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Das Wetter war gut. Sicher waren all diese Leute geimpft. Also ging es an den See, um sich vom Stress der Woche zu erholen.
The weather was good. They met at the lake. Here one finds many interesting opportunities for recreation.
100 Years Old. Picturedrome, 286 Kensington, Liverpool 7. 2010 photo.
Opened 26 December 1910
This was built on the site of Lindley's Kensington Brewery which dated from at least the 1840s, and closed about 1905.
(The boundary wall on the right of the building must date from this period).
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In 1909 at the height of the Roller Skating craze, a rink was proposed to be built on the site, and in September it was stated that "The Old Brewery site being laid out as a Roller Rink. Work not yet complete. Application (for approval of plans) withdrawn." The withdrawing of the application tells us that the scheme had been abandoned, and the skating rink never opened. The craze had quickly come and gone.
Instead, on 11 August 1910 a plan was submitted of a "New Cinematograph Hall".
The argument surrounding Liverpool's first purpose-built cinema has to be raised again. It has been stated that the Bedford Hall in Walton opened on Boxing Day, 1908, exactly two years before the Kensington Picturedrome. This is definitely wrong, and I hope to prove that both cinemas opened in December 1910.
(it's since been discovered that J. F. Wood - the original owner - hoped to open it on Boxing Day, 1910.)
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Regarding the Bedford, the Wood family (who were the original owners), Frank Unwin, Derek Whale, and other local historians have all said that it opened in 1910, but the actual date remained hard to prove, although Derek Whale said it was on Boxing Day. (The Kensington certainly opened on Boxing Day [in 1910], and I believe that this is where the confusion over the opening date of the Bedford originates.)
The Cinematograph Act, which came into force on 1 January 1910, dictated, among other things, that the projection equipment should be in a fireproof room, outside the auditorium. This prompted the building of purpose-built cinemas. Nearly all cinemas before 1910 were conversions of existing buildings.
The first purpose-built cinema anywhere near Liverpool was the Southport Picturedrome, on Lord Street. It opened on 9 May 1910 (since demolished). The second didn't open until 17 December 1910, and that was the Widnes Picturedrome (the basic shell survives, but the front has been demolished). Campbell & Fairhurst, the Southport firm of architects designed the above two cinemas, as well as the Kensington, and at least another ten cinemas to be built on Merseyside before the First World War. The Kensington Picturedrome was built by L.Marr & Son.
The plan of the Kensington Picturedrome was submitted on 11 August 1910 and was plan number 29705. The plan of the Bedford was number 29676, and was submitted no earlier than late July 1910.
The Cinematograph Act of 1910 was also responsible for the introduction of Cinematograph Licenses, and premises wanting to show films could not do so without being issued with a license. The licence for the Kensington was granted on 23 December 1910, and the cinema opened, by invitation only, on Saturday, the 24th, and to the public on Monday, the 26th. (There was no Sunday opening for cinemas in those days, not that it would have opened on Christmas Day). Unfortunately the opening of the Bedford was neither advertised, nor reported on in the local press, but the licence was issued on December 24th. With Boxing Day being a favourite time of year for places of public amusement to be opened, it seems very likely that the Bedford did indeed open on that day, but in 1910, certainly not in 1908. If further proof is needed, Kelly's Directory of Liverpool for 1911, published at the end of 1910, states in its entry for Bedford Road: "site for new Picture Theatre", and the Bedford's first Cinematograph Licence wasn't issued until 24 December 1910.
The company formed to operate the Kensington Picturedrome was called The Liverpool Picturedrome Ltd, and the Licensee was Rex Dooley. There were seats for 860, and they were all on one level. There were nine exits. The Liverpool Picturedrome Ltd lasted until the cinema closed in 1958.
The arrival of the new cinema was the subject of the following article which appeared in the "Liverpool Daily Post & Mercury" dated Monday, 26 December 1910:
"The Picturedrome, Kensington."
