Now here is a story which has been a long time in the making.
It concerns our own Chorlton Ice Rink which stood on the corner of Longford and Oswald roads.
On Jan 17 1907, “H” wrote to Albert, that “This is a photo of Chorlton’s Skating Rink. I had a dust on it on New Year’s Day and it is OK”.
I first came discovered, it when I came across a painting by J Montgomery who painted the place in 1946 from a photograph dated 1906
He referred to it as “Chorlton Skating Rink (later the “Picturedrome”).
But until this week the original photograph was lost, but I rather think this may be the one Mr Montgomery used.
The building belonged to the Chorlton Skating Rink which was wound up as a company in 1916, but its time as a cinema was limited to just Montgomery’s reference to the Picturedrome.
In 1914 it is listed as the Longford Picturedrome seating 600 and its proprietor was a James Morland.
Sadly that is all we have and the listing did manage to substitute Street for road in the address.
There was a Mr Moreland living in Old Trafford just a few years earlier but that is it.
It may be the competition with its close rivals proved too much.
The Chorlton Theatre and Winter Garden had opened in the early years of the 20th century as a variety hall and doubled up as a cinema, while in 1915 a purpose built picture house had opened on Barlow Moor Road.
The combined competition may just have proved too much or it might have been the war that finished it off.
Either way you can find out lots more on Sunday when we walk our past and call in at the site of the Chorlton’s Ice Rink.
The walk which is part of Chorlton Book Festival, will start from the the Library on Sunday November 18 at 2 pm and take about an hour, after which we will relax in The Edge Theatre, Manchester Road.
Beverley from the library service informs me that “tickets are £7.50 including soup and a roll at the Dressing Room café, The Edge Theatre, Manchester Road, M21 9JG after the walk.
Booking is essential for this popular event.
Please visit Chorlton Library or call 0161 227 3700.
Walking Chorlton's Past, Sunday 18 November 2 - 4pm"
Location; Chorlton
Picture: The Chorlton Ice Rink, 1907 from the collection of Chris Griffiths and cover from The Kinematograph Year Book Program Diary and Directory 1914
*Chorlton Book Festival, November 16-24, https://www.chorltonbookfestival.co.uk/
On Jan 17 1907, “H” wrote to Albert, that “This is a photo of Chorlton’s Skating Rink. I had a dust on it on New Year’s Day and it is OK”.
I first came discovered, it when I came across a painting by J Montgomery who painted the place in 1946 from a photograph dated 1906
But until this week the original photograph was lost, but I rather think this may be the one Mr Montgomery used.
The building belonged to the Chorlton Skating Rink which was wound up as a company in 1916, but its time as a cinema was limited to just Montgomery’s reference to the Picturedrome.
Sadly that is all we have and the listing did manage to substitute Street for road in the address.
There was a Mr Moreland living in Old Trafford just a few years earlier but that is it.
It may be the competition with its close rivals proved too much.
The Chorlton Theatre and Winter Garden had opened in the early years of the 20th century as a variety hall and doubled up as a cinema, while in 1915 a purpose built picture house had opened on Barlow Moor Road.
The combined competition may just have proved too much or it might have been the war that finished it off.
Either way you can find out lots more on Sunday when we walk our past and call in at the site of the Chorlton’s Ice Rink.
The walk which is part of Chorlton Book Festival, will start from the the Library on Sunday November 18 at 2 pm and take about an hour, after which we will relax in The Edge Theatre, Manchester Road.
Booking is essential for this popular event.
Please visit Chorlton Library or call 0161 227 3700.
Walking Chorlton's Past, Sunday 18 November 2 - 4pm"
Location; Chorlton
Picture: The Chorlton Ice Rink, 1907 from the collection of Chris Griffiths and cover from The Kinematograph Year Book Program Diary and Directory 1914
*Chorlton Book Festival, November 16-24, https://www.chorltonbookfestival.co.uk/
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