1916 – Lyceum Cinema, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Charles Adelian Aickin
Opened on 11 December 1916,
1916 – Picture Theatre, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast
Architect: F.T. Waddington
From The Building News, August 16 1916: “This cinema theatre,
1917 – Grand Central Cinema, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Frederick W. Higginbotham
Constructed as a cinema after the destruction of the area in the 1916 Easter Rising.
1919 – Coliseum Cinema, High St., Clapham, London
Architect: North & Robin
In 1910 the Electric Picture Palace had opened in Venn St.
1920 – Former Screen Cinema, Eden Quay, Dublin
Architect: T.F. McNamara / Jones & Kelly
Originally rebuilt after the 1916 destruction of this part of Dublin,
1921 – Former Astor Cinema, Eden Quay, Dublin
Architect: Frederick W. Higginbotham
Replacing two buildings destroyed in the 1916 Rising,
1922 – Metropole Cinema & Restaurant, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: A.V. O’Rourke
Built on the site of the former Metropole Hotel,
1923 – Former Fountain / Lyric Cinema, James Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick J.F. Munden & George L. O’Connor
Image courtesy Irish Architectural Archive.
1923 – Gaumont Cinema, Belfast
Opened as the Classic Cinema and renamed after it was taken over by the Gaumont chain.
1923 – Stella Cinema, Rathmines, Dublin
Architect: Higginbotham & Stafford
At its opening in 1923,