"Kensington folks desiring a couple of hours enjoyment of a really first-class "moving-picture" show need not henceforth depart from their own neighbourhood, for the elegant Picturedrome, which has been erected in Kensington near the junction of that thoroughfare with Holt Road, bids fair to become one of the most popular halls devoted to this class of entertainment in Liverpool and district. Structurally the building leaves nothing to be desired, the architects Messrs. Campbell and Fairhurst, of Southport, having succeeded most admirably in designing a really comfortable hall. The appointments are luxurious, the ventilation perfect, and the scheme of decoration most pleasing. The management proposes to show the best class of pictures only, whilst the prices of admission to the three performances to be given at 3, 7 and 9 o'clock will be the moderate prices which obtain elsewhere. An entire change of pictures will be made twice each week - on Mondays and Thursdays. On Saturday last a large number of people attended the hall at the special invitation of the proprietors, and a capital programme was sustained. In addition to a number of excellent story films, several current events were pictured on the screen, these including scenes at the Hulton Colliery after the terrible explosion, and views of the funeral of the brave London police officers who were shot. Solos and duets were given by Miss Wilmot and Mr W.H. Atkinson. The hall will be opened to the public today."
Films were far from being a novelty in the area as the Sun Hall - almost opposite - had shown occasional films as far back as June 1905. On 22 October 1907 "Cinematograph Entertainments (were) sanctioned for 12 months" by the Licensing Committee. This permission was repeated on 20 October 1908 and again on 19 October 1909. (Note that even though Cinematograph Licenses didn't exist before 1910, premises showing films still needed official permission to operate, and a music license to cover the piano or orchestra. The fact that the Bedford doesn't feature in any of the Licensing Records before 1910 is yet further proof that it didn't then exist.) On 25 October 1910, the Sun Hall was due to make an application for a Cinematograph licence, but didn't do so, and as far as can be ascertained films were never again shown there.
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In 1918 a new waiting room was built for the Kensington Picturedrome. This was situated at the left side of the rear of the building, and was demolished in 1988.
In September 1921 the premises were enlarged by building an extension at the rear with a new stage area, (and consequently a new screen). The seating capacity was subsequently increased to 1,100, and the architects in charge of the alterations were the Liverpool firm of Gray & Evans.
Mr Dovenor was a director by March 1922.
By 1929 the Kensington was part of the North Western circuit of cinemas, and had dropped the old-fashioned sounding "Picturedrome" part of its name. It was then called the Kensington Cinema. It remained part of the North Western circuit for the rest of its days.
British Thomson-Houston talkie equipment was installed in April/May 1930 under the supervision of Gray & Evans.
In 1935 the seating capacity was 1,050.
The Kensington closed on 6 December 1958 with (local boy) Frankie Vaughan in "Wonderful Things" plus "Johnny Bravo".
Television was claimed to be the major cause of closures of cinemas in the late 1950s, and, as if to rub salt in the wound, workmen moved into the former cinema in January 1959 to convert it into offices and stores for Stuart & Dorfman, a television rental firm! The foyer was then used for Offices and Rentals, and Hire Purchase accounts. The auditorium was partitioned off to form Maintenance Workshops and a store. 30 Males and 15 Females were to be employed, and the building was renamed (shades of the past) Teledrome. Stuart & Dorfman seem to have left the premises in 1970.
The building remained unused until Seldons took it over about 1977 and converted it into an Amusement Arcade and Bingo Hall. While the work was going on the original prices from 1910 (3d, 6d & 1/-) could be seen - carved in stone - over the entrance.
During the summer of 1980, the building had a £100,000 facelift. It was then called Seldon's Arcadia. A sign reading "The World in Motion" was uncovered above the main arched entrance. This slogan can be seen on an early photograph of the Southport Picturedrome, as well as some other early cinemas, and may well indicate a circuit of early cinemas (it's since been discovered that this was the Weisker Circuit). It is hoped that the sign was left where it was. The area in question was covered over again.
By 1988 a Snooker Club was operating in the building as well as Seldons and that phase lasted until 1995, at least.
About 1997 the cladding which for years (since 1980?) had covered the upper part of the facade was removed, revealing once again the first floor windows. The building was then renamed the Kensington Palace.
Wetherspoons have since converted the building into one of their pubs. *
The facade is one of only about four from the first year of purpose-built cinemas to survive in its original condition in the UK. Two others being the Picture House in Birmingham (now the entrance to the Piccadilly Arcade), and the Duke of Yorks in Brighton, and possibly the Electric Theatre in Portobello Road, London (although it's been said that that's been altered at some stage).
Unfortunately, nothing remains of the interior of the Kensington Picturedrome's auditorium.
Original research by Philip G Mayer.
* Edit: 2021.
Congratulations if you've read this far.
Wetherspoons has left the building.
I still don't believe that over 66,000 pepole have viewd this photo.
Edit: January 2024.
80,000+ 'Views', but more 'faves'.
