Ritz Cinema, Thirsk

The building was originally the Mechanics' Institute for Thirsk and Sowerby,[1] but was converted into a cinema in 1912.

[4] During the First World War, Powers "gave free shows to wounded soldiers".

[13] According to a Yorkshire Post item in January 2011, this is "the longest entirely volunteer-run cinema in the country".

In early January 2021, the government's Culture Recovery Fund provided a grant of £6,400 to help cover some of the loss.

[17] The cinema was used as a backdrop for the filming of the second series of All Creatures Great and Small in June 2021.