The last 3 films I watched there was Grease, Warlords of Atlantis and Hanger 18.

Apparently Laurel and Hardy performed there when it was a theatre.

All you know everything that was good and bad about Warrington. Thank f*** you don't speak for the majority.

Had some great nights in Smiths, I'll be sorry to see it go.

I think I actually verge upon agreeing with Saddened. The building has no future and it now clears the way for the redevelopment of that part of town, which is desperately needed. The footpath which runs along the river through Crosfields and the park on the other side attracts some really shady characters.

Whist they are in town can the demolition men pay a visit to New Town House, please?

Me too, and sad to say, I also queued for Grease a year or two later......

Did you get knocked back at the door for not having your ID with you?

And I could say the cottage to me is nothing but a pub turned Indian Restaurant, the Academy was a derelict building turned into the Warrington Guardian offices. The old fish market is just a roof for the odd fairground ride or bouncy castle..... ridiculous.......

Just because you didn't like Mr smiths (and I wasn't a fan even when it was good) and arent old enough to remember it as anything else its no reason to herald its demolishing.

The only thing left from our past soon will be a set of iron gates in front of the Town hall. We've plenty of "open Ground" to look at the one outside Sainsburys next to the Marquis for a start. A listed building was knocked down to make way for that ramshackle dumping ground.

its a shame it couldn't have been turned into a proper theater but I guess the Waterfront isn't going to be that great vision the council are trying to convince us it will be.

Anyway good luck with those apartments on the busiest traffic bottleneck in the North west. no balconies required...!!

rlhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/2302434564/in/photostream/lightbox/rl
is that you in the red jacket long hair and flared jeans...........

Bring back 'The Hitman and Her'

Apartments here we come....

This is what the owners wanted it to be in 2011, when they were told by the "powers that be" to give it one more go as a nightclub.
Owners were not best impressed with this notion, so, opening night of whatever it as called then....

....run out of lager with an hour of doors opening
....no change in tills
....place a bit of a poohhole (glass all over floor)
...."urinate off" the DJ or MC or whatever it is these young whippersnappers call themselves, these days.

Second week was no better, so never opened it's doors again.

Sad day, that such an iconic building is to be ripped down.

I remember watching Jaws II on New Year's Day in the late 70's, and then coming out to about a foot of snow.

Never liked Smith's. Full of posers in my day, and then full of drunken 19 year olds who wanted to be on the front of the Guardian for assault with a bottle, in latter years.
By the time I was in my early to mid 20's, I wouldn't go in. Some of my mates would be christened Roger Black or Kris Akabusi by me. They'd do one lap of the place, and then be out. So a few of my Saturday nights used to finish at about 12:30 ish, unless we went for gragagranny night in the Showboat. Happy Days.


Sad day for the town

Still got an itch down below from the showboat but happy days looking back

ha me too in 1990. It has a lot to answer for!

I think I was in that queue for Jaws as well.

shame something can't be done to save it and create it as a venue just like the Odeon in Bradford and Unity hall in Wakefield which both have been lying empty for years and have now been saved.

I remember the showboat when it was the "Old Quay Tavern" plus if you like your nostalgic Warrington photos from the 70's and 80's have a look at www.hwells.co.uk and have alook at the Warrington in camera tab, it's even got my old boys brigade building on from back in the day. and mywarrington.co.uk

I remember the showboat when it was the "Old Quay Tavern" plus if you like your nostalgic Warrington photos from the 70's and 80's have a look at www.hwells.co.uk and have alook at the Warrington in camera tab, it's even got my old boys brigade building on from back in the day. and mywarrington.co.uk

unlike their rl clubs