Classic Architecture

Following on from yesterday's picture of the Ritz, here's another piece of classic architecture that pre-dates the Ritz by twenty or thirty years. This is the frontage of the Scala - Ilkeston's only remaining cinema that is still being used for the purpose for which it was built.


It dates from 1913 when it was constructed as a purpose built cinema. There is a family connection for my wife's grandfather and a great-uncle (later to become manager of the cinema) played in the orchestra to accompany silent movies. More recently it has been featured in the TV series "Boon" and the title sequence to "Shine On Harvey Moon".