This place is very near and very dear to me and the same can be said for a lot of people who are also very near and very dear to me.....Originally a cinema and then a club, me and my local click have many memories of this establishment throughout both guises and a couple of the most vivid involve:
1) Regularly attending the 'Saturday Club' in the mid to late 70's which basically involved (for those too young to remember) being dropped off at the cinema with scores of other kids, getting tooled up with a huge bag of sweets (it was ammo as well as fodder!) and being left alone to watch cartoons and 'King of the Rocket Men' shorts ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoBElypEWE ) whilst the Mums went shopping for a few hours...it was f**king ace! We ran riot as you can imagine.
2) Seeing sooo many classic movies there but taking my brother to see 'E.T' sticks out...Big love to you Sparky!
3) Properly partying when it became a club with the proper (i.m.o) parties being put on by the 'Wok Club' which where really great nights out in an otherwise dodgy venue. In those times, the place was full of huge bags of a different kind of sweet which, whilst perfect for a different kind of running riot, the club was def in on it so there where guns and all sorts going on....in fact, in an earlier report here on DP (http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=4023&highlight=bojanglez#.VDGqVmddUuc) that shows live shotgun shells found on the explore. The bouncers where violent psycho loons, I and many others where carted out the 'exit alley' shown in my last pic plenty of times...and all for nothing, honest guv!
So yeah, good times where had by many here and properly sad to see it go as it was a beautiful building in structure and function in its day...properly mashed but for me personally it was a top explore.... R.I.P old girl.
History:
Opened as the Electric Cinema on Boxing Day, 26th December 1911 -a conversion from a skating rink. Refurbished in 1927 with a café. In December 1959 it taken over by Gardner Cinemas and the name became Astor Cinema.
It became Studio Cinema 1 when Star Cinemas took over on 22nd March 1970. Star Cinemas twinned the cinema in May 1971 (Another source dates this as March 1970) and it became Studios 1 & 2 with seating for 560 & 228 seats. Cannon took over Star Cinemas on 29th November 1985 and it was re-named Cannon 1 & 2. They planned modernisation in March 1988 but did not proceed due to cost, and the Cannon 1 & 2 was closed on 31st March 1988. 'Flicks' nightclub took over the building in 1990 and it was also known as 'Bojanglez' nightclub before shutting its doors at some point in the late 90's \ early 00's.... It is now completely demolished.
On with the pics - full slideshow available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125506319@N04/sets/72157648174493315/show/
Studios 1+2 by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
ScreenOneUsedToBeThere by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
Nice by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
DJBoothView by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
Enlighten by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
WholeView by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
Foyer by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
CloakRoom by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
Cannister by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
UpstairsBar by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
ManInRedRoom by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
LetsGetOutOfHere by BrickworkUrbex, on Flickr
Thanks for looking
Brickworx
1) Regularly attending the 'Saturday Club' in the mid to late 70's which basically involved (for those too young to remember) being dropped off at the cinema with scores of other kids, getting tooled up with a huge bag of sweets (it was ammo as well as fodder!) and being left alone to watch cartoons and 'King of the Rocket Men' shorts ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoBElypEWE ) whilst the Mums went shopping for a few hours...it was f**king ace! We ran riot as you can imagine.
2) Seeing sooo many classic movies there but taking my brother to see 'E.T' sticks out...Big love to you Sparky!
3) Properly partying when it became a club with the proper (i.m.o) parties being put on by the 'Wok Club' which where really great nights out in an otherwise dodgy venue. In those times, the place was full of huge bags of a different kind of sweet which, whilst perfect for a different kind of running riot, the club was def in on it so there where guns and all sorts going on....in fact, in an earlier report here on DP (http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=4023&highlight=bojanglez#.VDGqVmddUuc) that shows live shotgun shells found on the explore. The bouncers where violent psycho loons, I and many others where carted out the 'exit alley' shown in my last pic plenty of times...and all for nothing, honest guv!
So yeah, good times where had by many here and properly sad to see it go as it was a beautiful building in structure and function in its day...properly mashed but for me personally it was a top explore.... R.I.P old girl.
History:
Opened as the Electric Cinema on Boxing Day, 26th December 1911 -a conversion from a skating rink. Refurbished in 1927 with a café. In December 1959 it taken over by Gardner Cinemas and the name became Astor Cinema.
It became Studio Cinema 1 when Star Cinemas took over on 22nd March 1970. Star Cinemas twinned the cinema in May 1971 (Another source dates this as March 1970) and it became Studios 1 & 2 with seating for 560 & 228 seats. Cannon took over Star Cinemas on 29th November 1985 and it was re-named Cannon 1 & 2. They planned modernisation in March 1988 but did not proceed due to cost, and the Cannon 1 & 2 was closed on 31st March 1988. 'Flicks' nightclub took over the building in 1990 and it was also known as 'Bojanglez' nightclub before shutting its doors at some point in the late 90's \ early 00's.... It is now completely demolished.
On with the pics - full slideshow available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125506319@N04/sets/72157648174493315/show/
Studios 1+2 by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrScreenOneUsedToBeThere by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrNice by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrDJBoothView by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrEnlighten by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrWholeView by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrFoyer by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrCloakRoom by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrCannister by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrUpstairsBar by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrManInRedRoom by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrLetsGetOutOfHere by BrickworkUrbex, on FlickrThanks for looking
Brickworx
