The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre in Stockport - 94 today

The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre in Stockport opened on this day in 1932.

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• The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre

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The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre in Stockport

A look at The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

The Plaza opened in 1932.

It has had closures over the years, but has been open fully since 2009 and is still going strong.

It's well worth a visit and there are regular theatre shows, pantos, comedy performances and more.

We've also watched some excellent new and classic films on the big screen there.

To watch a film or show there is a superb experience from start to finish - with much more to it than your average multiplex.

The Plaza's original Compton theatre organ is still in situ, and rises out of the floor before performances and during intervals.

The Compton organ being played before a showing of Jaws at The Plaza in July 2024

Find out more on The Plaza website.

Art Deco in Lichfield, Staffordshire

A look at The former Regal Cinema in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

The Regal Cinema opened on Tamworth Street in Lichfield in 1932. It closed in 1972, later becoming a Kwik Save supermarket.

The building now consists of residential apartments and retail units.

Art Deco - The Majestic Reel Cinema in Bridgnorth, Shropshire

A look at an Art Deco cinema in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

The Majestic in Bridgnorth, Shropshire opened in 1937.

The Majestic in 2022

Find out more on the Reel Cinema website.

Art Deco - The Empire Theatre in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

A look at the Art Deco Empire Theatre in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

The Empire in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire opened in 1932.

The Empire in 2021

It was most recently used as a bingo hall.

Art Deco - The Picturedrome in Macclesfield, Cheshire

A look at an Art Deco building in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

The Picturedrome in Macclesfield, Cheshire opened in 1911.

The Picturedrome in Macclesfield in 2016

It is now home to the Picturedrome Macclesfield food hall.

Art Deco - The Odeon cinema in Worcester

A look at the Odeon cinema in Worcester, Worcestershire.

The Odeon cinema in Worcester was built in the Art Deco style and opened in 1935.

Check out the Odeon website for more information.

The former Woolworths in Selby

Spotting a Woolworth ghost sign in Selby, North Yorkshire.

We noticed the remains of a Woolworth sign on the former store on Gowthorpe in Selby while having a wander through the town.

The H of the original WOOLWORTH sign above one of the doors

Before its closure in 2009 the shop had been a Woolworths Local store.

Woolworth became Woolworths in 1984

It's now a Yorkshire Trading Company shop.

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Urban exploration - Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire

A look at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire.

I had a walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham while visiting the town last August.

It was such an interesting sight and experience to see an open shopping mall with so few open shops inside it! Really haunting.

As it is no longer viable as a shopping centre there are plans to demolish the shopping centre and regenerate the area.

Photos of the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham.

This entrance / exit to the shopping centre looked nice

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• A walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham (August 2025)

The Regal Cinema in Kettering, Northamptonshire

This Art Deco building in Kettering, Northamptonshire opened as The Regal Cinema in December 1936.

It had been a bingo club since 1975, most recently as a Gala Bingo. It closed in 2018.

Art Deco - The Plaza in Port Talbot, Wales

This was the Plaza in Port Talbot, Wales in May 2019.

It was built in 1939 and opened in April 1940.

Thankfully the building was reopened as The New Plaza and retained the Modern & Art Deco influenced frontage.

Check it out on The New Plaza website.

Urban exploration - Blockbuster Video Express in Billingham town centre, Teesside

A look at the old Blockbuster Video Express store in Billingham town centre, Teesside.

We visited the former Blockbuster Video Express store in Billingham town centre, Teesside during the pandemic.

Blockbuster ceased operations in the UK in December 2013, so it was interesting to see there were still signs of the brand at the old shop - including a near mint condition shop front!

Similar to the abandoned Blockbuster stores in Manchester and Colne, the inside of the abandoned shop had an eerie look to it.

Art Deco - The former Odeon Cinema in Chorley, Lancashire.

A look at the former Odeon Cinema in Chorley, Lancashire.

The Art Deco building opened in February 1938.

This was how it looked in August 2020 when it had most recently been a Buzz Bingo.

The business (and building) never re-opened after the Coronavirus pandemic.

Sadly the building was demolished and there is now a car park where it once stood.

Urban exploration - Debenhams in Canterbury, Kent

A look at the old Debenhams department store in Canterbury, Kent.

Debenhams ceased trading on the high street in May 2021 after 243 years of operation. You can sometimes still find ghost signs and somewhat intact storefronts around the UK where the shop units have not been occupied by a new business.

New Art Deco style architecture in Hunstanton

Edgewater Apartments in Hunstanton, Norfolk have been created in a nice Art Deco style.

We're big fans of Art Deco style, design and architecture, so it was nice to see the new building on the seafront while visiting Sunny Hunny.

Art Deco - The Old Savoy in Northampton

A look at The Old Savoy in Northampton, Northamptonshire.

It opened in 1936.

Check out The Old Savoy website for more information.

Urban exploration - Blockbuster Video Express in Colne, Lancashire

A look at the old Blockbuster Video Express store in Colne, Lancashire.

We checked out the former Blockbuster Video Express store in Colne, Lancashire during the pandemic.

Blockbuster ceased operations in the UK in December 2013 and so it was interesting to see there were still signs of the brand at the old shop.

The inside of the abandoned store had a haunting look to it.

The shop unit is currently used as a sandwich shop, but there is still one of the old Blockbuster Video Express signs hanging outside.