There are three big rocks in the water in Oceanside, Oregon. I walked around a road by the house we were staying at looking for a good photo. Most didn't frame well or had tree's right in the middle of the rocks. Then I found this framing. It was only two rocks, but I liked the beach, water, waves, house for scale, and two pepole if you look close on the right framed by the tree. It has a nice peaceful feel to it, on a bright, sunny, relaxing afternoon.
llandudno pier on a lovely and rear sunny day in the uk
have a lovely weekend everyone happy snapping
thanks for looking paul
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صدقني مابقت للحب قيمه ؟
الهجر شل الوفا وأصبح مكــــــــــانه...؟؟؟
الحب كنه طفله يتيمه ؟
مــات أبوهاوأحرموها من حنانه..
صدقيني قصتي قصه إليمه
البري مظلوم والقاضي أدانه..
الاحاسيس أختفت وأمست عديمه
في الحبه كــــــل شيء وله زمـــــــانه...
The West coast of Lancashire has taken another boat from its owner, this stranded yacht is located at Lytham just south of Blackpool, at high tide the hull is completely submerged just leaving the masts visible, whilst you feel for the owners it has given an opportunity to capture is in a minimal setting, I hope I have done it justice.
This is on the River Thames at Erith in Kent on a very cold and very foggy January morning, and a great deal of luck I suppose to get those two people rowing ashore. Taken on Ilford 400asa print film hence the grainy effects, and scanned in, sepia toning and editing done in PS.
Following on from yesterdays post i had several pepole mention this crop ...and i am thinking it works really well i will post a link below so you can compare
Taken at dusk with the tide coming in, waited for that rogue wave to hit the rock face...you know the one, the one which tries to get over your wellies!
Riding tours from Arnarstapi to Skógarnes. Forty pepole with ninety horses.
This picture was taken on horseback.
Each time go back to New York I love to visit sea port Manhattan
Sitting on balcony with a cup of coffee watching the ships outside
Have some snack and soup enjoyed my favorite foods 2nd floor there
Dynjandi waterfall, shot a vertical pano with nd filter
- DYNJANDI -
During summertime it is illegal to fly a drone there but when all the birds that are nesting most of the summer is gone when it is to autunm i got a premission to fly there if i stick to the rules and not go over 120mtr and not fly over pepole - ofcourse i did that and this picture is taken in 119mtr high from the parking lot
and very few pepole where there at the time we was there.
I think this one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland.
Location : Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo , North Yorkshire , England
Device : Nikon D300
Note : No edit and best viewed in the large format please
About the Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo : www.flamingoland.co.uk/
This colorful train is Neiwan Line running in Shinchu area of northern Taiwan. It became a popular tourist site in the early 2000s.
內灣線是行駛於新竹與內灣支線的支線，竹中至內灣的班次是DR1000型柴油客車，現已轉型以觀光為主，今年車廂更是動漫彩繪列車，行駛於白李紅櫻間，色彩豐富美麗。
PS. 標題出自宋代，方回的「改白雲庵疏語為李道大」。
~合興車站, 橫山鄉, 新竹縣, 台灣
Heshin Train Station, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
- ISO 400, F11, 1/400 sec, 97mm
- Canon 5DMarkIII with EF 70-200mm f/4 L lens
- Shot @ 12.12pm
This is also a drone shot, but this time it is a 9 image pano and i was lucky to get that person in the red jacket was standing still so you can see the scale of the waterfall vs the person
I will be absent for a few days because my final exams has been started. So see you later and wish luck to me in my final exams . :)
الله يوفقنا وإياكم
Before the Chinese New Year, there is a lot of cleaning and shopping thing to do. I will went shooting with my Mom while the weather was great. Train and Landscape will be our new theme for this year.
過年前，總免不了一堆雜事要做，還是趁著天氣好，和母親一起去新竹拍火車，因為今年我們訂下了新主題：鐵道攝影，日本人稱呼我們這種人為「撮り鉄」，和「鐵道迷(鉄ちゃん)」，不太一樣，總之，今年要好好來追一下火車了～
PS. 標題出自宋代，廖行之的「和人乞朱櫻十首」。
~橫山車站附近, 橫山鄉, 新竹縣, 台灣
Henshan Train Station, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
- ISO 400, F16, 1/125 sec, 200mm
- Canon 5DMarkIII with EF 70-200mm f/4 L lens
- Shot @ 11.22am
- Humidity 38% @ 11.00am