Theatres · East Midlands
Ritz
Ritz in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Ritz is a cinema or movie theatre in England East Midlands, United Kingdom, dating from 1937. 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 is a former cinema and theatre in Lincoln, England, currently in use as a pub.
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Background
History
The Ritz was opened in 1932 under the ownership of Gerald Segelman and designed by Scottish architect Leslie C Norton. Seating was over two levels with 1,240 seats in the stalls and 510 in the circle, giving a total capacity of 1,750. The building was designed primarily as a cinema and its first offering on 22 February 1937 was San Francisco, starring Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald. In 1941 the building suffered minor damage due to German bombing. In 1954 The Ritz became the first cinema in Lincoln to have CinemaScope installed. Two years later, in January 1956, the building was bought by The Rank Organisation and, as result was renamed The Lincoln Odeon. In 1981, The Rank Organisation…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2242, -0.5434
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- Lincoln
- Parish
- Lincoln, unparished area
- Postcode
- LN5 7RN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lincoln
- Established
- 1937
Sources
- wikidata: Q4394936 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ritz Theatre (Lincoln, England) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ritz?
- Ritz is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN5 7RN), in the parish of Lincoln, unparished area.
- When was Ritz built?
- Built or established in 1937.
- How do I get to Ritz?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN5 7RN. It sits within the Lincoln parliamentary constituency.