{"id":599,"date":"2011-05-16T21:31:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T21:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=599"},"modified":"2013-11-16T23:39:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T23:39:26","slug":"a-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/miscellaneous\/a-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This 1930s cinema has been closed for years, but is still in beautiful condition. It all seemed very familiar &#8211; I&#8217;m sure I went to see some films here in the late &#8217;90s. Anyway, pictures:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724285060\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5173\/5724285060_6931d82bae_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->A couple of the smaller screens:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724106348\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5145\/5724106348_732b2d66e3_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724115572\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5263\/5724115572_9cb50c7aaf_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A projection booth:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724131836\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3369\/5724131836_029479c8f1_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723590469\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5304\/5723590469_35a2c394f7_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The foyer:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724154120\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5057\/5724154120_c646061fdd_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723605969\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5304\/5723605969_beb7ef04fc_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The curving stalls lounge is stunning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724167114\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5109\/5724167114_fb135a84d2_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723624921\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2027\/5723624921_a2508f73aa_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The largest screen, with starry sky lighting and niches for statues &#8211; most had been roughly removed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723643507\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3168\/5723643507_76b17a3ed0_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724207944\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5105\/5724207944_f93f55d415_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724309202\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5132\/5724309202_5b1a14ed10_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The redevelopment left a couple of statues marooned behind the new screen:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724214472\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5106\/5724214472_9404d6cce5_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up the stairs:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723678569\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3498\/5723678569_40fdd8d80a_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The top projection booth:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723692205\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2620\/5723692205_10d41f5dd2_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724254308\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2219\/5724254308_32d934c155_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723706001\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3438\/5723706001_ca11585973_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Function room:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723712263\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2030\/5723712263_d40fef9152_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5724276440\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3382\/5724276440_7228c7440b_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basement:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723736913\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2003\/5723736913_aef4155697_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723744271\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5030\/5723744271_c6de7c748a_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And there were some lovely Peerless projectors tucked away backstage:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5723771297\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5065\/5723771297_eef0cd180a_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1930s cinema has been closed for years, but is still in beautiful condition. It all seemed very familiar &#8211; I&#8217;m sure I went to see some films here in the late &#8217;90s. 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