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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.
Children’s Cinema shows and Matinees
Children’s Cinema shows and matinees hoped to develop young cinema goers into life long film and cinema fans
Crosby Cinema / Crosby Picture House – Liverpool Road, Crosby
Crosby Cinema or Crosby Picture House was opened 100 years ago as Crosby’s only cinema.
Hugging and kissing in the back row of the movies
The cinema has provided a popular venue for dating and through the 30’s to the 60’s was the first choice for many first dates and courting couples who would often head for the back row.
Cinema Programme Bootle Gaumont February 1962
Cinema program from Boole Gaumont February 1962. Films showing at the cinema at that time included two ‘abridged versions’ this means that the films had been edited into shorter versions often in order to fit around the main feature
Dating at the cinema, being thrown out, and the influence of music
Jean’s cinema memories of dating at the Pictures and the influence of music and not being able to stay in your seat for wanting to dance.
Cinema audiences
Cinemas accommodated for different audiences by holding film programs which catered and entertained many tastes.
The Metropole Stanley Road Bootle
The fantastic five storey building was built in 1911 as a theatre and described as “artistic throughout”
Flyer for ‘The Inspector,’ 1962
Flyers distributed in cinemas were a popular way to advertise forthcoming features.
