Palace Cinema Longridge

The Palace Cinema Longridge is an independent cinema located in Longridge, near Preston, in Lancashire, England. Its building has had a remarkably varied life: it began as a weaving shed and cotton mill, and over the years it has also served as a music hall, a theatre, a roller skating rink, a cinema and a bingo hall. This layered history makes the Palace a distinctive local landmark rather than a purpose-built modern multiplex. The cinema was purchased by its present owners in 1976. From 1997 onward, the owners carried out extensive renovations and an extension to the premises, modernising the venue while retaining its historic character. Today the Palace operates as a community-focused cinema serving Longridge and the surrounding area near Preston, offering film screenings in a setting that reflects more than a century of changing entertainment uses. As a small independent venue, the Palace Cinema Longridge is privately owned and is not part of a large cinema chain. Its identity is closely tied to its building's past and to its role as a local cultural and leisure destination in Lancashire.

The building that now houses the Palace Cinema Longridge has passed through many incarnations. According to the cinema's official website, it started life as a weaving shed, and during its time it has been a music hall, a roller skating rink, a cinema and a bingo hall. Wikidata similarly describes it as originally a cotton mill, then a theatre, later used as a skating rink and bingo hall. Together these accounts trace a building that adapted repeatedly to the changing entertainment and industrial needs of Longridge, a town near Preston in Lancashire, England. In 1976 the premises were purchased by its present owners. Two decades later, from 1997, extensive renovations and an extension to the premises were carried out. These works modernised the venue while preserving its historic character, allowing it to continue operating as a cinema into the present day. The Palace remains a privately owned, independent cinema rather than part of a national chain, and it serves as a local cultural and leisure venue for Longridge and the surrounding Lancashire area.

• Building begins life as a weaving shed / cotton mill.

• Building later used as a music hall, theatre, roller skating rink, cinema and bingo hall over its history.

• Purchased by its present owners in 1976.

• Extensive renovations and extension carried out from 1997.

Independent, community-focused historic cinema in Longridge, Lancashire.

• Cinema film screenings

1. 1The Palace Longridgethepalace-longridge.co.uk
2. 2Palace Cinema Longridgewikidata.org