Theatres · East Midlands
Elite Building
Elite Building in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Elite Building is a cinema or movie theatre in England East 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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From the Wikipedia article
The Elite Picture Theatre was a cinema open from 1921 to 1977 in Nottingham, England. It subsequently operated as a bingo hall for around 15 years and is now a Grade II* listed building converted for retail and office use.
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Background
History
The cinema was designed by the firm of Adamson & Kinns of London in the Beaux-Arts style, with 250 tons of steel frame, concrete floors and expensive white Hathernware tiling facade manufactured by the Hathern Station Brick & Terra Cotta Company, surmounted by statues on the upper portion. The interior was decorated by Fred A. Foster, and the fittings included a concert organ by Willis-Lewis, a ballroom, a restaurant, a tea room and Louis XVI style cafe. The marble terrazzo work, steps and flooring were provided by the Marble Mosaic Company of Bristol. It opened for business on 22 August 1922, with a luncheon hosted by Mr. T. Shipstone, chairman of the directors of the theatre, with the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9549, -1.1497
- Address
- Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham
- Established
- 1921
- Official site
- logiclock.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17553840 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Elite Picture Theatre, Nottingham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elite Building?
- Elite Building is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.9549°, -1.1497°.
- When was Elite Building built?
- Elite Building dates to 1921.