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Falkirk
14 buildingsThis
Open cinemas1
Closed/Repurposed cinemas2
Demolished cinemas2
Unknown/Other cinemas2
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Other Falkirk cinemas
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NameAddressWhat we know
Electric Theatre/Empire/RoxySilver Row Opened 1910 · Closed 1958 · o.22.8.10 as Electric Th. in renovated Erskine Church by E Atkinson. s. 900. Moved to cine-variety, renamed, 1921. Renovated, renamed Roxy, 1938 (cine-variety). Cl. 1958. Dem. 1961, for hotel site.
Electric TheatreSilver Row Programme: Cine-variety · Building type: church · Capacity: 1500 · Opened: 1910 · Closed: 1958 · Opened in 1910 in a church dating back to the 18th century, by JE Atkinson, who had already been showing films with the Columbia pictures. Moved to cine-variety and renamed Roxy in 1921. · Source: Bio 08.09.10, The Bioscope 28.09.11, The Bioscope 26.12.12, Bioscope Annual 1915 · Coordinates: 55.999234, -3.781604 · Info from EarlyCinema.org.uk
FTH Falkirk Town Hall Arts CentreWest Bridge Street open, 626 seats
HippodromeHope Street Opened 1911 · o. 1911 by Th. & Ent. Dev. Syndicate (London) in old ice rink (some kind of portable shed). Cl. ? Back to skating rink, then moved to Camelon Rd for use as timber yard store.
La ScalaNewmarket Street Opened 1922 · o. 1922 by R Pennycook in Town Hall. (Film seasons from 1913). Cl. c. early 20s for live theatre.
Olympia / HippodromeHope Street Programme: Cine-variety · Building type: skating rink · Capacity: 1500 · Opened: 1911 · Source: Bio 28.09.11, The Bioscope 08.02.12, The Bioscope 29.08.12, Bioscope Annual 1915 · Coordinates: 56.004433, -3.789621 · Info from EarlyCinema.org.uk
Town Hall / La ScalaNewmarket Street Programme: occasional · Building type: hall · Opened: 1909 · Closed: 1925 · Open in 1879 to serve as corn exchange and town hall. It remained a cultural hub for the town until the opening of the new town hall in the 1960s. · Source: Bio 19.08.09, Bio 01.12.10, bioA · Coordinates: 56.000439, -3.785858 · Info from EarlyCinema.org.uk
Last updated: 31/8/26 at 09:57 by gbarr
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