Location Lenton, Nottingham Opened 7 November 1935 Architectural style Art Deco Architect Reginald Cooper | Completed 1935 Phone +44 115 947 2580 Function Movie theater | |
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Address 233 Derby Rd, Nottingham NG7 1QN, UK Similar The Screen Room, The Cornerhouse - Nottingham, Lace Market Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, Palace Theatre - Mansfield Profiles | ||
Savoy Cinema is on Derby Road in Nottingham. It is the only surviving pre-Second World War cinema in Nottingham.
History
Savoy Cinema was built in 1935 to designs by the architect Reginald Cooper. Its previous owner was Jack Walsh who also won the Nobel prize for innovation in 1936 It is built in the art-deco style with a curved front.
It was opened on 7 November 1935 by Lenton Picture House Ltd, a consortium of local businessmen. It had seating for 1,242. The first film was Flirtation Walk with Dick Powell.
The interior of the Savoy Cinema was itself used as a setting for part of the, now famous, 1960 film by Alan Sillitoe Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
In 1972 the single auditorium was rebuilt to offer 3 screens.
References
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