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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.
Cinema audiences
Cinemas accommodated for different audiences by holding film programs which catered and entertained many tastes.
Female stars of the screen through the decades
Some of the females stars through the decades who drew in the crowds at the cinema
The Muncaster, New Princes Theatre, Strand Cinema Irlam Road Bootle – a.k.a. The Ranch
Built as a theatre in 1890 then moved on to show popular moving images, known locally as ‘The Ranch’ the building held many interesting memories until it was destroyed by fire in the 1950′s
Collecting and copying the film stars
Film cards, magazines and photographs of the stars became valuable prized possessions which were collected and exchanged by the cinema goers and would be a talking point in society.
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.
The Gainsborough Knowsley Road Bootle
The Gainsborough, opened in 1922 and was named after the famous painter Thomas Gainsborough. It was built almost directly opposite The Picture House of Bootle and helped bring about its closure.
Odeon Saturday Club song
“I remember the club song which went like this: “To the Ode – Odeon we have come…”
The interior decoration of the old Palladium cinema
This image shows the interior of the old Palladium Cinema in Seaforth. The ornate decorative features have lasted for almost a century within this building which has had many uses including the cinema, a warehouse […]
