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The Grosvenor Picture Palace, now known as The Footage, is a former cinema and current pub at the corner of Grosvenor Street and Oxford Road in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, United Kingdom. Built in 1913–15, it was the largest cinema outside of London in its day. It is now a Stonegate pub. == History == The Grosvenor Picture Palace was designed in 1913 by Percy Hothersall〔 (who later designed Manchester's first supercinema, The Piccadilly, off Piccadilly Gardens in 1922).〔 It is located at the corner of Grosvenor Street and Oxford Road in Chorlton-on-Medlock.〔〔 The cinema opened on 19 May 1915, featuring Blanche Forsythe in ''Jane Shore'';〔 it was described at the time as "Roman-Corinthian of the later Renaissance influence".〔 It dates from the period when the first permanent cinemas were being built, with the distinctive design acting as "ostentatious advertising".〔 The cinema had a capacity of just under 1000 people,〔 making it the largest cinema outside of London in its day.〔 A billiard hall was installed in the basement in the 1930s.〔〔 It was operated by the H.D. Moorehouse chain, before being acquired by Star Cinema Group in the early 1960s, who used the building both for cinema and bingo.〔 It showed features such as Steve Reeves in ''Hercules Unchained''.〔 It was never a commercial success due to its distance from Manchester's city centre.〔 The last films shown were ''The Passionate Demons'' and ''Attack of the Crab Monsters'' on 18 May 1968, after which the building was used exclusively for bingo. It was later used as a Riley's Snooker Club for several years; it was then boarded up for several years.〔 In 1990, the building became a Firkin Brewery pub called the Flea and Firkin, described in the ''Rough Guide'' as a "predominantly student-filled beer-hall-style pub with brewery on site."〔 The public house was renamed to the Footage and Firkin〔 before the site was sold and became a Scream pub called The Footage.〔 It was refurbished by owners Stonegate Pub Company at a cost of £360,000, and was relaunched on 13 September 2014 with a capacity of 620 people.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grosvenor Picture Palace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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