Went to Kings Palace.
Notes
Grandad noted going to the Kings Palace which was one of two cinemas in Kirkby at the time. On this occasion, he did not note what he saw there.
According to the Cinema Treasures website, Kings Palace was located at 1-4 Urban Road. It opened in 1912 and closed in 1961. Then, it was converted into a bingo club which operated until 1965 when it was taken over by Essoldo. It was then converted into a garage, Alwright Autos and was later used by Synshield Fabrications to make doors and double-glazed windows. From 2009, the building was empty and it was demolished by 2016. The land on which it stood is now part of Aldi car park. There is an excellent photo of Kings from 1960 on the Kirkby in Ashfield People, Places & Events Facebook page. Considerably more detail of this cinema is available in Brian Horsey’s book “Ninety Years of Cinema in Ashfields”.
Leave a Reply