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The Cinemas

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Map showing cinema locations

Cinemas

1. The Picturedrome, The Embankment, Bedford, 'At the foot of the old stone bridge'.
   Opened 2nd May 1910
   Closed 3rd October 1964
2. The Palace, 58 High Street, Bedford
   Opened 6th April 1912
   Closed 21st March 1936
3. The Empire/Granada 3, 27 Midland Road, Bedford
   Opened 27th May 1912
   April 1976 re-named Granada 3
   Closed 20th June 1977
4. The Plaza/Century, The Embankment, Bedford (in front of the Castle Mound)
   Opened 4th March 1929
   September 1969 re-launched as The Century cinema
   Closed June 1974
5. The Granada 1 and 2, 5-9 St Peter's Street, Bedford
   Opened 15th December 1934
   July 1974 Granada 2 opened (previously the restaurant area)
   Closed December 1990

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