Listen to sound clips as people chat about their memories of the early cinema years.
The cinema was where many did their courting.
Project team members will be visiting and interviewing many of these people to capture their memories on digital media.
The cinema was where many did their courting.
Project team members will be visiting and interviewing many of these people to capture their memories on digital media.
Interesting sound clips will be made available via this page.
Check regularly for updates as the process of gathering these memories gets underway and continues throughout the year.
Simply click the play button below to hear the clip.
Check regularly for updates as the process of gathering these memories gets underway and continues throughout the year.
Simply click the play button below to hear the clip.
Harriet Roberts CEO on BBC Radio Lancashire talking about the Project.
Two clips of Nellie Taylor, talking on BBC Radio Lancashire ‘Off The Cuff’ about being the pianist at the Empire Cinema in 1917
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Rene Hope, now aged 82, was an usherette at the cinema in 1944 at the age of 17. Rene visited the theatre on Monday 2nd March 2009, the first time she had been back in the building for 65 years.
Listen to a short extract from an interview she gave to Harriet Roberts on 3rd March 2009.
Rene (below) explaining to Harriet how different everything was in her day.
Rene (below) explaining to Harriet how different everything was in her day.