The County (Essoldo) Cinema. Gorton Road / Priory Lane Reddish Stockport

Restrained brick exterior, a design stripped of all historical decoration. Circular staircase tower of brick with glass blocks. Banded brickwork with Art Deco patterning above entrance. The proscenium broke new ground by dispensing with stage curtains and introducing a screen intended to 'float' on a blue background. 1,300 seats. Later converted to Bingo Hall,

(From the Ground Up. Stockport Museum Service. 1982 ISBN 0-905164-65-2. Page 42)

Reference           Builder 19 June 1936 Page 1241