Windmill Street
here and below
The New Century Theatre opened
as a variety hall in 1902, seating 1,500. It became a shortlived cinema
called the Motherwell Theatre from 1913-1915, before returning to its
original name. It closed in 1933 for rebuilding, and re-opened as the
Rex cinema in 1936, with only the facade retained from the earlier
building. It now seated 2,031. Closure came in 1976, after which it was
used for first amusements, then as a nightclub and was finally
demolished in 1995.
Additional exterior photo c1993
