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Leeds New Theatre - WW2
« on: Monday 21 May 12 23:41 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone

Can anyone shed any light on Leeds News Theatre please.

Where was it situated
Was it a cinema

And any information on the Commissionare Alfred Ward, Ex Coldstream Guardsman.

Alfred was discharged from the Army the year before his death, which was 1943 @ Goole, he was 29 years of age.
He had previously married the year before at Selby

Kind regards
bendywendy
HALL     REEPHAM, HACKFORD, GUESTWICK, NFK
HALL     YORK, HOLME ON SPALDING MOOR, E. YKS
HALL     BELBY, Nr HOWDEN, E. YKS
HOUFE   YORK, RICCALL, THIRSK, DURHAM, LANCASHIRE
FEATHERSTONE     KNEDLINGTON, GILBERDYKE, E. YKS
CLAYTON   PATRINGTON, KEYINGHAM, STADDLETHORPE, E. YKS
CAWOOD   RAWCLIFFE, STADDLETHORPE
WALKER     HADDELSEY, EASTRINGTON, SHIPTONTHORPE, E. YKS
BEAN         STILLINGFLEET, ULLESKELF, KIRKBY WHARFE, YKS
TAYLES     LINCS.

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Re: LEEDS NEWS THEATRE - WW2
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 May 12 06:15 BST (UK) »

Hi bw,

The Leeds News Theatre is on the right hand side of the Queens Hotel building in City Square, Leeds. It is no longer a cinema.

If you 'google' it will bring up the www.leodis.net site which contains information and photo's of the Theatre.

Ian
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Re: LEEDS NEWS THEATRE - WW2
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 May 12 08:23 BST (UK) »
Hi Ian
Many thanks for the link, some lovely pics.

b.
HALL     REEPHAM, HACKFORD, GUESTWICK, NFK
HALL     YORK, HOLME ON SPALDING MOOR, E. YKS
HALL     BELBY, Nr HOWDEN, E. YKS
HOUFE   YORK, RICCALL, THIRSK, DURHAM, LANCASHIRE
FEATHERSTONE     KNEDLINGTON, GILBERDYKE, E. YKS
CLAYTON   PATRINGTON, KEYINGHAM, STADDLETHORPE, E. YKS
CAWOOD   RAWCLIFFE, STADDLETHORPE
WALKER     HADDELSEY, EASTRINGTON, SHIPTONTHORPE, E. YKS
BEAN         STILLINGFLEET, ULLESKELF, KIRKBY WHARFE, YKS
TAYLES     LINCS.

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Re: LEEDS NEWS THEATRE - WW2
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 01 June 19 10:59 BST (UK) »
Hi Bendywendy,

Just stumbled across your question by accident so I thought I'd log in to give you at least an initial reply.

The "News Theatre" was located in City Square, Leeds and was part of the Queens Hotel and City Station art deco building complex. I can recall visiting it regularly as a child in the early 1960s where they showed B and C rate movies and "Pathe News". I am a great lover of Art Deco architecture and I think that's where I got that passion.

It later changed its name to the Classic and then to the Tatler (an adults only cinema venue).

There are some old photos with descriptions on the Leodis site at:

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2004218_54516238
and
http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2009811_169332&DISPLAY=FULL&COMMENT=YES
and
http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20041210_19771975
and
http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=200836_166312

There is an article about News Theatres around the world and what they were at:

http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/davidlean/news-theatres

There is an option for a paid article about news theatres in general at:

https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdfplus/10.3366/JBCTV.2005.2.2.227

Hope that helps. You might have found some of these links already and want more personal information, but I'm afraid my memories of the News Theatre are rather vague.

Best wishes



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