Building Name
Modernisation. “New Kings Cinema” Kingsway/Oldham Road Rochdale
Date
1938
Street
Oldham Road
District/Town
Rochdale
County/Country
GMCA, England
Partnership
Client
John Brennnan Cinema Circuit. Barrow in Furness
Work
New build
Contractor
P Hamer Limited. 15 Park Street Swinton
KING’S CINEMA King’s Road (later Kingsway)/Oldham Road Opened 1922. Pros. 32ft. wide. 835 seats. Licence refused June 1938. Sold. Re‑built & re‑opened as New King’s February 1939. ‑ Prop., James Brennan Theatres, 107 Duke Street, Barrow‑in‑Furness. 744 seats. 1956 CinemaScope. Closed to film 1966 OR 69. Asian centre. Closed. Re‑opened 1972 ‑ bingo. 1987 re‑vamped and new entrance. Still bingo in 2003.[Gould]
Reference Builder 23 December 1938 Page 1236