A very early start brought myself, Tbolt and the hobbit like creature know as only Zer081 out for this meet up on a rather rare and warm sunny spring morning.
Eccles, a small town which sits of the edge of the cities of Salford and Manchester and is a shadow of its former self, sadly.
Eccles, a small town which sits of the edge of the cities of Salford and Manchester and is a shadow of its former self, sadly.
The Crown Theatre opened in 1899 as The Lyceum, a luxury venue for Shakespeare productions, converted in 1932 into a cinema and further converted in 1963 into a Bingo hall.
Since closure in the 1980s this Grade II listed building has fallen into major disrepair, partially demolished with a gaping hole in the rear of the property and little or no roof.
This building is hanging on for dear life, with rough sleepers on the upper tiers sheltering under the remaining last parts of the roof structure.
Sadly with the owners pushing for demolition, the future looks grim for this once grand building.
I rather liked this place for some reason, but I'm a sucker for old cinemas and theatres and thus biased with 5/10 - although I'm sure Tbolt and Zer081 would give it a 2/10 or possibly a 1.
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