It was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt, who designed other cinemas of the Odeon chain including the Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare.

The film The Amateur Gentleman was shown on the opening night, 13 July 1936.

There were stage facilities, used by local drama companies.

Externally, the corner entrance was below a tower, and to its left the building included a row of shops with flats above.

[1][2] It closed as a Classic Cinema in 1983, and later opened as an independent company.