Abbeydale Picture House

The Abbeydale Picture Palace is Sheffield’s finest surviving suburban cinema, listed Grade II and once again showing films and other entertainments while it awaits a full restoration.

It was designed by a Newcastle architect, Pascal J Steinlet, as a theatre as well as a cinema. It has a generous stage with a fly tower and the safety curtain is probably the only remaining cinema “iron” intact and in situ, with period advertisements, in the UK.

It opened in 1920 and closed in 1975, after which it was used as an office-equipment showroom and later an amateur drama centre.

Mike Higginbottom has lectured in social and architectural history for university departments of continuing education and for the Workers’ Educational Association since the early 1970s. He lectures for the Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) and specialises in aspects of Sheffield’s local history.

He maintains a blog about historic buildings, places and towns on his website, www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 21 September:

11am, 1pm, 3pm

Location & directions

387 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1FS

Directions:

383 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FS

Contact on day:

Alex Liddle

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please provide contact details so we can confirm your booking. If we are unable to contact you your booking will be cancelled.

Booking website:

https://www.truenorthbrewco.uk/aphopenday

Booking opens:

18 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

20 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

There are a number of steep steps and slopes within the venue which visitors must be able to deal with unaided. Unfortunately there are currently no accessible toilets or facilities.

Additional information

Limited parking will be available on the day. Please arrive 15mins prior to your booked time.

Max no of people per tour:

25

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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