Shawclough & Healey June 2018

JUNE 2018 

Something for everyone 

DELIVERED PERSONALLY AND WITH PRIDE TO HOMES IN SHAWCLOUGH, HEALEY & SYKE

Community 

News & Features 

From The Archives – 

Cinemas of Rochdale 32-33 

Away with the Fairies 34-35 

The Streetwise 

Family in your 

area... 

Welcome to 

our June issue 

How the months fly by as we’re 

already halfway through the 

Streetwise year! 

This month Gary Heywood Everett has sent 

us another fascinating article about the 

history of cinemas in Rochdale which may 

bring back some great memories for some of 

our readers. 

On pages thirty four and thirty five Alan 

Rawsterne from Rooley Moor Neighbourhood 

Forum has written an interesting article about 

the Military Vehicles Trusts recent “Drive it 

Day” that was held at Healey Hall Munitions 

Factory in Healey Dell on 22nd April. There’s 

some great photographs to go with the article 

and if you’re interested in getting involved in 

any future events please check out the details 

on the bottom of page thirty five. 

Thank you for continuing to use Streetwise 

and helping to make it the only community 

magazine which truly represents local life in 

and around Shawclough, Healey and Syke. 

Until next month... 

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From The Archives 

Cinemas of Rochdale 

By the end of the 19th century 

experiments were taking place in America 

and by Friese-Green in Britain in the hope 

of projecting moving images onto a screen. 

The first cinema to appear in the UK was 

in Regent Street, London in the mid 1890’s 

with hand-cranked projectors showing 

silent scenes from everyday life ten times 

a day. Rochdale was not too far behind 

with six cinemas opening before 1920 and 

more in the following decades. 

Chronologically, Rochdale’s cinemas 

opened across the first three decades 

of the 20th century. 

The Hippodrome 

In 1903 the Hippodrome, owned by Messrs 

Smith, Lee and Hargreaves showed simple 

animated pictures under the Pringles name 

although in 1905 it was also hosting variety 

acts, Grace Stansfield (Gracie Fields) winning a 

singing competition on-stage there in that year. 

The Empire 

Built in 1904 to reflect the gothic style of the 

Town Hall, this cinema was linked with the 

Hippodrome in its early days and became 

Pringle’s Picture Palace. It had a music hallstyled 

horseshoe balcony (Music Hall 

continuing there until 1910) but this, along with 

the proscenium, was changed in 1929 and the 

orchestra pit taken out to suit the re-named Empire 

De Luxe Cinema rather than theatre. 

As part of the decline of cinema nationally in the 

1950’s, the showing of films was terminated and 

it became a Bingo Hall, then in 1995 a nightclub 

with the cinema balcony bricked-up. 

The Palace 

The Palace was located in George Street off 

Drake Street and opened in 1911. By 1922 The 

Palace had been taken over by the Northern 

Cinemas chain and in the 1930’s re-named the 

Palace Tudor Super Cinema. In turn it became 

part of the Essoldo chain in the 1950’s. Initially 

closed in 1968 it was later used to screen 

Bollywood films and on final closure as a 

cinema in 1981 it was converted into ‘Scene 

One’ night club which was partly destroyed by 

fire and then re-built as the ‘Xanadu’ night club 

which closed in 2002 after which the building 

was demolished. 

The Coliseum Picture Theatre 

The Coliseum Picture Theatre was built in 1911 

at the corner of the High Level and Oldham 

Road next door to the then popular Palace 

Roller Skating rink. In the 1930’s ‘The Colli’ 

was equipped with an expensive RCA sound 

system but after many years of entertainment it 

closed in the early 1950’s and the building taken 

over initially by the Ford Motor garage but later 

demolished. 

The Pavilion 

The Pavillion opened in 1912 as the Pavilion 

Picture Palace on St Mary’s Gate at the junction 

of Spotland and Bury Road it initially showed 

silent films but was host to the town’s first 

‘talkie’ in 1929. The cinema closed its doors 

in 1963. 

