HC Deb 17 May 1995 vol 260 cc270-1W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which listed buildings in England are used as cinemas. [23537]

Mr. Dorrell

The use of listed cinemas can change, and listed buildings built for another purpose may subsequently have been converted into cinemas. My Department does not monitor such changes. However, English Heritage has provided the following details of listed buildings which it believes are currently used as cinemas:

  • Pre-1916 Cinemas
  • Electric, King's Quay Street, Harwich
  • Scala, Market Place, Ilkeston
  • Picture House, Bridge Street, Stafford
  • Picture Playhouse, Market Place, Beverley
  • Dome, Worthing
  • Gem, ex-Palace of Light, Great Yarmouth
  • Windsor, Broadstairs
  • King Edward, Blackpool
  • Torbay Picture Palace, Paignton
  • Carlton, Westgate
  • Duke of York's, Brighton
  • Electric, Portobello Road, Kensington, London1
  • Ritzy, Brixton, London
  • Cameo/Poly, Upper Regent Street, Westminster, London 1919–28
  • Apollo, Dock Street, Blackburn
  • MGM Magdalene Street, Oxford
  • Plaza, Lower Regent Street, Westminster, London
  • New Gallery, Regent Street, Westminster, London 1928–40
  • Gaumont, (now Odeon), Salisbury
  • Cannon, Lime Street, Liverpool
  • Gaumont/Astor. Barnstaple
  • 271
  • Embassy (now Cannon), Esher
  • Odeon, Faversham
  • Dreamland, Merged
  • Odeon, Northgate Street, Chester
  • Odeon, Blackpool
  • Odeon, East Parade, Harrogate
  • Odeon, Blossom Street, York
  • Odeon, Great North Road, Barnet, London
  • Odeon, (now Coronet), Parson's Hill, Woolwich, London
  • Odeon, (now Coronet), Well Hall Road, Greenwich, London
  • Odeon, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, Haringey, London
  • Granada (now Cannon), Sheepcote Lane, Harrow, London
  • Granada/Options, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, London
  • Richmond (now Odeon), Hill Street, Richmond, London
  • Granada/Cannon, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London
  • 1Listed Grade II; all others listed Grade II