The Picture House and Silvers Amusements - Bridge Street, Stafford : 無料・フリー素材/写真
The Picture House and Silvers Amusements - Bridge Street, Stafford / ell brown
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| 説明 | Heading down Bridge Street in Stafford. From Greengate Street towards Newport Road.Bridge Street crosses over the River Sow.Seen to the left of the bridge is The Picture House and Silvers Amusements.No longer a cinema, The Picture House is now a JD Wetherspoon pub!This building first opened its doors to cinema-going public on the eve of World War I. The cinema screened films until the 1990s, then became this pub. On its first day of opening (23/2/14), admission prices to a matinée showing of The House of Temperley ranged from three pence to one shilling. The cinema flourished during the 1920s. A new era was ushered in on 28 April 1930, when The Picture House screened its first ‘talkie’ – The Last of Mrs Cheyney, starring Norma Shearer and Basil Rathbone.Grade II listed building.The Picture House, Stafford STAFFORD SJ9222NW BRIDGE STREET 590-1/11/2 (West side) 10/08/88 The Picture House GV II Cinema. 1913 with alterations of c1930. By Campbell and Fairhurst for Goodalls Pictures Ltd (Built by WC Pemberton of Wolverhampton). Brick, with stuccoed facade and applied timber-framing; half-hipped asbestos slate roof. PLAN: right-angle. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range, the centre is lower under gable, the 1st floor breaking back with canted angles between parapeted ends. Ground floor has polished black granite cladding to sill height with channelled rustication above; 1st floor has relief stucco decoration including cable moulds and panels, the centre with applied timber-framing and enriched bargeboards. Entrance has reeded timber surround and 2 small-paned-glazed doors flanking glass panel. Ground floor has 3 lights with plain surrounds to each end; 1st floor has central, 5-light, mullioned window and flanking windows; all have small-paned glazing. Glazed canopy on scrolled cast-iron brackets is deeper to centre, the fascia with abstract stained glass including the name. The auditiorium is offset to the left and has segmental-headed entrances with paired doors. The returns continue facade treatment for a short length, the remainder being of brick with segmental-headed blind windows. INTERIOR: Foyer is panelled with Georgian style stucco treatment. Auditorium has pilasters on high dado and 7-bay segmental barrel vault with moulded bands between bays, which have stucco enrichment with oval wreath and light fitting surrounds. Proscenium arch has paired fluted pilasters and stucco enrichment. A good example of an early cinema retaining interior features. Listing NGR: SJ9225222988This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.Source: English HeritageListed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence. |
| 撮影日 | 2017-03-04 14:47:33 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Stafford, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | DMC-FZ72 , Panasonic |
| 露出 | 0.002 sec (1/500) |
| 開放F値 | f/2.8 |