1934 – Picturedrome Cinema, Mountpottinger, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Constructed on the site of an earlier Picturedrome which had opened, with 1,000 seats in 1911.
Constructed on the site of an earlier Picturedrome which had opened, with 1,000 seats in 1911.
The King’s Hall was designed by Leitch and Partners, Glasgow, built in 1933 by J &
Known as the Metropole Building. A fine building in the Art Deco style and which addresses a corner very successfully. The building haf bold detailing and with its stark black and white colour schemes,
Suburban Art Deco cinema with cafe on the first floor. The cinema was closed in early 1975 due to a downtown in cinema goers.
A subtle exercise in a stripped back Classical style with hints of Art Deco and Georgian glazing.
Mid 1930s commercial building, finished in stone with a simple pediment.
A fine building, developed as a department store in the 1930s and opposite the Bank of Ireland,
Another 1930s cinema designed by John McBride Neill and opened during a golden period of cinema in Belfast.
Still the site of a bank branch, but the previous building has been swept away.
When constructed it was the largest cinema in Northern Ireland with over 2,200 seats, 1000 of those on the massive balcony.