121 Central Avenue
Category
C Listed Building
Archive images courtesy of
Alan J Towers.
Opened 1916 as part of the Gretna township built to service the
enormous munitions factory nearby.
Photo shows Mr Rob Towers, cinema proprietor, introducing stars
Janette Scott & Vernon Gray
at the premier of Now and Forever , c1956.
Converted to Bingo sometime after the late 1960s; bingo closed
c.2008.
The foyer areas were converted for music school use in 2015, with
the auditorium used for storage.
A rare example of a purpose built cinema opened during wartime.
Interior image on bingo courtesy of the NLS Moving Image Archive
Some colour interior images from Bingo days on CinemaTreasures
