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Old 27-04-2009, 10:42 AM
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Ok, turn right off Derbyshire Lane into Moss Road. 200yds on Left hand side is a new building called Metro's, That is where the Corona stood.

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Just had a look at a pic of the Crosby Corona on the 'Crosby Memories' website. The materials used and squarish architecture is quite similar to the Gorton one - a suggestion possibly that there may have been a connection.

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Just found an excellent photo of the Stretford Corona on the Education and Leisure section of Trafford Council's website click this link to see it Trafford Lifetimes there is also a potted history. It was apparently bought by Metrovicks in 1951 and used as their social club.

I have also discovered that the Gorton Corona became the 'Mayflower Club' in the 80's and had a couple of other names before its demise. Bands such as the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, etc. appeared there among others.
It seems that the Coronas were part of the old Gaumont chain, which merged with Rank. The Corona in Crosby was in College Road near Marine Football Club. When Gaumont merged with Rank, it became a second run house, because Rank already had the Odeon on Crosby Road. Source of the above...the wonderful(!) Wikipedia and my own memory ! It may be that the other Coronas , being similar style, were probably Gaumonts. Certainly Gaumonts desappeared in the late 50s.
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Gaumonts didnt actually disappear till the 1980s.I used to go the Gaumont North Finchley till it closed in about 1980.
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Gaumonts didnt actually disappear till the 1980s.I used to go the Gaumont North Finchley till it closed in about 1980.
Fair enough. Most, if not all, were sold to Rank, and were there was already an Odeon, they were closed/sold on/ or became second run houses. One of the last films(to full houses!) at the Corona Crosby was Rock Around The Clock(57)...no doubt the demolition of the cinema began while it was still showing !!!
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Ok, turn right off Derbyshire Lane into Moss Road. 200yds on Left hand side is a new building called Metro's, That is where the Corona stood.
Thanks Santonix, I must have a drive round there to see the latest developments.

I'm told that Metrovicks (Metropolitan Vickers Ltd.) bought the Corona cinema building in the 50's and adapted the premises as their Sports and Social Club.

The permises have now been replaced by a new building on the same site after the club committee raised the funds required. The work was done by Seddons, who are the main contractor for the redevelopment of the area.
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The gaumont Cicuit was absorbed into Rank in the 40s.many became part of what was known as The National Circuit run by CMA.
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In answer to the thread on this building, I think it's already been mentioned but take a look around www.longfordcinema.co.uk .I run this site and am always desperate for people to contribute to it. The site is aimed at compiling information on the buildings history, the people who worked in and used it and the companies that ran it.

If you have any information, please either visit the site and contribute directly, or email me info@longfordcinema.co.uk .I am particulaly interested in old photos, scans of programmes and posters etc and personal accounts of using the building.

A couple of weeks ago we got the best article yet into the MEN and there is a piece due to air on Channel M (Manchester region only) with new footage of the interior.

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The Channel M report has now come out and is sat on the web. You can see if by following this link Channel M - TV for Manchester

There isn't a new footage as thought, just loads of stuff recycled from the website and youtube but usefull none the less.
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