Information
This cinema opened in 1924 with seating for 300 people. Like many similar halls of the time, this building also served as a community hub. During World War II, the local Air Raid Precautions committee held meetings and fundaraising concerts in the hall. It was renamed as the Astra circa 1941, and was destroyed by fire in 1977.
Citations
Daily Mail, 13 June 1924; Telegraph, 13 March 1941.
Image Citations
Poster for the movie ‘Peter Pan’ which opened in 1924, the same year as the Morningside Theatre.
Map References
MLMS. 40 chain AG2 series 1887–1932—Moreton district. 40 chains to 1 inch. Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 2 west. AG2