Theatres · North Wales
Majestic Picture House
Majestic Picture House in Wales North, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Majestic Picture House is a cinema or movie theatre in Wales North, 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
Majestic Picture Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre at 1 Eacham Place, Malanda, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Bob Hassall and built in 1929 by Albie Halfpapp. It is also known as Majestic Theatre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2010. In 2016, the theatre is still in use for films and claims to be Australia's longest running commercial cinema.
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Background
History
The Majestic Picture Theatre was built in 1929 and is associated with one of Malanda's prominent settler families, the English family. The Gillies Highway opened in 1926 and brought more tourists to the town. In addition, alluvial gold was found at the nearby Boonjie Goldfields in 1928, bringing more wealth into the town. Screening of the first films took place on 21 December 1929. Large, purpose-built, single auditorium picture theatres, both open-air and hard-top, were constructed throughout Queensland during the interwar period. Almost every town and suburb in Queensland had its local picture theatre by the late 1930s. Many of these structures, including the Majestic Picture Theatre at…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4093, -2.9680
- Address
- 1 Eacham Place, Malanda, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia
- Established
- 1929
- Official site
- www.liv.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q39299347 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Majestic Picture Theatre, Malanda (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Majestic Picture House?
- Majestic Picture House is in North Wales, United Kingdom.
- When was Majestic Picture House built?
- Built or established in 1929.
- Who owns Majestic Picture House?
- Majestic Picture House is owned by | designation1 = Queensland Heritage Register.