Formerly a cinema, the The Palladium Super Cinema opened in 1926. You can see some of the beautiful 1920s Art Deco interior
here and a faded ghost sign which says '
Pallidium - for your entertainment'. In 1976 the cinema closed and it was converted to a bingo hall called the Apollo. In 2009, probably due to the increase in tax on gambling the Apollo closed, and very quickly much of the fine decor was stripped. In my picture taken in 1998 you can still see much of the exterior as it originally was when it opened in the 70s.
Google Streetview shows the rather dilapidated state that it is today.
It looks like a modern brick fascia has been attached to the exterior fascade, but some of the original Art Deco architecture is still visible above the entrance on the far left.
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