Worcester “Sin”-ema? (0)
3/10/11 •
From the leader column of Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 1971: The cinema is passing through an unfortunate phase in its attempts to entice people away from the lure of TV fireside entertainment on cold nights. Films with titillating titles, crude posters and deceptive trailers, all intended to attract the curious but generally not living up to [...]
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Scala Architects Discovered! (0)
2/28/11 •
Had a chat to Shona Robson-Glyde, the Buildings Archaeologist at WHEAS today regarding any possible lead to finding out the architects of the Scala Cinema. It took one of her specialist books and a minute’s search: Scala Theatre Essex & Goodman 1921-22 Built as a cinema, pale terracotta, imbellished Ionic plasters, fistooned windows, latticed parapet. [...]
Scala Research: The Historic Centre (0)
2/12/11 •
While volunteering has opened many doors, there’s one aspect I have not explored: historical (or heritage) research and study. The reason for this change was more of a challenge but also looking into the “history” of Worcester cinema. Being a lifelong film-lover is something of an inheritance, with my parents (back in their pre-engagement days) [...]
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