Building record MNT27953 - The Venue (Former Picture House)

Summary

1920s cinema

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 59107 58382 (29m by 29m)
Map sheet SK55NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Rainworth, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Originally a Picture House cinema and could house 400 people. It was built in 1920 and has been much altered since. Designed by W.W. Wheatley. Plans at Nottinghamshire Archives CC/CL/2/5/2/40. (1)
Annotated as 'Picture Theatre' on OS map surveyed in 1939. (2)
Now a pub (2023).


<1> Chris Matthews, 2022, Model Villages of the Nottinghamshire Coalfield (Published document). SNT5309.

<2> OS, 1939, 1:2500, County Series 1939 (Map). SNT1035.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Published document: Chris Matthews. 2022. Model Villages of the Nottinghamshire Coalfield. Nottinghamshire County Council.
  • <2> Map: OS. 1939. 1:2500, County Series 1939.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 27 2023 4:54PM

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