THE GLOBE CINEMA WAS A WELL REMEMBERED CINEMA LOCATED AT LAWRENCE HILL IN EAST BRISTOL. IT WAS OWNED BY THE PUGSLEY FAMILY. IT OPENED IN 1914 AS THE GLOBE PICTURE THEATRE. THE FRONTAGE WAS REBUILT AND MODERNISED IN AN ART DECO STYLE IN 1939/1940. FALLING NUMBERS IN THE LATE 1960s AND EARLY 1970s BROUGHT THE CINEMA TO AND END. TOWARDS THE END A WRESTLING EVENT WAS ORGANISED STARRING BILLY TWO RIVERS. AFTER HE FAILED TO APPEAR A NEAR RIOT ENSUED AND WRESTLING WAS NEVER TRIED AGAIN. IT CLOSED IN 1973 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DEMOLISHED.
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