Building Name
Atlas / New Atlas/ Ritz Picture Theatre, Fletcher Street, Bolton
Date
1913
Street
Fletcher Street
District/Town
Bolton
County/Country
GMCA, England
Partnership
Work
New build
1914 Opened 2nd February 1914. Prop., F. E. Spring.. Capacity. 1,000.
1922 Renamed Atlas - Prop., Atlas Picture House Co., Ltd.
1930: Renamed New Atlas. revamp., reseating and WE sound.
1937 Renamed Ritz Proprietor, Lancashire Cinema Co Ltd. 850 seats. 1941 - 750 seats.
1960 Closed
Reference Builder 10 October 1913 Page 375 - plans passed
Reference Gould Gazetteer
Reference Bolton Building Regulation No 22167 B 13 August 1913 Picture Theatre Fletcher Street [DF]
Reference Bolton Building Regulation No 22196 11 September 1913, Picture Theatre Fletcher Street [DF]