1935 – Capitol Cinema, Antrim Rd., Belfast
Suburban Art Deco cinema with cafe on the first floor. The cinema was closed in early 1975 due to a downtown in cinema goers.
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.
Like many suburban cinemas in Belfast and Dublin, the Troxy incorporated some commercial units into its design.
Another Art Deco cinema designed by Belfast architect J. McBride Neill, it was finished externally in a cream faiance tiling.
The Forum Cinema opened on 20 November 1937 and closed on 28 January 1967 –