Roxy Cinema, Barrow-in-Furness

The Roxy Cinema (later known as the Odeon and the Classic) on Cavendish Street in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a former cinema, and one of only two remaining 20th century picturehouses in the town (the other being Salthouse Pavilion). Built in 1937 in the Streamline Moderne-style it replaced a late 19th-century theater also called the Roxy.^[1] The cinema was purchased by Odeon in 1943, and again by Classic Cinemas in 1967.^[1] Throughout its various forms, the cinema only had one screen, although it could seat up to 1,200 people.^[1] Its days as a cinema ended in 1976 when it was soon converted into a nightclub.^[1]

Former Roxy Cinema photographed circa. 19439 now home to Manhattans nightclub

The Champers nightclub closed in 1984 and the Roxy Cinema building lay vacant until 1991 when a new nightclub named Manhattans opened. Mahattans ultimately met a similar demise a decade on,^[1] although 2011 saw the rejuvenation of the Manhattans brand which reopened a venue within the building.^[2] An American themed restaurant/diner and bar 'Hollywood' is also located on the ground floor in the cinema's former foyer. Whilst in the basement 'Broadway' a popular weekend nightclub is located.

See also

• Ritz Cinema, Barrow-in-Furness