Theatres · North Wales
Wem Town Hall
Wem Town Hall in Wales North, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Wem Town Hall is a cinema or movie theatre in Wales North, United Kingdom, dating from 1905. 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
Wem Town Hall is a building in the market-town of Wem in Shropshire, England. It is currently used as a venue for music and dance concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The interior of the building was completely destroyed by fire on 19 November 1995. The incident became famous as a result of a black-and-white photo taken by amateur photographer Tony O'Rahilly, which appeared to depict the image of a young girl in the doorway of the burning building. The image was later proven to be fake after the source image of the alleged ghost girl was discovered to be copied from a postcard from 1922.
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Background
History
The building, which was designed in the Victorian style, was built in red brick and completed in 1905. Part of the town hall was operating as a cinema, managed by the Cheshire Animated Picture Company, from the early 20th century. An AWH Sound System, named after its inventor, Arthur William Harris, was installed in the cinema in 1934. After a fire gutted the building in November 1995, the facility was rebuilt, retaining the old Edwardian-era façade but replacing the rest of the building. The building re-opened as a community arts centre in 2000.
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- Coordinates
- 52.8555, -2.7245
- Address
- | coordinates = {{coord|52.8555|-2.7245|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
- Established
- 1905
- Official site
- www.joulesbrewery.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7982163 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wem Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wem Town Hall?
- Wem Town Hall is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.8555°, -2.7245°.
- When was Wem Town Hall built?
- Wem Town Hall dates to 1905.