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Cottage Road Cinema in Leeds set to celebrate 113th birthday
National World - LocalTV
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22/07/2025
A Leeds cinema, believed to be the oldest continuously operating cinema in the UK, is set to celebrate its 113th birthday on Tuesday 29th July.
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Whether or not you're a Headingley local, you'll likely know about or have been to the Cottage Road Cinema,
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and it's likely the Leeds-based generation or two above you will know or have known about it too.
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It's believed to be the oldest continuously operating cinema in the country, and it's set to mark its 113th birthday.
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Originally the Headingley Picture House, it first opened its doors on Monday 29th July 1912,
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advertising continuous performances from 6pm to 10.30pm each evening except on Sundays,
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with a matinee on Wednesdays and two children's matinees on Saturday.
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The Picture House was converted from a private motor garage built in 1908
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for one of the sons of the wealthy Kirk family who lived in the Castle Grove mansion on Moore Road.
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In its early years it was run by Owen Brooks, an early cinema pioneer, and his partner George Reginald Smith.
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In later years it was taken over by Frank Thompson of Golden Acre Park fame,
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and in 1938 it was bought by Associated Tower Cinemas, who had about a dozen cinemas in Leeds and the surrounding area.
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The cinema was due to close in July 2005, and staff had been issued with redundancy notices,
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but Charles Morris and his wife Judy agreed a deal to take over the cinema on the 28th of July that year,
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which was Charles' birthday.
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Mr Morris took on the staff of the cinema, including Steve Moore, who has now completed 37 years of service.
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The manager, Gary Benn, has been there for almost 19 years.
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The milestone will be marked with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 classic film Notorious,
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starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
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The film will also be preceded by a reel of vintage advertisements.
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The film will also be a star, but in the back of the actress's
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