Curzon Cinema, Devonshire Square, Loughborough (Locally Listed)
| Date Listed | Thu 17th June, 2004 |
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| Category | Locally Listed Building |
| Address | Curzon Cinema Devonshire Square Loughborough LE11 3DL |
| Grade | Locally Listed |
| Grid Reference | SK5365919463 |
| Description | Cinema. Originally ?The Empire Cinema? and substantially altered to its present appearance in 1936. The 1936 building contained a Palm Court Coffee Room with Ballroom above and a cinema to seat 1750 patrons. Alterations commissioned by C K Deeming and designed by architect Archibald Hurley Robinson. Art Deco ?exemplar? sadly spoilt by crude canopy/fascia above main entrance. Substantially altered internally to provide multiple screens. Hathernware cream tiles to upper facade including a central feature turret with angled facets rising high above the parapet. Parapets dressed with blue glazed copings surmounting a decorative frieze of Art Deco motifs in blue and green tiles. Parapet conceals flat roof. |
The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.