Building Name

Savoy Cinema, Compstall Road, Romiley near Stockport

Date
1934
Street
Compstall Road
District/Town
Romiley, Stockport
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Local syndicate
Work
New build
Contractor
R G Tarran Ryde Avenue, Hull

 

Reference           Builder 15 June 1934 Page 1041

Built for a local syndicate at an estimated cost of £10,000 and officially opened on 6 October 1934 by Major Raymond Hill, chairman of the company. Seating 700 in the stalls and 300 in the circle, the scheme also included a café, later converted into offices, and a free car park Provision was also made for live performances with an orchestra pit and basic dressing rooms under the stage. Cinema closed on 19 October 1963.