Located in Market Warsop. The Strand Cinema opened in 1936. It was independently operated and closed as a cinema in 1961. it later became Strand Bingo and social club as most do.
The building has a facade of hand-made brick, with a central stone feature. Inside the auditorium there is a curved proscenium, and the building is little altered from its opening.
the building has recently been sold to tesco though an agreement is in place to keep the frontage.
A great explore even as a permission visit, its amazing what a box of fosters lager can do and some persistance to enable access!
went behind what used to be the screen / stage but nothing left other than lighting boxes for the bingo.
heating system behind the left hand side vents inbetween the artdeco blue fins in picture 2.
made our way upstairs onto roof which is the only way of accessing the projector room.
the room had been cleared though some of the original seating was being stored there.
decided to have a nose round in the ajoining store rooms and after moving some tables away came across this which I can only assume is the projector or some part of it.
thx for stoping by and looking.
The building has a facade of hand-made brick, with a central stone feature. Inside the auditorium there is a curved proscenium, and the building is little altered from its opening.
the building has recently been sold to tesco though an agreement is in place to keep the frontage.
A great explore even as a permission visit, its amazing what a box of fosters lager can do and some persistance to enable access!
went behind what used to be the screen / stage but nothing left other than lighting boxes for the bingo.
heating system behind the left hand side vents inbetween the artdeco blue fins in picture 2.
made our way upstairs onto roof which is the only way of accessing the projector room.
the room had been cleared though some of the original seating was being stored there.
decided to have a nose round in the ajoining store rooms and after moving some tables away came across this which I can only assume is the projector or some part of it.
thx for stoping by and looking.
