Royalty cinema - Birmingham - april 2015

[Merryprankster]

Lovely art deco cinema tucked away in sunny south brum, this was the second time i tried this place, first time was a fail but its not too far from me so it was only a matter of time until it happened. pain in the bum of a place to light up, light comes tearing through the few windows that are in this place and makes for very uneven lighting, should really learn to layer different exposures but hey ho.

bit of history

The Royalty Cinema was opened on 20th October 1930 with Maurice Chevalier in "The Love Parade". It was built for and operated by the local independent Selly Oak Pictures Ltd.

The Royalty Cinema was taken over by the Associated British Cinemas(ABC) chain in March 1935. ABC closed the cinema on 2nd November 1963 with Cliff Robertson in "P.T.109". It was converted into a Mecca Bingo Club, and in 2010 it is operating as a Gala Bingo Club.

In the summer of 2011, the Royalty Cinema was designated a Grade II Listed building by English Heritage.

n 2012 police raided the cinema and discovered that the attic was being used as a cannabis factory. 40 plants were found, together with 10-15 kilos of dried cannabis leaves.

the royalty has been empty since the raid.

picture time

thanks for looking, have fun and stay safe kids.

 

[hamtagger]

You've done well there with the low light conditions, must've been a grand place in it's day

 

[Lara]

How lovely seeing this place pop up. really nice shots! We had a great time here, even though it was a bit of a squeeze to get in, thanks for sharing

 

[The Lone Shadow]

Love old school cinemas. Just don't make buildings like this anymore.

 

[Urbexbandoned]

I love that 5th picture, the curves and ceiling are stunning. Great pics mate

 

[PROJ3CTM4YH3M]

Ace! Still never managed to get this one done

 

[skeleton key]

Thats a nice set of the place and the light I found a hard one to ballence here.

Good to see and thanks for sharing

 

[ferro36]

Congratulations, very nice

 

[Merryprankster]

Cheers for the positive vibes gents!!

 

[The_Raw]

Big Yes. had a massive fail getting in here when I visited

 

[Merryprankster]

Big Yes. had a massive fail getting in here when I visited

one word mate - WADERS

 

[Merryprankster]

even though we didnt even use them cus janes a pussy

 

[jones-y-gog]

Looks very nice that, I feel a trip to Brum happening....