Rugby. High Street, Palace Cinema

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Date:1920

Description:The Rugby Palace Cinema on upper floor of Town hall in High Street. First appears as Vint's Palace Cinema in Rugby Directory, 1913. Building burned down on 30th January 1921. 1920 [The Town Hall had since start of 20th Century been he Benn Building further down the street on the opposite side. Also, though the building caught fire it certainly wasn't burnt down, after repairs it opened as Woolworths in 1923.]


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1860s
Rugby.  Town Hall exhibition
Rugby. Town Hall exhibition

Exhibition of art and other exhibits in The Town Hall, Rugby. 1862

1880s
Rugby.  Market Place
Rugby. Market Place

Photo taken in the Market Place between 1878 and 1890, showing the entrance to the ...

1890s
Rugby.  Market Place
Rugby. Market Place

A large crowd of people in Market Place, Rugby, during Queen Victoria's Diamond ...

1910s
Rugby.  The Spinney
Rugby. The Spinney

The Spinney, which no longer seems to exist, showing a brewery cart and horse, Rugby. ...

1930s
Rugby.  Market Place
Rugby. Market Place

Removal of the Cabbies' shelter in Market Place, Rugby. 1933

1950s
Rugby.  New Big School
Rugby. New Big School

New Big School, Rugby. 1950s

1970s
Rugby.  Rokeby Lions sale
Rugby. Rokeby Lions sale

Charlie Chester opening the Rokeby Lions tin sale in Church Street, Rugby on September ...

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