The Ceylon Picture Hall 

This old cinema which opened in 1914 stood 

at the corner of Littlewood Street backing off 

Yorkshire Street and was a converted 

warehouse. It had a snooker hall upstairs and 

though it was re-furbished and re-named in the 

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1920’s as Ceylon Cinema De Luxe, by the end 

of the war it had reverted to being the Ceylon 

Cinema. Its last showing was ‘Flame of the 

Islands’ with Yvonne de Carlo in 1956 after 

which it stood unused for many years before 

being demolished. 

The Princess 

The Princess in Castleton was another early 

picture house. Opened in 1914 it stood next door 

to The Ideal Cinema (1931) and at one time had 

the same telephone number. Initially owned by 

A E Millward, ownership transferred to 

E Woodall by the 1940’s. Reversing the usual 

transfer of use, the cinema in 1951 was acquired 

by the Catholic Church and became St Gabriel 

and the Angels with a new presbytery built 

alongside it in 1953. The Ideal next door was 

eventually taken over by a sheet metal company. 

The Kings 

The Kings cinema, showing films from 1922, 

was located near to Lower Place. It had an 

impressive 32 feet wide screen area 

proscenium and was equipped with a Western 

Electric sound system. The cinema closed in 

1969, initially becoming an Asian social centre 

and then a Bingo club, closing in 2013 as such. 

The Victory 

The Victory stood at the corner of Milkstone 

Road at Station Approach. Opened in 1925, it 

was early in promoting ‘talkies,’ showing Al 

Jolson’s ‘The Singing Fool’ in 1929. As a 

cinema it closed its doors in the late 1950’s after 

which the building was taken over by retail 

businesses. 

Organisation. Towards its closure, in November 

1975, it was reported that youths threw 

fireworks inside the cinema, setting fire to 

the stage curtains and part of the screen. The 

cinema closed soon after this event (it was due 

to close anyway) and never re-opened. The 

building was demolished in the mid 1980’s. 

The Regalon 

The Butts was the last cinema to be built in the 

town centre in 1938. The art deco style building 

was designed by the architect Leslie C Norton to 

hold 1901 seats, two thirds in the stalls and one 

third in the balcony. It was re-named the ABC 

in 1962 and closed for three months in 1978 as 

it was converted into a three-screen cinema. It 

became the Cannon in 1986 and closed as a 

cinema in 1992 first becoming a Bingo Hall and 

then operating as The Regal Moon from 1997. 

The 1960’s witnessed a dramatic drop in cinema 

attendancepartly due to popular ownership of 

TV sets as home entertainment. Video rentals 

in the 1970’s and latterly DVD sales further 

marginalised cinema-going although the rise of 

the multiplex has, to some extent reversed this 

trend. Even so, the era of going to the pictures 

with a great choice of double-header films will 

be remembered with fondness by many in 

the town. 

If you have any memories or comments about 

cinemas in Rochdale, I’d be delighted to hear 

from you and add them to a growing Rochdale 

archive on the subject. Please contact Gary 

Heywood-Everett at garyheywoodeverett@ 

yahoo.co.uk or leave your comments by text 

or by recorded message at 07745201263. 

The Rialto 

The Rialto (1928), later re-named The Odeon, 

was initially The Rialto Super Cinema with 

Grace Fields present at its opening. It had an 

impressive outer façade with cream faience 

tiling, its interior also stunning with marble 

floors, lined walls with painted panels of 

English scenes (one of Healey Dell). There was 

a café attached to the cinema decorated with 

scenes of the Rialto bridge in Venice. In 1955 

‘the Ri’ was equipped with Cinemascope and 

in 1959 re-named The Odeon under the Rank 


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Away with 

the Fairies 

The West Pennines Area of the Military Vehicle 

Trust (MVT) “Drive It Day” excursion on Sunday 

22nd April 2018, visited ROF Healey Hall 

Munitions Factory, which is located in Healey Dell 

near Rochdale. 

