19-20 Norfolk House, Wellesley Road
- 19-20 Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, CR9 1NG
Business premises on the corner of Wellesley Road and George Street
According to Cinema Treasures, the building (Norfolk House) was constructed after the Second World War on a site previously occupied by a building known as the Public Hall. The Public Hall was originally built as a library/scientific institution, and converted into a cinema in May 1910; it operated as a full-time cinema for a few months after that, but by the end of 1910 cinema performances were only sporadic, and ceased entirely in 1920.
According to a photo on Flickr, as of c. 1980, 19 Norfolk House was occupied by a jewellers called "(something) Walker" and 20 Norfolk House was occupied by "(something) T Robinson" "electrical discount centre".
By May 2012, 19 and 20 Norfolk House had been knocked into one and were occupied by a branch of Barclays bank (pictured). This was still in place in December 2019.
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