Information - Cinemas and Theatres in need of Exploration

[Gabe]

Don't bother with the Woolwich grand theatre. Too far gone.

 

[KronJewels]

Don't bother with the Woolwich grand theatre. Too far gone.

They started demolition?

 

[Speed]

Yep. Perfect example of why I started this thread. It's been empty since April and closure was announced a few years ago yet it was still missed.

 

[slayaaaa]

I'll attempt to filter my way through this lot: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-kingdom/england/london?status=closed 841 closed cinemas in London :S Says 431 have been demolished and 9 renovated. Renovated and demolished stats are wrong but there'll easily be a fair few kicking about we've all missed.
Here's a link to a map for more in the rest of the UK (almost 4,000 recorded!): http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-kingdom/england?status=closed
Check your local one maybe?

 

[Alex Buckley]

Walthamstow Cinema. I take it access here must be extremely difficult as it been so long since an explore? Does anyone have any experience on this one?

 

[WhoDaresWins]

Walthamstow Cinema. I take it access here must be extremely difficult as it been so long since an explore? Does anyone have any experience on this one?

Go take a look. It's how we all find these things out.

 

[Speed]

I'll attempt to filter my way through this lot: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-kingdom/england/london?status=closed 841 closed cinemas in London :S Says 431 have been demolished and 9 renovated. Renovated and demolished stats are wrong but there'll easily be a fair few kicking about we've all missed.
Here's a link to a map for more in the rest of the UK (almost 4,000 recorded!): http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-kingdom/england?status=closed
Check your local one maybe?

When i first started on this thats basically what i did. Go through their list of closed ones and try to find some that were sitting derelict. Thing is nowadays id probably find a lot more than i did then. It counts ones that have been 'reused' as closed. thats why the stats so big but you have to wade through them all to find out which have closed again after that. Back when i did it before i dont even think there was streetview so it was hard work trying to identify even where some of them were.

As for Walthamstow go have a look. Thats what we need people to do! My experience has been it only getting harder to get in over the years but in that time its been squatted so they must have got in somehow, it was probably just bad luck on my part. Now there is allegedly work happening there it could well come open again but you need to be quick or it will just end up like the one in Woolwich

 

[WhoDaresWins]

Unfortunately Whiteladies Picture House in Bristol is a bit far gone too as we found out a couple weeks ago:

 

[Speed]

I wondered what was going on there now. We must have done them all in Bristol now?

 

[WhoDaresWins]

I wondered what was going on there now. We must have done them all in Bristol now?

Everything in Bristol yeah. We did the Rex too before it got bulldozed but again it was a little too late. No seats or anything. Pretty sure theres a report up on that one.

 

[Alex Buckley]

Next time I'm down that way I will take a look. I'm not a very experienced ubex so don't expect much, especially with the fear of heights

 

[Speed]

Even if you can find out if there is indeed workers in there it would be of use.

 

[Monkey]

A good list there. The Londoners have no excuse!

Yes we do. There's ton of sick live stuff to hit instead.

 

[Speed]

Shit empty tunnels you mean :-P

 

[Monkey]

Shit empty tunnels you mean

Haha oops, that's weird. Must of been auto correct or something. Yes, shit empty tunnels. That's exactly what I meant.