Tuesday, 29 April 2014
The old Astor Steps
A rear view of the Egerton Arms on High Street. Next to the public house was a theatre which was pulled down in 1904 and replaced a year later by the Empire.
In 1915 it was renamed the Hippodrome which was converted into a cinema in 1951 named the Astor.
In 1965 it burnt down and its last advertised film "A Bucket of Blood" was never shown.
The red-brick wall here contains the remains of some of the steps from the old Astor.
A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.
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It's always funny to think about how cities are changing over the years. And further back, where there's now city, there once was wild nature... This was a nice photo of the brick wall!
ReplyDeleteA Bucket of Blood somehow seems appropriate for a never shown flick in a theatre that met a bad end.
ReplyDeleteInteresting street scene.
ReplyDeleteThe rubbish bin is outstandingly red! ;)
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