ABC Regal Cinema Stockport Road Levenshulme

One of two Super Cinemas built in Levenshulme in the 1930's, the ABC Regal opened on 13 December 1937. However the growth of television resulted in a decline in numbers and the cinema closed in 1961, the last film shown being "Saturday Night & Sunday Morning" and so it was converted to a ten pin bowling alley. Not long after this it was converted again, this time into a bingo hall, which survived until the late 1990's when it was bought by a consortium of businessmen and turned into a cash and carry warehouse, which closed down in April 2001. The building still exists and is now reborn as "The Nawaab" Indian Restaurant & Banqueting Rooms, reputedly one of the largest Indian Restaurants in the UK.

ABC OPENING AT MANCHESTER: FEATURES OF THE REGAL, LEVENSHULME - Suburban Manchester gave a warm welcome to the new Regal, Levenshulme, Manchester on Tuesday night. It is the first kinema specially built for ABC in Manchester and also the first in the district to have the Western Electric Mirrophonic sound system installed. Seating accommodation is provided for 2000 persons. For the opening there was a double feature programme comprising “I met him in Paris” and “Tarzan and the Green Goddess.” There was no special opening ceremony. The manager of the Regal is Mr Reginald Gordon.[ Kinematograph Weekly 16 December 1937 Page 5 Col 3]

Reference    Manchester City News 11 December 1937
Reference    Kinematograph Weekly 16 December 1937 Page 5 Col 3