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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.
Community involvement in the project
To research and collect memories of Going to the Pictures we have worked with several community groups, organisations and individuals and would like to thank them all.
The ABC Film Review
The ABC Film Review magazine was available in all ABC Cinemas from 1950 onwards. This magazine told cinema goers of forth coming film attractions
Employment in the Picture Houses
The cinema became a place of respectable employment and offered roles to both men and women
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
Souvenir Film Brochures (2)
A further selection of souvenir film brochures that were available to buy in cinemas
The cinema as a community venue.
The Cinema’s of the 1930′s to the 1960′s were often seen as being a quite luxurious venue for the public to go. They were an important part of the community for socialising and magnificent places of entertainment
