The Art of Brick ... no. 2 .... sunshine and a cinema

The side of the Picture House cinema was never really designed to be seen or admired.

The Art of Brick .... The Picture House, 2025

True it was there running alongside Nicolas Road but I guess for most people it was just where you might have to wait in the queue for a popular film.

The Picture House, 1920

If you were near the fornt you would be under the ornate glass and iron canopy, and if not so lucky you got to stand under the more basic shelter that extended down the enrire side of the picture house.

But today standing in the car park opposite I think there is a simple elegance to the building.

Most people will remember it as the Gaumont, while there will be some who might still have memories of going there when it was the Savoy, but when it opened in 1920 it was the Picture House.

Location; Nicolas Road

Picture; the art of brick ..... sunshine and The Picture House cinema, 2025, from the collection of Andrew Simpson, and the Picture House, 1920 from the Lloyd Collection