Theatres · East Midlands
Ritz Cinema
Ritz Cinema in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Ritz Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in England East Midlands, 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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From the Wikipedia article
The Ritz Cinema (better known as The Ritz) is a Grade-II listed art-deco former cinema located on Abbey Street, Nuneaton. It was opened on 23 July 1937, originally for the Union Cinemas circuit, however, in October of the same year, ABC Cinemas would take over the building. The Ritz would stop showing films in 1984. After being used as a cinema, the building would be converted to a bingo hall, and trade as such until its closure.
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Background
History
The Ritz was constructed by cinema architects Verity and Beverley for Union Cinemas. It was founded by David Bernhard and his son, C.F. Bernhard. It opened to the public for the first time on 23 July 1937. It was opened by Nuneaton Mayor and Councillor, T.L. Liggins, who was accompanied by the Mayoress, with nearly 2,000 people inside for the opening ceremony. Melody for Two and Mysterious Crossing were shown on the opening night. As well as this, a live show took place on-stage. Around the same time of The Ritz being constructed, plans were unveiled about a Danilo Cinema potentially being built in Nuneaton, but this never went ahead because seven cinemas already existed in town. Mortimer…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5247, -1.4715
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Parish
- Nuneaton and Bedworth, unparished area
- Postcode
- CV11 5BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Nuneaton
- Established
- 1937
Sources
- wikidata: Q26671952 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ritz Cinema, Nuneaton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ritz Cinema?
- Ritz Cinema is in Warwickshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV11 5BX), in the parish of Nuneaton and Bedworth, unparished area.
- When was Ritz Cinema built?
- Built or established in 1937.
- How do I get to Ritz Cinema?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CV11 5BX. It sits within the Nuneaton parliamentary constituency.