Healey Dell is a Nature Reserve set beneath a 

towering eight-arched, 100-foothigh railway viaduct 

above the River Spodden. The 200-foot long viaduct 

was built around 1880 to connect Rochdale and Bacup 

and closed in the 1960’s. Healey Hall is located at the 

top of “The Dell” and gave its name to Healey Hall Mill, 

which manufactured textiles during the Great War and 

was requisitioned in the 1940’s to become a Royal 

Ordnance Factory (ROF) Munitions Filling Factory. 

Healey Dell’s history goes back much further than 

the mill and the railway. The River Spodden tumbles 

through the narrow winding dell with waterfalls and 

“fairy” grottos that legend says were once the haunt of 

Robin of Locksley. The poet Lord Byron (1788-1824) 

was Lord of the Manor of Rochdale and apparently 

visited Healey Hall regularly in pursuit of a beautiful 

young lady. 

Our visit started off very damp and as the day 

progressed the weather improved to bright sunshine. 

Approximately fourteen vehicles turned out and along 

with the West Pennines Area of the MVT there were 

members from the North West and the Saddleworth. 

The tour of the munitions factory was fascinating and 

took nearly two hours. Our guide, David Wild, 

handed out copies of a photograph of the main gate 

and a map of the factory, David told us how, during 

the Second World War,the explosives Filling Factory 

was established at Healey Hall Mill. It was designated 

as an assisted factory with guidance provided by the 

Royal Ordnance Factory at Chorley. Opened in 1941 

and closed two years later, ROF Healey Hall Munitions 

Factory filled 136 million 20-lb bombs for the RAF. 

Rumour has it the site was “moth balled” into the 

1950’s ready to be brought back into production. 

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Eunice Hutt from Rochdale recorded her memories about 

working at the munitions factory in BBC’s online archive, 

WW2 People’s War*. 

“I was 19 years old at the start of the war. I decided to work on 

the munitions rather than go into the forces. I was living in 

Lancashire, and I worked in a factory in Healey Dell near 

Rochdale, making Mortar bombs. We worked in a factory; it was 

like a big shed with all different rooms. We worked on an 

assembly line. We sat on either side of a long table and each 

did a bit of everything towards making the bomb. We changed 

places every shift so that the job didn’t become too 

monotonous. The explosives were put in at the very end. There 

was once an explosion but fortunately nobody was injured. 

Healey Dell was a lovely place and the bombers couldn’t see the 

factory. When the bombers went over we just held our breath to 

see if they would drop a bomb. They didn’t and I’m still here to 

tell the tale! We sang a lot to the radio programme ‘music while 

you work’. We worked a fortnight on days and a fortnight on 

nights for £3.2.6d. I stayed all during the war and they wrapped 

up the firm after the war. I then went back to my old job working 

as a machinist in a clothing factory.” 

Everyone seemed to have a good time and we really appreciated 

the hospitality of our hosts from the Healey Dell Heritage Centre 

& Tea Rooms, Healey Dell Nature Reserve, Dell Road, 

Rochdale, OL12 6BG. 

The MVT is a register charity, for more information see: 

https://www.mvt.org.uk. You don’t need a vehicle to be a 

member of the MVT; an interest is all that is required. The West 

Pennines Area of the MVT covers the South to Rochdale, the 

East to Blackburn, the North to Burnley and the West to Hebden 

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*WW2 People’s War is an online archive of wartime memories 

contributed by members of the public and gathered by the BBC. 

The archive can be found at bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar 

