Photograph. This cinema was situated on the west side of the High Street on the corner of Albion Place. Opened in 1914, it was built in an unusual semi Moorish style, described by one patron as 'a bit like a mosque'. It had seating for 800 people and boasted a full orchestra. It claimed to be Southampton's first 'talkie' cinema after showing 'The Singing Fool' in 1929. It closed down in 1956 and the building was demolished in 1974.
