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Brechin
5 buildings5 cinemas recorded in the Scottish Cinemas archive.
Demolished
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Olympia
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View full-size photographOpened November 1915 with 563 seats in the 1859-United Presbyterian Church.
Closed 1931; reopened as the Regal in December 1931. Closed in January 1963; Demolished in the 1960s.
Photo above as the Regal in the 1930s courtesy of the Scottish Screen Archive / Lillian Heron.
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Other Brechin cinemas
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NameAddressWhat we know
CinemaMontrose Street An early cinema.
Melvin's Picture PalaceOther names: Brechin PP – Cassino – EmpireScott Street o. 10.9.1910 in old skating rink (wooden shed). Brechin PP from 4.1912; Cassino in 1917; Empire in 1918. Destroyed by fire, 25.3.1920. · Demolished
Melvin's Picture PalaceOther names: Brechin PPScott Street Programme: Film only · Building type: skating rink · Capacity: 900 · Opened: 1910 · Source: Bio 29.05.13, Bioscope Annual 1915, The Bioscope 28.08.17 · Coordinates: 56.725487, -2.647084 · Info from EarlyCinema.org.uk
Last updated: 14/8/26 at 18:49 by gbarr
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