2021

SD8122 : The Picture House, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall

taken 3 years ago, near to Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

The Picture House, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall
The Picture House, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall
The Picture House was opened on 29th December 1920. Taken over by Star Cinemas in December 1960 they closed it in 1975. Soon after it was split into 4 screens by Unit Four Cinemas and renamed accordingly. Unit Four Cinema closed on 10th May 1984. It was reopened by an independent operator, but operating just one 121 seat screen and a snooker club. Two further changes of operator followed and it finally closed in early 1996. It was converted into an indoor market and a snooker club. The OS map currently describes it as 'Heritage Arcade' a description in current use. Plans for a fast food outlet, nightclub or leisure centre in the early 21st century came to nothing and it is currently planned to convert it and adjacent buildings to 42 apartments. Designed by the Baldwin Design Consultancy many of its Art Deco features including the prominent façade would be retained.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Jo and Steve Turner and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Cinema
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bacup Road [62] · Unit Four Cinemas [3] Title Clusters: · The Picture House, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall [2] ·
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SD8122, 374 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jo and Steve Turner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 19 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 3 September, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 8122 2273 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:42.0398N 2:17.1560W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 8120 2274
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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