The Forum cinema dates in 1939 and closed in 1965 when the site was taken over by Walter Bakers furniture store which closed recently, although it has now re-opened as Beevers.
A broken sign for the Forum can still be seen on top of the building
Inside the building can easily be identified as a cinema with a foyer and banked seating areas, this plan is displayed at the back of Beevers showroom.
A short video by the Normanby Local History Group is included below
Memories, Good or not I am not too sure, but it sure looks good from here in Oz.
My Grandad , Jim Lee, was doorman/ usher for many years at the Forum
Good memories of the Forum cinema, Tarzan films !!! , too bad that it could not be preserved as it was.
Looking good from North Carolina.
I visited the air raid shelter a few years ago and have fond memories of going to films as a child and teen. Two films I remember were the Longest Day and Fire Maidens from Outer Space which made a big impression on me (I must’ve been 7 sneaking in to an A film. I reemember 13th moon of jupiter and “man with the head of a beast”)
My mother in law worked there when it first opened, she worked in the ticket office. Still alive today at 98 she has fond memories of working there.