| Savoy Cinema Nottingham | |
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 Savoy Cinema on Derby RoadNottingham | |
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| Alternative names | Savoy Cinema |
| General information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Type | Cinema |
| Location | Lenton, Nottingham,Nottinghamshire |
| Coordinates | 52°57′4.88″N1°10′25.53″W / 52.9513556°N 1.1737583°W /52.9513556; -1.1737583 |
| Current tenants | Savoy Cinemas |
| Construction started | 1930s |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Opened | 7 November 1935 |
| Owner | Savoy Cinemas |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Reginald William Gaze Cooper |
| Other information | |
| Parking | no |
| Public transit access | Nottingham City Transport |
| Website | |
| www | |
Savoy Cinema is on Derby Road inNottingham, England. It is the only surviving pre-Second World War cinema in Nottingham.[1]
Savoy Cinema was built in 1935 to designs by the architect Reginald Cooper. It is built in the art-deco style with a curved front. It is owned by Savoy Cinemas.
It was opened on 7 November 1935 by Lenton Picture House Ltd, a consortium of local businessmen. It had seating for 1,242. The first film wasFlirtation Walk withDick Powell.
The interior of the Savoy Cinema was itself used as a setting for part of the famous 1960 film byAlan Sillitoe,Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.[2]
In 1972 the single auditorium was rebuilt to offer three screens.
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