Alan Rawsterne 

Rooley Moor Neighbourhood Forum 

All Photographs in this article have kindly been supplied by David Pheasey 


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CONTENT 

ACCIDENT SOLICITORS 

A2 Accident Solicitors 20-21 

ARTIFICIAL GRASS 

Greensleeves 2 

BATHROOMS 

Ideal Plumbing 24 

BEDROOMS 

Eurostyle Kitchens & Bedrooms 55 

Saddleworth Beds 43 

BLINDS 

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Rochdale Blinds 48 

BUILDING SERVICES 

A King Roofing & Building Solutions 31 

Hoyle Developments 12-13 

John Taylor 22 

PW Contractors 39 

Wayne Patterson Builders 52 

CAR PARTS 

Dronsfields 50 

CAR PORTS 

DR Garage Doors 10 

CAR SERVICE AND REPAIRS 

Dronsfields 50 

CARE SERVICES 

Home Instead 7 

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY 

CLEANING 

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V.L.M 42 

CARPETS & FLOORING 

Rochdale Carpet Warehouse 40-41 

CHARITIES 

Petrus People 44 

CLEANING SERVICES 

RL Gleam and Glisten 52 

COMPOSITE FENCING 

& DECKING 

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Ultimate Fencing 48 

COMPUTER REPAIRS 

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CONSERVATORY CLEANING 

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Restore 46 

CONVENIENCE STORE 

Nisa Shawclough Store 49 

CURTAINS 

Harmony Blinds 18 

DENTAL SERVICES 

Mike Brown Dental 37 

DRIVEWAYS 

A&L Contractors 22 

Branching Out 53 


Landscape By Design 14 

SL Paving Limited 39 

ELECTRICIANS 

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Livewires 39 

PCF Electrical 16 

Wrights Electrical 14 

ESTATE AGENTS 

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Cowell & Norford 5 

Keystone Estate Agents 

& Letting Specialists 23 

Revillo Homes 28-29 & 56 

FENCING 

Anthony James 

Roller Shutters & Fencing 7 


Garden Fencing Specialist 42 


SL Showpiece Landscapes 31 

Ultimate Fencing 48 

FURNITURE 

Suite Dreams 36 

GARAGE DOORS 

DR Garage Doors 10 

GARDEN SERVICES 

& LANDSCAPING 


Branching Out 53 

Ecoscape 26 

Landscape By Design 14 


GAS CENTRAL HEATING 

SERVICES 

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Rochdale Boilers 4 

GATES & RAILINGS 

Triad Steel Security Solutions 31 

GIFTS 

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GUTTER CLEANING 

aqua clean 4 

Restore 46 

HAIRDRESSERS 

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HOME STUDIES 


HOTEL & SPA 

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HOUSEHOLD SERVICES 

Handy Man – Kevin 16 

Joiner/Handyman – Chris 50 

Mark Priestley – Handyman 36 

Ovenkleen 22 

JET WASHING 

aqua clean 4 

Restore 46 


JOINERY 

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Joiner/Handyman – Chris 50 

KITCHENS 


Ideal Plumbing 24 

Number One Kitchens 17 

Rainbow Kitchens 1 

LAWN TREATMENT 

Greensleeves 2 

LEISURE 


LOCAL ADVICE SURGERIES 

Your Local Advice Surgeries 

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LOCKSMITHS 

Lancashire Lock & Safe 50 

LETTINGS 

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Cowell & Norford 5 

Keystone Estate Agents 

& Letting Specialists 23 

Revillo Homes 28-29 & 56 

MARKETS 

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NEWSAGENT & OFF LICENCE 

Nisa Shawclough 49 

PAINTER & DECORATOR 

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PLUMBING & HEATING 

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IHG Plumbing & Electrical 36 

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RESTAURANTS & PUBS 


ROOFING 

A King Roofing & Building Solutions 31 

Dave McHugh Roofing Services 16 & 45 

GL Roofline 10 

Heywood Roofing Services 19 


PW Contractors 39 

Rochdale Roofing 42 

ROLLER SHUTTERS 

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Roller Shutters & Fencing 7 

SOFAS AND FURNISHINGS 

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Tree Control 22 

Tree Surgeons Ltd 45 

TV REPAIRS 

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WEIGHT CONTROL 

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WILL WRITING SERVICE 

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WINDOW CLEANING 

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Restore 46 

WINDOW REPAIRS & UPGRADE 

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Double Glazing Repairs 45 

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& CONSERVATORIES 

Admiral Windows 51 

Profound Installations 11 

Your Choice 27

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