Hay folks.... well on Sunday evening my girlfriend thought she was in for a treat when I said “come on I will take you to the pictures for the night” how she was wrong...:laugh:
Now I have wanted to explore this place for years but its always been sealed tight till I got a tip off the chave fairies had opened the old girl up.
Bit of history
The Savoy was built on the site of the Avenue Theatre (Coliseum) of 1903, which burnt down in 1937. It was a cinema with a fly tower and full stage facilities, including traps. Live shows ended in the 1960s. In 1968 the circle was separated to become the Studio cinema, the stalls becoming a full-time bingo house. In 1973 the circle cinema was twinned. The building stood empty and vandalised after 1997, and at the time of writing demolition seemed imminent. The exterior was of brick. The entrance front had a full width canopy with a band of glazing above. The interior was cinematic with a rectangular proscenium and splayed ante-proscenium with ornamental grilles. The side walls had large painted panels. A single, slightly curved balcony spanned the auditorium.
As a child I spent many of happy times here with my school palls every Friday night to see it now broke my hart as it is so rotten the roof has fallen down and there has been a few fires started and in places there is bird shit stacked about four foot high..Yuk!
On with the pics
Thanks for looking
Now I have wanted to explore this place for years but its always been sealed tight till I got a tip off the chave fairies had opened the old girl up.
Bit of history
The Savoy was built on the site of the Avenue Theatre (Coliseum) of 1903, which burnt down in 1937. It was a cinema with a fly tower and full stage facilities, including traps. Live shows ended in the 1960s. In 1968 the circle was separated to become the Studio cinema, the stalls becoming a full-time bingo house. In 1973 the circle cinema was twinned. The building stood empty and vandalised after 1997, and at the time of writing demolition seemed imminent. The exterior was of brick. The entrance front had a full width canopy with a band of glazing above. The interior was cinematic with a rectangular proscenium and splayed ante-proscenium with ornamental grilles. The side walls had large painted panels. A single, slightly curved balcony spanned the auditorium.
As a child I spent many of happy times here with my school palls every Friday night to see it now broke my hart as it is so rotten the roof has fallen down and there has been a few fires started and in places there is bird shit stacked about four foot high..Yuk!
On with the pics
Thanks for looking