The Picture Palace

This Wetherspoon pub is the former Embassy cinema, built in the 1930s to replace The Picture Palace.

This Wetherspoon pub has a long association with the cinema. It all began in 1912, when The Picture Palace was built on the site of a sandpit and first opened its doors to the cinema-going public. As well as the delights of the silver screen, The Picture Palace also presented variety acts on its small stage.