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Report - Metropolis Nightclub, Newcastle Under Lyme - October 2016

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machineage

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Demolition has commenced :(

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raisinwing

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Somehow I'd not noticed that this was in the process of being demolished.

Sentinel article with a few photos of progress: https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/demolition-work-starts-site-derelict-2153983

Whilst the insides were a massive disappointment, still sad to see this go. Even more so that it is being replaced with a rather generic looking student accommodation building. They are supposedly going to salvage the "Picturedrome" stonework to display in the entrance lobby, which is nice I guess.

Not many of the old cinemas/theatres left in the Stoke area now!
 

Andrew D

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I worked there as projectionist on and off between 1979 and 1986ish, can't imagine what was left behind. Would be interesting to find out where the old projection equipment went to, have seen a photo of the completely empty projection box taken a while back. There is a recent photo of the cinema half demolished showing the square portholes where the films were shown through, a bit sad to see. Still, can't live in the past!
 

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