Broadway Cinema

The Broadway was constructed with a recessed three-storey tower as the central section flanked by two-storey wings curving in to meet it. The front entrance featured four sets of double doors with Art Deco glazing, set back from the street by a golden terrazzo floor. The entrance was flanked by four shop units, two on each side, which also featured upon construction matching Art Deco glazing to the cinema itself. The vertical central tower was built largely of reconstituted sandstone with two sets of three narrow window bays on both the first and second floors of the building, and at the top of the tower was a large wooden Broadway sign coloured in red and gold. The foyer of the Broadway…

After a short period of dereliction, by 1981 the building had been sold and had since re-opened as the newly named Broadway Leisure Centre, subsequently renamed Prestwick Leisure Centre. The leisure centre consisted of an amusement arcade in the former foyer, a small billiard room in the rear stalls, and leisure facilities in the remainder of the auditorium that included three championship-standard squash courts, along with a gym, viewing lounge, and changing facilities. The leisure centre was operated by J.E. Sheeran Amusements Ltd. and upon closing in 2003, the Broadway was sold to hospitality chain Buzzworks Holdings Ltd.