ABC Cinema Hanley Stoke-on-Trent 07/07/07

[The Professional]

Wahooooooo, done it at last!!! Visited for the second time this week with Alley and Jimbob.

Fourth time lucky at trying to get into this place.

The ABC cinema in Hanley opened as a cinema and bowling alley in 1963. It was later divided into three smaller screens in 1977. The cinema showed it's final film during December 2000.

Ticket office and sweet shop



stairs leading from the street level up to the first floor lobby/bar area



Lobby



Raised Bar area.



Bar seating, minus the bases unfortunately



Last minute popcorn?



Too true :p



Main screen





A bit quiet for this showing



Projection room, sadly with no projectors

Roof shots:

[Alley]

Three auditoriums plus a secret padded-wall viewing area. The large projection room covered all the screens. A bit trashed but not badly, little water damage.

[jimbob]

nice pics guys

here are a few of mine

cloakroom


bar area and alley


funky ceiling in foyer area


main screen


taking a break!


roof shots