Description

SJ 3490 SE LIME STREET
SJ 3590 SW L1

53/690 ABC Cinema
54/690 (Formerly Forum
19.3.81 Cinema)

- II

Cinema. c.1930, by A. E. Shennan. On rounded corner with
Elliot Street. Faced in Portland stone. 3-storey height.
Vertical metal windows grouped in twos and threes both
horizontally and vertically and set in panels. The main
group over the entrance on the corner has pilaster motifs
between the window and is surmounted by a panel with echelon
motifs between the window and is surmounted by a panel with
echelon motifs at the upper corners, above which is plinth
for flagstaff breaking otherwise continuous parapet. The
entrance has been remodelled in mosaic c.1970, losing the
canopy. The auditorium has splay sides and gallery with
concave front. Square proscenium arch within another with
large vertical flutes between and geometricised floral band
round inner one. Each side is very tall niche with fountain
motif on interior cupolas. Geometricised rosette in centre
of main, flat ceiling and quasi-pilasters to wall panelling.
Rear recess with oval saucer dome. Listed for the interior.

Listing NGR: SJ3499490376

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Forum Cinema, Liverpool at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26503189

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)