Listing saves art deco cinema mentioned in Beatles song from wrecking ball
Show Fullscreen Get back: Lidl announced plans to demolish the Abbey cinema earlier this month A historic art deco cinema in Liverpool has been saved from the wrecking ball just days after retail giant Lidl announced plans to demolish it. The Abbey Cinema, which was mentioned in the original draft of John Lennon’s classic Beatles song ‘In My Life’, was granted grade II protection by culture secretary Oliver Dowden after campaigners racked up more than 7,000 signatures in a last-minute petition to save it. Lidl announced its intention on 7 April to flatten the 1939 cinema, which was desi...
Source: building.co.uk