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chriskay #682111 4th Apr 2012 10:47pm
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Didn't that building used to be Al Fresco restaurant?

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yes the building that is now called the brass balance used to be Al Fresco resaurent.


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Originally Posted by derekdwc
woof! woof!
It's Rileys? the snooker place
Yes sure is,
Had a wonder aroung Birkenhead in March it was a goreous day took loads of pics, enough for a gallery soon,
I took one similar to pablo42 1st pic,
So here's a modern day view, as stated not much change...

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Former ABC Cinema - Birkenhead


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Ooooo we would club together to pay for one of us to go in then open the toilet doors then we all sneaked in hahaha

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Remember mY brother winning the yoyo comp on stage he won a YOYO

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i remember seeing muffin the mule in the 50s when my granddad worked there,and competitions when you could win prizes,like bikes.

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Back of the ABC Cinema (Birkenhead) under demolition today. I've watched films in there and played snooker, such a shame.

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Its still the Savoy for me.

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Are they keeping the front intact? Bit of art deco etc.

Thinking about memories of the place, our school and others went to see special showings associated with our English Lit lessons. eg Richard III, Macbeth, The Lion in Winter I think.

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Its complete demolition, construction of a mixed use three storey building (two retail units and offices) with a large-ish car park to rear.

https://planning.wirral.gov.uk/onli...WIRRA_DCAPR_100532&activeTab=summary

Previous demolition application was refused because of lack of clarity on what the land would be used for after demolition.

There is also a mention of an arson attack in 2017 whose details I can't recall.


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