Theatres · South East England
The Deco
The Deco in England South East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
The Deco is a cinema or movie theatre in England South East, United Kingdom, dating from 1936. 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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Heritage listing
The Deco is a restored 1930s cinema and theatre located in the heart of Northampton, England. It operates as a venue for corporate, social and theatrical events. The Deco was designated a Grade II listed building in 2004. and originally featured a single large cinema room and theatre. Over the years the internal arrangement of the building has changed to consist of 3 main areas: a main 925 seat auditorium and 2 smaller 200 seater rooms, The Doré and The Glen, the latter being named after the original architect William Riddell Glen.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Deco is a restored 1930s cinema and theatre located in the heart of Northampton, England. It operates as a venue for corporate, social and theatrical events. The Deco was designated a Grade II listed building in 2004. and originally featured a single large cinema room and theatre. Over the years the internal arrangement of the building has changed to consist of 3 main areas: a main 925 seat auditorium and 2 smaller 200 seater rooms, The Doré and The Glen, the latter being named after the original architect William Riddell Glen. The Deco features as part of the Northampton Heritage Trail, The Old Savoy is a privately run theatre and one of a few unsubsidised independent theatres left in the UK.
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Background
History
The Deco first opened on Saturday 2 May 1936 in a blaze of publicity as "the Savoy" described as "Northampton’s only super Cinema" and was reported to be "the last word in comfort". It was part of the ABC group designed by their prolific house architect William Riddell Glen and built in under 9 months on the site of the original Technical College. It was constructed in the International Modernistic style and is arguably the best remaining example of Glen’s work with all the main features still in place and sympathetically renovated. The Savoy was very popular and originally held almost 2000 people in the 696 seat circle and 1200 seat stalls. It was designed both as a cinema and theatre…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2401, -0.8895
- Address
- Abington Square
- Established
- 1936
- Official site
- thedeco.co.uk
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Deco?
- The Deco is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was The Deco built?
- Built or established in 1936.
- Who owns The Deco?
- The Deco is owned by The Old Savoy CIC.
- Is The Deco a listed building?
- The Deco is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.