Theatres · West Midlands
Adelphi Cinema
In or near Birmingham.
Adelphi Cinema in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Richard Law — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tyseley · 1.1 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Adelphi Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in England West Midlands, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Blythe SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Adelphi Cinema was a city centre film theatre on Middle Abbey Street, in Dublin, Ireland, from 1939 to 1995.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
This 2,304-seat Art Moderne style movie palace was designed by William R. Glen, (assisted by local Irish architect Robert Donnelly) for the Associated British Cinemas (ABC) circuit and opened on 12 January 1939 with Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood. While primarily a cinema, the Adelphi featured live acts as well, most notably the only appearance in Dublin by the Beatles on 7 November 1963. The Rolling Stones appeared there on 3 September 1965, and Bob Dylan on 5 May 1966. Other performers who appeared at the Adelphi included the Beach Boys, Marlene Dietrich, Louis Armstrong, Diana Ross, and Roy Orbison. In October 1970, the cinema was triplexed, and later, in 1973 became a quad.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4628, -1.8308
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B25 8DF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Established
- 1939
- Nearest railway station
- Tyseley — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q38691086 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Adelphi Cinema (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Adelphi Cinema?
- Adelphi Cinema is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B25 8DF), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- What is Adelphi Cinema?
- Adelphi Cinema in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Adelphi Cinema?
- The nearest railway station is Tyseley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode B25 8DF.
- When was Adelphi Cinema built?
- Built or established in 1939.
- Who owns Adelphi Cinema?
- Adelphi Cinema is owned by |capacity =.
- Is Adelphi Cinema a protected site?
- Yes — Adelphi Cinema is part of the River Blythe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Adelphi Cinema?
- The nearest railway station is Tyseley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B25 8DF.