The Projected Picture Trust - Open Day

From the 1960s onwards, Picture Palaces were being boarded up, turned into bingo halls, split into multiscreens or razed to the ground for redevelopment. Projection equipment was being thrown into skips or sold for scrap. It was these developments that in 1978 led to the birth of the PPT by the then BFI Technical Officer, Charles Beddow. Convinced that much of Britain’s arts heritage would be lost forever, he successfully created a steering committee and the rest, as they say, is history.

Run by an eclectic mix of respected industry professionals and cinema enthusiasts, the trust boasts a world-class collection of cinema technology artefacts and a growing digital archive that will eventually become an accessible hub of knowledge for just about anyone interested in finding out more about this fascinating, if often overlooked, side of our much-loved business. On your visit, you will be able to walk around the collection, see the film projectors up close, including one that was used in the Odeon Leicester Square in London for many Royal premiere film screenings.

With an impressive portfolio of real-world expertise, ideas as grand as the films we screen and hard-working, enthusiastic volunteers, the PPT has the potential to become a world leader in the field of cinema technology preservation.

We have a base at Dean Clough Mills, Halifax where the majority of the equipment is stored and there are displays across the country. The PPT goes well beyond just collecting equipment. The trust has a huge range of working projection and sound systems and is able to provide the expertise to install and operate for events such as film festivals.

Timings

Saturday 12 September:

1100-1600

Location & directions

The Projected Picture Trust, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 5AX

Directions:

The PPT is located in the basement of G Mill at Dean Clough. Access is via stairs and also a lift.

Contact on day:

Chris Clay

Telephone number:

+447917573851

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Some narrow walkways

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