1923 – Gaumont Cinema, Belfast
Opened as the Classic Cinema and renamed after it was taken over by the Gaumont chain. The building included a cafe and dance hall.
1936 – Ritz Cinema, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Kemp & Tasker
When constructed it was the largest cinema in Northern Ireland with over 2,200 seats, 1000 of those on the massive balcony.
1936 – The Tonic Cinema, Bangor, Co. Down
Architect: John McBride Neill
Designed by the foremost cinema architect in Northern Ireland, and considered his masterpiece, The Tonic was the largest Cinema in Ireland with 2,001 seats at the time.
1839 – Bethesda Chapel, Granby Row, Dublin
Architect: Frederick Darley
Erected around 1839 as the Protestant Bethesda Chapel to replace an earlier one of around 1785.
1914 – Phibsborough Picture House, North Circular Rd, Dublin
Architect: A.V. O’Rourke
Closed in 1953, to be demolished to allow a new cinema to be constructed on the site.
1922 – Metropole Cinema & Restaurant, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: A.V. O’Rourke
Built on the site of the former Metropole Hotel, which was destroyed in the 1916 rising,
1914 – Former Broadway Cinema, Manor Street, Dublin
Opened in 1914, the cinema sat 630 people and was originally known as the Manor Cinema. Later, it was known as the Palladium,
1923 – Former Lyric Cinema, James Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick J.F. Munden & George L. O’Connor
Image courtesy Irish Architectural Archive. Munden and Purcell collection, ref no.
1913 – Coliseum Theatre, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Architect: Arthur & Henry H. Hill
Constructed as a Picture Theatre, the Coliseum remained in used until the 1970s.
1912 – Phoenix Cinema, Ellis Quay, Dublin
Architect: Francis Bergin
Once every neighbourhood or major street had its own cinema, many are sadly gone. The Phoenix lives on,
