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Originally known as the Forum the cinema opened on 16th May 1931 with Clifford Mollison in “Almost A Honeymoon”. Designed by William R. Glen and Alfred Ernest Shennan for Associated British Cinemas (ABC) at a cost in excess of £200,000, the six-storey curved Portland stone facade remains a distinctive and highly prominent feature of Lime Street – one of Liverpool’s major thoroughfares.

The auditorium depicting Venetian scenes, contains an amazing proscenium treatment consisting of a vast curved canopy over the arch and the side boxes. The theatre has a shallow stage together with a Compton organ on a lift in front of the stage, which was opened by organist Reginald Foort.

The relatively small width of the site meant that the 1,835 capacity was achieved by having a huge circle containing 750 of the seats.

Re-named ABC on 17th February 1971 due to its opulence and excellent location the cinema survived intact until 1982 when it was converted to a three screen operation by installing two mini-cinemas under the balcony seating 272 and 217 seats.

From 1986 it had been re-named Cannon but closed on 29th January 1998 with a special screening of Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca”, when a special admission fee of 50p was charged.

There were proposals to convert the building into a conference centre, but these stalled and the building has stood empty since closing. Later proposals were put forward in late 2007 to convert it into a ‘boutique’ hotel and supper club, with plans going to Liverpool City Council in July 2008 and if permission was granted, work could start in late-2008. However, the building remained unused and was de-tripled in 2016.

Later in 2016 ambitious plans to turn the Grade II listed building into a 1,500-seat hi-tech music/performance venue, were approved by Liverpool council’s cabinet.

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