Facebook page, Cinema lights photo album!

[dave771]

Hi all, for those of you who haven't yet joined the Dreamland facebook page, there is a great new photo album from 1997 !
http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-3-Dream ... 3371152426

Dave

[Greg Pryce]

I recognise those pictures
Great Photo's Dave

[porterm]

Some nice dramatic shots there Dave (I think you showed me these at the Shell Grotto the other year over the Christmas time period).

Martin

[dave771]

More photos added this evening from the 20's night back in 2003 ! http://www.facebook.com/savedreamlandcampaign

[dave771]

New photo album added on the campaign Facebook page. Showing the urgent works being carried out on the Cinema fin lighting. http://www.facebook.com/savedreamlandcampaign

[vince69619]

They look amazing!

Vince.

[vann98]

wow. Is that what they are going to look like when they are remounted?
Very impressive.
I would however have been interested to see the original 1930's signage up again but I guess that is long gone, plus I remember reading that the current letters can't be removed permanently due to the buildings listed status or something along those lines.

They do look amazing though!

[EAS]

I'm saying this in very small letters,and a quiet voice, but one day I hope the original style of neon lighting can be re-installed.

It was a very important part of cinema design of the period and so much of this lighting has been lost...

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/cinemas.pdf

Expensive I know, and at the moment, good to see things moving forward.

[kevinashe]

Eas i take it the original style was the one with the neon light on the outside,Boness hippodrome still has its original which was restored prior to the cinemas reopening.Next time im in the area i will take pictures of it

[EAS]

Yes indeed. Bo'ness is wonderful.


http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/boness.html

I will ask @ScottishCinemas for pictures of neon lighting ...

And there's another in Stockport just been restored.

http://www.stockportplaza.co.uk/

[EAS]

Thanks to Scottish Cinemas :


Regal Bathgate is a good recently restored example

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geojuice/5408647918/


Alhambra Dunfermline:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/6213639977/


Hippodrome:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbarr/5540720466/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petermacdonald/4078272658/

And the Stockport Plaza mentioned above:

http://www.stockportplaza.co.uk/about-t ... on-update/

[kevinashe]

Regal bathgate was converted into a community theatre when it closed as a cinema,the alhambra ive never passed even though ive been in dunfermline quit a lot.Boness i am planning to go and see a film with the family as i want to take chloe to what i class as an old worldie cinema,of which there are fewer about

[barcrest]

We have the electric in birmingham that is a nice civilised venue. It is amazing looking at the old archive picture how much was added on to the hippodrome.

[kevinashe]

It is when you look how it was modified over the years,its a miracle it survived its dereliction as there was at least one small arson fire inside.At least its still here now and fully restored to what it used to be!!!

[dave771]

Hi all, just to let you know that Basil the Dreamland cat now has her own Facebook page ! She is a major figure at Dreamland so I thought it was time she had her own page to share with you all.

Please like Basil and keep up to date with her at
http://www.facebook.com/DreamlandBasil