Pub history

Palladium Electric

Unused for over 20 years, this former cinema is still a well-known town landmark. Set back slightly from the High Street, it first opened its doors in 1913 as the Empire cinema/theatre. Two years later, it became the Palladium Electric. In 1934, the cinema was enlarged, improved and renamed the Palladium, with its name still visible in the triangle above the entrance. The Palladium closed in 1993, with a showing of Cinema Paradiso.