Now I am a wee bit puzzled by the story of the Don Cinema on Bramhall Lane in Stockport.
It had a short life, which covered just forty-four years, having opened in September 25th, 1913, it closed on June 29th, 1957 with the Norman Wisdom Film “Up in the World”.
The building was then sold to John Blundell Ltd. for use as a furniture store, and is now the Majestic Wine Warehouse store.*
Back in 1914, Stockport could boast nine cinemas, which together offered up 4, 850 seats for a population of 108, 682.
And for the curious according to the Kinematic Year Book for 1914, they were the Albert Hall on Wellington Street, the Cinema Theatre Wellington Road South, Edgeley Picture Palace, Castle Street, The Gem, and the Grove Picture Palace Avenue Street Portwood, the Princess Picture Palace, Princess Street, the Star Picture Place Princess Street and the Theatre Royal Higher Hill Gate.
All of which is fine, except the Don is missing from the list, for which I have no explanation other than perhaps it just missed the list.
Happily it had made the 1928 Year Book and was recorded as offering ”Continuous showings with two changes weekly. Prices 6d to 1s”, and was one of the cinemas in Stockport.
Location, Stockport
Pictures; The Don Cinema, 2020, from the collection of Andy Robertson
*The Don Cinema, Stockport, Ken Roe, cinema Treasures, http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36713
**The Kinematic Year Books, 1914, 1928
The building was then sold to John Blundell Ltd. for use as a furniture store, and is now the Majestic Wine Warehouse store.*
Back in 1914, Stockport could boast nine cinemas, which together offered up 4, 850 seats for a population of 108, 682.
And for the curious according to the Kinematic Year Book for 1914, they were the Albert Hall on Wellington Street, the Cinema Theatre Wellington Road South, Edgeley Picture Palace, Castle Street, The Gem, and the Grove Picture Palace Avenue Street Portwood, the Princess Picture Palace, Princess Street, the Star Picture Place Princess Street and the Theatre Royal Higher Hill Gate.
Happily it had made the 1928 Year Book and was recorded as offering ”Continuous showings with two changes weekly. Prices 6d to 1s”, and was one of the cinemas in Stockport.
Location, Stockport
Pictures; The Don Cinema, 2020, from the collection of Andy Robertson
*The Don Cinema, Stockport, Ken Roe, cinema Treasures, http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36713
**The Kinematic Year Books, 1914, 1928
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