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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.
Representation of women
Like cinema itself, the way women have been represented on the big screen has changed through the decades
The Documentary Film – The Story of the Project
Local film maker Tim Brunsden has followed the Going to the Pictures project development and has created a documentary which tells the story of the project.
The happy memories of the Odeon Cinema, Waterloo (now the Plaza)
When we were all younger, we used to go to the Odeon cinema for the the Saturday Morning Club. We would pay our 6(d) pence to go in, buy our sweets and walk into the main auditorium were a man played the organ.
The role of cinema during the wars
The cinema during the war years played an important role in keeping up morale and finding out news and information. It also was a place to escape for a few hours and get lost in the land of film.
Flyer for ‘A Guide for the Married Man’, 1967
Flyer for the ‘X’ rated film ‘A Guide for the Married Man’
Cinema Heritage Trail Map to print
As part of the project we have produced a specially designed Cinema Heritage Trail Map. 5000 have been printed and distributed locally - keep a look out at your local community centre, or pick one […]
