Friday 28 March 2008

Wakefield abc/regal/cannon cinema

The Wakefield abc was designed by the architect W.R.Glen and was opened on Dec 9th 1935, it was tripled in 1976 and closed in 1997.
It is awaiting demolition and redevelopment, a sad, sad end for this once magnificent theatre.
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Pictures from early 2008.

Photobucket

entrance 2008

proscenium 2008

2008

1935 archive shots:
entrance 1935

stalls and circle 1935

proscenium 1935

foyer 1935

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