[1] The site now occupied by the cinema began its life as the Broad Street Wesleyan Church, which was built in 1839 by the architect S. S.

[citation needed] In 1993, the cinema was the venue for the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, showing it immediately after its screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

[5] For many years, film director Shane Meadows worked out of the venue; he still uses it as a base for press interviews.

[6] Likewise, the filmmaker Jeanie Finlay has edited most of her films on the premises, including her Game of Thrones documentary The Last Watch.

[7] In 2006, Broadway Cinema underwent a major redevelopment with funding from the National Lottery and Arts Council England.