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Essoldo Cinema

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Essoldo Cinema in England North West, United Kingdom.

Victorian postbox, Edge Lane - geograph.org.uk - 7709048

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Typical visit
2 h–3 h
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Essoldo Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in England North West, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.

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The Essoldo Cinema, Beeston is a cinema open from 1938 to 1968 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Background

History

The impetus for building the cinema came from Max Nepolski of Majestic Cinemas Limited, who proposed a new cinema in Beeston to be built at the junction of Queen’s Road and Station Road, Beeston. It was designed on similar lines to that recently opened in Chaddesden, also known as the Majestic. The main front towered 73 ft high. The cinema did not have much luck in its choice of managers. Two were convicted of theft in the 1940s. In 1941, the former manager Reginald G. Warner was bound over for 12 months’ for theft. In 1947 the manager of the cinema, William Millburn Ross was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment for embezzlement of £1,494 (). On 17–18 March 1947 the cinema was flooded when…

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Coordinates
53.4462, -2.3056
District
Trafford
Parish
Trafford, unparished area
Postcode
M32 8HN
Parliamentary constituency
Stretford and Urmston
Established
1938

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Essoldo Cinema?
Essoldo Cinema is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode M32 8HN), in the parish of Trafford, unparished area.
When was Essoldo Cinema built?
Built or established in 1938.
Who owns Essoldo Cinema?
Essoldo Cinema is owned by | operator =.
How do I get to Essoldo Cinema?
Drivers can navigate to postcode M32 8HN. It sits within the Stretford and Urmston parliamentary constituency.