Hyde Park Picture House
The front entrance of the Hyde Park Picture House.
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| Location | 73 Brudenell Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°48′44″N 1°34′09″W / 53.8122°N 1.5692°WCoordinates: 53°48′44″N 1°34′09″W / 53.8122°N 1.5692°W |
| Owner | Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Ltd |
| Type | Cinema |
| Capacity | 275 |
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| Opened | 7 November 1914 |
| Architect | Thomas Winn & Sons |
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| www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk | |
The Hyde Park Picture House is a cinema and Grade II listed building in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Built by Thomas Winn & Sons, it opened on 7 November 1914. It features many original features, such as an ornate balcony and external box office, and is the only remaining gas lit cinema in the United Kingdom. Following the installation of "comfier seating", the Picture House has a capacity of 275, down from around 400 on opening.
After being threatened with closure in 1989 the cinema was taken over by Leeds City Council, who created the Grand Theatre and Opera House Limited, an independent company within the council which looks after the Picture House along with the Grand Theatre and Opera House and the City Varieties.
A varied programme plays at the cinema, from arthouse movies to big new releases. This bill attracts a varied crowd of local residents and students. The Leeds International Film Festival began at the venue in 1987.
As well as showing movies, the cinema hosts occasional musical performances and has been used as both a backdrop for films and TV programmes and as a wedding venue.
Hyde Park Picture House was designed by architects Thomas Winn & Sons and built in 1914. It stands around halfway down Brudenell Road at the junction with Queen's Road, on a canted corner. The front elevation is topped by a Dutch gable with ball finials and features four ionic columns made from white Burmantofts Marmo.Glazed terracotta dressings and a frieze with moulded letters spelling out "Hyde Park Picture House" appear at the entrance and contrast with the red brick, which makes up the majority of the building.
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