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The Picture House.
Visitor Comments
[name withheld] (2005-06-15)
cool
Jacqueline Orr (nee Burnett) (2006-02-12)
I used to go and see the ‘Man from UNCLE’ at the picture house on a Saturday morning
[name withheld] (2006-08-22)
Do you remember the first 3 rows had wooden seats for one shilling and sixpence. We called them the one and harders.
Wrinkly (2006-10-22)
When I sat on the firstb 3 rows it cost 4 old pence
jim dalrymple (2007-01-15)
do you remember “auld rigby” usherette…psssst
Constance (2007-04-23)
I remember paying 9d 1940’s
Mary Spain. (2008-06-09)
I remember the hard seats, but when I was courting we were in the balcony, 2 steps up.I also remember it went on fire and we had go as you please shows in the temperance hall{town hall now}. ther was a lot of talent in tayport then.
williamson (2008-09-26)
there is also pictures of the old picture house on http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/tayport.html which opened in c1911 and closed c1960s
Gus Boath (2008-11-24)
Was it not Nessie Grogan - ‘Shsht - pit ye oot ?!
Derek Roger ( Canada ) (2008-12-09)
When I went there in the 50’s For the Saturday Matinee Front wooden seats were 6 pence and the rest I think 9 pence with the balcony at the back being 1 shilling . My late father Charles Braid Roger related to me that they used to go to the matinee for 2 jelly jars or an empty lemonade bottle .
Margaret Davidson (2009-01-26)
When I used to go to the Saturday matinees, the front 2 rows (the hard seats) were 9d. I used to get a shilling to go, so that left 3d for an ice lolly.
May lawson (2009-03-06)
My dad used to be the projectionist for the silent movies. Then later Mum and I used to go for 1/9d - well she was that price, no idea what I was - we used to go to the sweetie shop opposite and buy soor plooms or some such name
mistypip (2009-11-25)
I used to stay with my Aunt in Elizabeth Street, and from the early 1940’s to mid 1950’s would often go to the “pictures”. I am fairly sure the prices were 6d., 9d. and 1/-s. The sweetie shop I think was called “Duthie’s”
[name withheld] (2010-07-29)
Duthies - that’s right
Ghoulz (2011-09-18)
My father, William (Bill) Gourlay was the Chief Operator there betwwen 1st March 1947 and May 1949 when he became Manager until July 1950.
the researcher (2011-11-15)
that would be right ghoulz as the cinema had a fire in 19459JUNE18TH)and didnt reopen until march 3rd 1947 been trying to find out when jb milne bought this cinema have only found c1930 but do know this was the second cinema he bought anyone with any info or photos please email me on dkirkbryde@yahoo.co.uk