Record Details

NHER Number:37502
Type of record:Building
Name:The Old Cinema, High Street

Summary

This grand cinema dates to the early 20th century. The front of house block is in a mixture of Classical, Neo Jacobean and Art Nouveau styles. It is an important example of a pre Odeon cinema.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 61178 03277
Map Sheet:TF60SW
Parish:DOWNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Grand cinema, early 20th century but pre Odeon style. Front of house block in a mixture of Classical, Neo Jacobean and Art Nouveau.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 11 November 2002.

Monument Types

  • CINEMA (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
---Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 310.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2002. Building Report.. Building Report.

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