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Cobbled street with a building under demolition, two men standing on its frame, and several people on the pavement and road.

Blackfriars Road Wisbech 1927

Empire Theatre, Blackfriars Road, Wisbech

History of Empire Theatre

Listed Building

Cinema. 1932. By Ward and Woolnough. Common brick and reconstituted Ketton stone. Jazz-Modern style.

The large building in the photo was Hill House on Upper Street, shown in 1927. It was converted into an indoor market called Racey’s Arcade. This was demolished and replaced with the Empire Theatre. (Wisbech, Images of Englaand 1996)

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