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Description: | 8th January 1937
Pictureland cinema opened 25th April 1910. It had been converted from a Primitive Methodist Chapel, owned by American Bioscope Co Ltd, taken over by Tommy Thompson and Charles Metcalf in 1910. It seated 439 people. On 9th November 1933 the name changed to Western Talkie, closed 26 May 1956 to re-open in 1957 as the New Western, It was finally closed on 30 December 1960, after a showing of 'The Unforgiven' starring Burt Lancaster. It was converted to a bingo hall. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Western cinema Branch Road | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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