Opened 1913.
In 1976 it seated 600 and was on films five nights a week, bingo for
the other two.
The stalls seating was removed in 1979 to allow for nightclub use,
though films continued to be shown until 1989, with the last film
possibly 'Batman'. It is currently a music venue/bar/club.
The balcony is no longer open to the public, though some cinema seating
remains. The projection box, complete with Kalee projectors still in
situ is, unusually, at the rear of the stalls, not the rear of the
balcony.
Door detail
Projectors
Projectors
Reels of film in balcony void
Stairs to balcony
Balcony looking towards rear
View from balcony front to stage
View from stage to balcony
Rear of auditorium
The website for the North Star Club is at http://www.thenorthstar.co.uk/
A selection of 1930s archive photos of the North Star as a cinema -
including original interior
and exterior
shots, can be found on the Shetland Museum Photographic
Archives page here .
In particular, on the interior shots notice the projection portholes at
the rear of the stalls, and the picture of the original projectors .
Thanks to the manager of the North Star, Alan McCleod, for his time,
Opened 1913.
In 1976 it seated 600 and was on films five nights a week, bingo for
the other two.
The stalls seating was removed in 1979 to allow for nightclub use,
though films continued to be shown until 1989, with the last film
possibly 'Batman'. It is currently a music venue/bar/club.
The balcony is no longer open to the public, though some cinema seating
remains. The projection box, complete with Kalee projectors still in
situ is, unusually, at the rear of the stalls, not the rear of the
balcony.
Door detail
Projectors
Projectors
Reels of film in balcony void
Stairs to balcony
Balcony looking towards rear
View from balcony front to stage
View from stage to balcony
Rear of auditorium
The website for the North Star Club is at http://www.thenorthstar.co.uk/
A selection of 1930s archive photos of the North Star as a cinema -
including original interior
and exterior
shots, can be found on the Shetland Museum Photographic
Archives page here .
In particular, on the interior shots notice the projection portholes at
the rear of the stalls, and the picture of the original projectors .
Thanks to the manager of the North Star, Alan McCleod, for his time,
enthusiasam and helpfulness!
