Former Sheffield cinema goes up for sale, with £200,000 price tag
This former Sheffield cinema, which harks back to the glory days of the film industry, has gone on the market.
The old Wincobank Picture Palace on Merton Road is up for sale with a price tag of £199,000.
The impressive double-storey brick building dates back to 1914. The cinema closed in 1960 and the property has recently been used as a plumbers’ merchants but the mosaic tiled floor from its days as a picture house is understood to remain intact.
The building is listed for sale by Colloco and is described in the sales brochure as a ‘unique period property’ which is currently used as a trade counter but is ‘suitable for alternative uses’.
According to this brief history, the cinema opened in June 1914 and originally boasted 550 seats before the addition of a balcony boosted capacity by around 100.
