Home, in 2019, to the Atik
night club, this Grade II Listed building was
once the Picturehouse cinema. The
building is listed because it represents, "...
a good example of an early purpose built
cinema .... despite its change of
use it remains virtually unaltered
externally and retains many original
features internally."
The listing information describe the building
as having an, "... Ashlar front with
faience entrance; returns have thin
courses of squared stone with ashlar
dressing; roof dark slates with lead dome.
Free Baroque style. Two storeys. Small
auditorium with balcony, behind
foyer. .... Curved projecting steps
up to central recessed renewed glazed
entrance in wide segmental arch with many
keys; slender Tuscan columns and
half-columns support entablature of curved
porch with dentilled cornice and top
balustrade. Octagonal tower, with angle
pilasters and top entablature, rises above
entrance and has a segmental head to a
door opening to a balcony."