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#880629 10th Jun 2014 9:56pm
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Does anybody remember the name of the cinema that was in Seacombe in the 90's before it was closed??

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This One?.
The Marina Super Cinema was situated on Brighton Street and opened by the Mayor of Wallasey Alderman Sidney S. Pawson, on 15th July 1916.

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Or more this one..
Irving Theatre/ Embassy Club
Situated in Victoria Road (later to become Borough Road in 1914) stands a typical ornate Edwardian building - the Irving Theatre. It was built on a site previously occupied by Hope House and its gardens, for Mr. James Kiernan who had a growing empire of theatres. On 11th October 1899 the distinguished actor Sir Henry Irving laid the cornerstone of the building and agreed for his name to be associated with the building for as long as it was used for serious theatre. The grand opening took place on Monday, 18th December 1899 with a performance of 'The Sign Of The Cross' by a cast of over sixty performers. Mr J.H. French became the manager of the theatre.

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Hi,I,m pretty sure the one you mean was called Unit 4,then later on it was changed to Apollo 6.

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Apollo 6 was in Egremont not Seacombe.

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Originally Posted by ZipperClub
Apollo 6 was in Egremont not Seacombe.

Zipper it looks like the original poster is from Birkenhead so may not know where Seacombe ends and Egremont starts. As the apollo was our last one to close I can only think it was that one.

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I was gonna say the apollo. Went to the last ever screening there with school. Can't even remember what we saw....

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ahh the good old unit 4, last film i watched there was dangerous minds.

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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8133

The Gaumont/Unit 4/ Apollo 6

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There was the Royal in King Street opposite the garage.The Old Court Cinema on Liscard Road near Clarendon Road /Liscard Road Junction. The Irving Theatre in Borough road which became La Scala then the Embassy Luxury Theatre. There was Vienna Hall on the corner of Brighton street and Vienna street, the Marina in Brighton Street, the Queens in Poulton road That eventually became a supermarket.

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Originally Posted by Habdab
There was the Royal in King Street opposite the garage.The Old Court Cinema on Liscard Road near Clarendon Road /Liscard Road Junction. The Irving Theatre in Borough road which became La Scala then the Embassy Luxury Theatre. There was Vienna Hall on the corner of Brighton street and Vienna street, the Marina in Brighton Street, the Queens in Poulton road That eventually became a supermarket.

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Court was in Victoria road New Brighton.

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The Pheonix in Wallasey village, know locally as the flea pit smile

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Originally Posted by Habdab
There was the Royal in King Street opposite the garage.The Old Court Cinema on Liscard Road near Clarendon Road /Liscard Road Junction. The Irving Theatre in Borough road which became La Scala then the Embassy Luxury Theatre. There was Vienna Hall on the corner of Brighton street and Vienna street, the Marina in Brighton Street, the Queens in Poulton road That eventually became a supermarket.

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and if you bother to read/check my previous post and follow the link it even has pretty pictures of them all.
http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/Wallasey_Cinemas_Part_2/index.html

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Just read this link with interest.. i always have gone to the pictures and the matinees as a child , toke all 4 children and grandchild as well , normally go every friday after work .. < when there is something on to my taste >

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