Some history about the place:
The Elysium Building opened in April 1914 as a cinema and a club for the town’s working men. Designed by Messrs. Ward and Ward of 34 and 35 Norfolk Street, The Strand, and built by contractors Messrs. Fred Pitcher Ltd. The building contained spacious shops abutting on to an Arcade with show rooms over, and three floors above for staff accommodation with one large hall and several smaller halls. It was the property of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' Union, and the main hall was let to the Anima Company Ltd. The Elysium cinema, run by the Anima Company, could accommodate about 1,400 persons. The building also contained a ballroom, a ladies reading room, and a suite of offices used by the Dockers' Union. The cinema is thought to have closed in 1960, and the whole building later closing in the 1990s.
The Elysium Building opened in April 1914 as a cinema and a club for the town’s working men. Designed by Messrs. Ward and Ward of 34 and 35 Norfolk Street, The Strand, and built by contractors Messrs. Fred Pitcher Ltd. The building contained spacious shops abutting on to an Arcade with show rooms over, and three floors above for staff accommodation with one large hall and several smaller halls. It was the property of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' Union, and the main hall was let to the Anima Company Ltd. The Elysium cinema, run by the Anima Company, could accommodate about 1,400 persons. The building also contained a ballroom, a ladies reading room, and a suite of offices used by the Dockers' Union. The cinema is thought to have closed in 1960, and the whole building later closing in the 1990s.
Its hard to get in the building, and the entire building is crumbling and it’s incredibly unsafe.
This is likely the last report that will be done on this place.
The floor will fall underneath your feet, we risked our lives for these photos, I hope it was worth it
A view from the roof
A view of the landscape from the roof
Old alcohol thats been sitting since it’s closure
The old bingo hall, left to rot
Bingo Numbers
Old corridor, hole in the stairs so we cant get up
old piano, surprisingly not operational
Roof fell down, a reminder of how old this place is
all this junk, chairs placed almost too perfectly
The old bar, TV not broken
The bingo hall again
The stairs that lead to the hall
More info, quite convenient
The tint makes the outside look apocalyptic
The traffic below
Wires, almost as if its a sign not to enter
We shouldnt be here
The skylight!
old doors, peeling walls, what else is new?
The hole in the stairs, its a far drop
under the basement, how did we end up here
The entire site was this dark by the way
A place that once was full of life and laughter was left to crumble
Through the arch
Light manages to enter this hall
Wow
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this report,
BBNC
Ryhs
The Elysium Building opened in April 1914 as a cinema and a club for the town’s working men. Designed by Messrs. Ward and Ward of 34 and 35 Norfolk Street, The Strand, and built by contractors Messrs. Fred Pitcher Ltd. The building contained spacious shops abutting on to an Arcade with show rooms over, and three floors above for staff accommodation with one large hall and several smaller halls. It was the property of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' Union, and the main hall was let to the Anima Company Ltd. The Elysium cinema, run by the Anima Company, could accommodate about 1,400 persons. The building also contained a ballroom, a ladies reading room, and a suite of offices used by the Dockers' Union. The cinema is thought to have closed in 1960, and the whole building later closing in the 1990s.
The Elysium Building opened in April 1914 as a cinema and a club for the town’s working men. Designed by Messrs. Ward and Ward of 34 and 35 Norfolk Street, The Strand, and built by contractors Messrs. Fred Pitcher Ltd. The building contained spacious shops abutting on to an Arcade with show rooms over, and three floors above for staff accommodation with one large hall and several smaller halls. It was the property of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' Union, and the main hall was let to the Anima Company Ltd. The Elysium cinema, run by the Anima Company, could accommodate about 1,400 persons. The building also contained a ballroom, a ladies reading room, and a suite of offices used by the Dockers' Union. The cinema is thought to have closed in 1960, and the whole building later closing in the 1990s.
Its hard to get in the building, and the entire building is crumbling and it’s incredibly unsafe.
This is likely the last report that will be done on this place.
The floor will fall underneath your feet, we risked our lives for these photos, I hope it was worth it
A view from the roof
A view of the landscape from the roof
Old alcohol thats been sitting since it’s closure
The old bingo hall, left to rot
Bingo Numbers
Old corridor, hole in the stairs so we cant get up
old piano, surprisingly not operational
Roof fell down, a reminder of how old this place is
all this junk, chairs placed almost too perfectly
The old bar, TV not broken
The bingo hall again
The stairs that lead to the hall
More info, quite convenient
The tint makes the outside look apocalyptic
The traffic below
Wires, almost as if its a sign not to enter
We shouldnt be here
The skylight!
old doors, peeling walls, what else is new?
The hole in the stairs, its a far drop
under the basement, how did we end up here
The entire site was this dark by the way
A place that once was full of life and laughter was left to crumble
Through the arch
Light manages to enter this hall
Wow
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this report,
BBNC
Ryhs
. There’s a dedicated forum to cinemas/theatres so have moved it there.
