frequented the less visually impressive Kings Cinema in West Brom...
Its quite amazing the sheer density of cinemas particularly in in town and city centres when you add them up. Maybe in a few decades we will be saying the same thing about phone shops...
mike jenks
master brummie
Hi
The Beacon Great Barr fabulous place. 1962 to 1965. must have seen every film.
Superb Fish and Chip Shop the Scott Arms what else did you want.
Mike Jenks
The Beacon Great Barr fabulous place. 1962 to 1965. must have seen every film.
Superb Fish and Chip Shop the Scott Arms what else did you want.
Mike Jenks
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
There are a couple of pics elsewhere on the forum in which the Beacon Cinema can be seen. They show it in it's early days...click on pics to see them...
The first pic is
- dated 1936 and they probably found the house in front of it rather inconvenient...
The second pic is
- probably a later date but still gas lamps on the Queslett Rd...
oldmohawk
The first pic is
- dated 1936 and they probably found the house in front of it rather inconvenient...The second pic is
- probably a later date but still gas lamps on the Queslett Rd...oldmohawk
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Stitcher
Guest
I never visited this one when it was a cinema.
With regard to the fish and chip shop on the balcony many people speak fondly of, its worth noting that the family that ran it moved across the road to open the Scott Arms fish bar when the cinema closed down (or shortly before), and continue to run it to this day.
In addition, Im really fascinated by that freestanding building in front of the Beacon cinema. What's more, I've seen another photo that shows that there was a matching building on the adjacent corner, in front of what is now the empty Somerfield building.
In addition, Im really fascinated by that freestanding building in front of the Beacon cinema. What's more, I've seen another photo that shows that there was a matching building on the adjacent corner, in front of what is now the empty Somerfield building.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
A couple of pics of Scott Arms corners opposite the Beacon Cinema
An early photo of the corner opposite the Beacon Cinema -
gas lamps - and that tree looks like it could be the one in
the pic linked from post #1221
A look at the another Scott Arms corner shows the pub in the early 1950's.
An early photo of the corner opposite the Beacon Cinema -
gas lamps - and that tree looks like it could be the one in
the pic linked from post #1221
A look at the another Scott Arms corner shows the pub in the early 1950's.
Lyn, Marcos is the one that was (and is) by the Clifton. The name of the one in the Beacon remains unclear though it might have been "Christopher's". The shop they run now is definitely called The Scott Arms Fish Barr, pass it on the way home every day
Thats the one.
Actually Im really looking for a photo Ive seen online in the last few days but I cant find it anywhere now. There are a couple of photos of The Beacon which are all over the place, but there is a similar one where the entrance sign clearly says "GRAND OPENING TUESDAY NEXT".
Can anyone point me in the right direction?