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Memories are made of this… Project overview
The aim of the Going to the Pictures Project has been to help preserve a part of our local cinema heritage by collecting and recording memories from people who used and worked in the local picture houses from the 1930′s to the 1960′s.
Cinema Heritage Interactive Map
Explore this map of 21 local cinemas within a 3 mile radius of the Plaza, from 1930 to 1960.
Photoplay Film Magazine
Photoplay film magazine not only had articles about new film releases it also had articles about the film stars themselves and their private lives.
Reels would sometimes break down or get mixed up
Films came to the cinema on large reels which would be projected onto the screen, the reels would sometimes break and get mixed up
Copying film star styles
Fashions from the films have always been emulated by people in society right from the days of early cinema up until today
Picturegoer
The Picturegoer film magazine is probably one of the oldest film magazines having first been published in 1913, it was a typical fan magazine not only telling readers about new films but also carried stories about the film stars and their private lives.
Spending pocket money on our favourite films
Pay day pocket money in hand and off to the pictures, and to the ‘chippy’ for 3 penneth of chips – what joy, blown the rest of that week’s pocket money. My friends and I loved the cinema, oh what Happy Days.
The Advance of Television
The increased popularity in televisions in the home helped bring about the demise of regular cinema going.
Female roles
The role of women portrayed on the screen often fell within the stereotypical roles amplified and made up by Hollywood
