WATCH: Hyde Park Picture House is BACK

The Hyde Park Picture House, one of the UK’s oldest and most treasured cinemas, is to reopen its doors on Friday 30 June, as work on its refurbishment nears completion.

The project is brought to you with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the 109-year-old Leeds cinema has successfully carried out significant restoration works throughout the past two years, including repairs to its façade and external lamppost, the restoration of original terrazzo flooring, and the refurbishment of its nine gas lights which will be lit for every screening.

The Picture House Project, which received funding from Leeds City Council and the Garfield Weston Foundation, has also introduced new accessible facilities, including a ramped entrance, Café Bar, Community Room, platform lift and wheelchair accessible toilet. A brand-new 50-seat second screen, located in the cinema’s basement, will open later in July – allowing.

We sat down with Wendy Cook (Head of Cinema) and Mark Johnston (Project Architect) to chat about the project, watch the video below.