1934 – Picturedrome Cinema, Mountpottinger, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: John McBride Neill
Constructed on the site of an earlier Picturedrome which had opened,
1935 – Capitol Cinema, Antrim Rd., Belfast
Architect: Thomas McLean
Suburban Art Deco cinema with cafe on the first floor.
1935 – Metropole Building, 95-101 Donegall Street, Belfast
Known as the Metropole Building. A fine building in the Art Deco style and which addresses a corner very successfully.
1936 – Broadway Cinema, Falls Road, Belfast
Architect: Thomas McLean
The Broadway Cinema opened on 12th December 1936 and was the largest of Belfast’s suburban cinemas,
1936 – Curzon Cinema, Ormeau Rd., Belfast
Architect: John McBride Neill
Another 1930s cinema designed by John McBride Neill and opened during a golden period of cinema in Belfast.
1936 – Ritz Cinema, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Kemp & Tasker
When constructed it was the largest cinema in Northern Ireland with over 2,200 seats,
1936 – Troxy Cinema, Shore Rd., Belfast
Architect: John McBride Neill
Like many suburban cinemas in Belfast and Dublin,
1937 – Forum Cinema, Crumlin Rd., Belfast
Architect: John McBride Neill
The Forum Cinema opened on 20 November 1937 and closed on 28 January 1967 –
1937 – Stadium Cinema, Shankill Road, Belfast
Architect: Robert Sharpe Hill
The Stadium Cinema, located at the junction of Shankill Road and Tennent Street,
1953 – Bostock House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Easton & Robertson
The London based architects Easton &
