Location446 viewsThe Former Olympian Cinema, Bridgeton - laterally the DISCOUNT FURNITURE WAREHOUSE!!!
-= DISCOUNT =-
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AirCon - Exterior253 viewsThe first sight to greet us as we enter the building - the massive air exchanger which fed the hot CO2 rich air to the outside world and enabled movie goers to not die of suffocation!
Earlier, as we entered the building - we encountered two Jakes wandering around. They asked us if we could please be respectful of their home?
Sure thing...
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AirCon - Interior236 viewsIt's hard to get a sense of scale, but I could have cuddled up inside this fan and slept (just)!
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Plush Seats315 viewsUnusually, the seating is all 'as is' from the buildings' cinema days: this is probably because the place was not converted to a bingo hall (as most cinemas were).
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Dead Window228 viewsThis fallen in window allows us a glimpse of the magnificence that is Bridgeton!
I like to think that this window fell in when a cheeky wee ned threw that 'mini size' IRN BRU bottle at it!
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Main Hall Booth132 viewsThe Cinema Projection Booth (A later edition)
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Looking Down325 viewsLooking down to the main screen... Eh... 'Suite Centre'?
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Screen Area287 viewsNo flash / fill-light. Strategically placed holes in the roof nicely lit up the screen area for us.
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Projection Booth Projectors314 viewsWhat's left of the twin projectors: not much!
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Meters267 viewsThe Amp-meters for the supply powering the projector room.
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Projection Booth Fire Escape260 views
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The Doss House319 viewsThis is where (in hindsight) the trip gets a bit sad. Two months after our exploration of the Cinema, a man was burned to death in a fire there.
This is the doss-house where the man was sleeping while the cinema blazed around him. At the time I commented to Fossy what a complete death-trap it seemed to be, unfortunately I was proved correct! :-( I wonder if it was one of the two Jakes we encountered when we first entered?
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Windows256 viewsThe Windows to the front of the Doss House (this is inside the tower you can see in the front location picture).
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TurboZ and Fossy279 viewsInside the Doss-House.
Time to leave!
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Exit234 viewsIronically, we leave by the perfectly operational Fire-Exit.
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