Savoy Cinema was built in 1935 to designs by the architect Reginald Cooper. It is built in the art-deco style with a curved front. It is owned by Savoy Cinemas.
It was opened on 7 November 1935 by Lenton Picture House Ltd, a consortium of local businessmen. It had seating for 1,242. The first film was Flirtation Walk with Dick Powell.
In 1972 the single auditorium was rebuilt to offer three screens.
Referencesedit
^From Modernity to Memorial: The Changing Meanings of the 1930s Cinema in Nottingham. Sarah Stubbings. August 2003
^"Saturday Night and Sunday Morning - visiting some of the filming locations". www.ciaranbrown.com.
January 01, 1970
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