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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.
Filming Cinema Memories
Through the project we have invited people into the Plaza Community Cinema to share their cinema memories on camera
Picture Show and Film Pictorial
The film magazine Picture Show was first published in 1919, and gave readers an insight into films that were showing at their local cinemas but more importantly it gave readers the opportunity to learn more […]
The New Picture Hall – The Waterloo Playhouse – The Winter Garden’s – Church Road Waterloo
The Winter Gardens cinema was a popular place for showing ‘X’ certificate films and memories have been shared
Cinema and Society – Overview and news shown at the Cinema through Newsreels
The impact that cinema has had on society had been quite remarkable. Film is an art form that entertains, informs and provides a view of the world. Before the days of instant news and film on demand the cinema was a place for entertainment, news and information.
Comic published to coincide with “How the West was Won”
‘How The West as Won’ 1962 was the first film released in Cinerama that actually told a story.
Crosby High School – The Cinema Heritage Trail
Some students from Crosby High School have helped to create the Cinema Heritage Trail Map depicting the sites of the 21 Cinemas
‘Rock around the Clock’
When the film ‘Rock Around the Clock’ was released in cinemas the music had people dancing in the aisles and many people were asked to leave the cinema.
Memories of the opening Gala Night at the Plaza Cinema in 1939
A couple’s first date at the opening of the Plaza Cinema in 1939.
