Nothing will ever match the feeling of visiting a classic picture house. The marquee, the smell of the popcorn, the comfy seats.
Whitefield in Bury was once home to a cinema where “kids queued up every Saturday” to see the latest films. The Mayfair still has a firm place in locals’ hearts despite being demolished in the early 2000s.
The Greater Manchester venue, which went on to be particularly popular in the 1990s, first opened in the early 1930s near to the Palace Cinema. Unfortunately, a fire completely destroyed the original Mayfair in 1941, with a replacement being built and opening in 1947.
