The Picture Playhouse, 36-38 Western Road: Difference between revisions
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{{Infobox|[[File:The_Picture_Playhouse,_Bexhill_(Front).jpg|thumb|class=pageimage]]|1921|Peter Dulvey Stonham|unknown|w313477174|50.84032|0.47111}} | {{Infobox|[[File:The_Picture_Playhouse,_Bexhill_(Front).jpg|thumb|class=pageimage]]|1921-07-08|Peter Dulvey Stonham|unknown|w313477174|50.84032|0.47111}} | ||
The Picture Playhouse was opened by the Duchess of Norfolk on 8th July 1921 (see photo below) with 800 seats. It was built adjacent to the Cinema de Luxe and was operated by Randolph E. Richards (the Cinema de Luxe was closed in February 1924 and became a garage and then printworks of the Bexhill Observer, it now forms part of the Weatherspoons pub). | The Picture Playhouse was opened by the Duchess of Norfolk on 8th July 1921 (see photo below) with 800 seats. It was built adjacent to the Cinema de Luxe and was operated by Randolph E. Richards (the Cinema de Luxe was closed in February 1924 and became a garage and then printworks of the Bexhill Observer, it now forms part of the Weatherspoons pub). | ||
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It has an imposing façade – its entrance bay canted forward with set-back bays either side – richly decorated with classical motifs such as plaster swags and rusticated piers, leaded light windows. | It has an imposing façade – its entrance bay canted forward with set-back bays either side – richly decorated with classical motifs such as plaster swags and rusticated piers, leaded light windows. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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The Picture Playhouse, Bexhill (Bar1).jpg|Bar | The Picture Playhouse, Bexhill (Bar1).jpg|Bar | ||