Do'es anyone know when the Colosseum cinema on Spital Hill closed down ? and do'es anyone know what the last film to be shown was ?

Easy,
Closed 2nd Nov 1963

Last Films Walt Disney's Horse without a head and a single showing of savage sam at 7pm

If you want to know anything about old sheffield cinemas, check out my Lost Cinemas Of Sheffield Website

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http://www.rocknroll.f9.co.uk/cinemas/cinemas.html

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Wow MuddyCoffee, I've been on your site before, and never realised it was you who wrote it!

I found it really interesting, well done buddy!

K X

Many thanks for that info Muddycoffee, but could not find it on the web site you indicated.

Originally posted by pitsmoorboy
Many thanks for that info Muddycoffee, but could not find it on the web site you indicated.
I don't usually put the final films on, but if there's any more you need, then I can look them up for you in my books about local cinemas which I have.

You're welcome Kristian. And thanks.
I started it over 5 years ago, and people keep helping me with extra info. What I really want is people to scan me any old pictures they have of the old cinemas, to make a full page for each of them. But I can't use ones out of published books as that copyright infringement.

I have about 300 pages of all sorts, all linked from my homepage. All about Rebels, the Limit, Rockreunited, unofficial hendersons relish, ********.com, celebrities real names, prince philip the greek's embarrasing outbursts, campaign for more bank holidays, shop sign spelling mistakes, dead celebrity birthday counter, etc.. etc..

Quote from Muddy coffee.
"I don't usually put the final films on, but if there's any more you need, then I can look them up for you in my books about local cinemas which I have."
What I meant to say is I cant find the Colosseum Cinema on your web site.
Sorry for any misunderstanding.

No Problem Pitsmoor.
You are asking why there isn't a dedicated page for the colisseum, I think.

Right, that is because I haven't got an original picture of the place, which I am allowed to use on the web without infringing copyright. All the other pics on the website I have taken myself or have been given to me, by the owner of the photo.

If anybody has a photo, then I would be only too pleased to put a dedicated page for another cinema.

Another aspect about this venue, is I am not entirely sure where the exact location was of the building. If I was certain, then It might be worth taking pics of what's there now, to create a page.

Interesting one this, the Colosseum was the cinema that I proposed to my wife in, 1963 about, that makes me ancient dos'nt it? a petrol station was built there after the cinema was closed, this also has now gone, hav'nt been in that area for years now, so don't know what is there now.