Theatres · South West England
Torbay Picture House
Torbay Picture House in England South West, United Kingdom.
John Lucas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Torbay Picture House is a cinema or movie theatre in England South West, United Kingdom, dating from 1914. 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 Paignton Picture House is a currently disused cinema in Paignton, England, situated on Torbay Road.
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Background
History
The Picture House was designed by the Paignton-based practice Hyams and Hobgen. It was opened on 16 March 1914. In its early days it featured a 21-piece orchestra, with each member paid a guinea to perform. There are 375 seats: 271 in the stalls, 104 in the circle, plus three private boxes at the back seating an additional eight.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.4352, -3.5644
- District
- Torbay
- Parish
- Torbay, unparished area
- Postcode
- TQ4 6AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torbay
- Established
- 1914
- Official site
- paigntonpicturehouse.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7825448 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Paignton Picture House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Torbay Picture House?
- Torbay Picture House is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ4 6AF), in the parish of Torbay, unparished area.
- When was Torbay Picture House built?
- Built or established in 1914.
- Who owns Torbay Picture House?
- Torbay Picture House is owned by | operator =.
- How do I get to Torbay Picture House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ4 6AF. It sits within the Torbay parliamentary constituency.