IN PICTURES: Reeling in the years of Boston’s Scala Theatre ahead of sale

With the remains of Boston’s Scala Theatre set to go under the hammer, we invited the town’s Jon Coupland to share with us his research into the former cinema.

By David Seymour

Published 9th Jun 2020, 15:27 BST

Updated 9th Jun 2020, 15:42 BST

Jon began researching the attraction in 2012 after learning about it from a friend who worked at Poundstretcher – at that time, the tenants of the building. Over these pages, we present a number of Jon’s photographs from then, plus some older pictures that were given to Jon by the late Mervyn Gould, an ex-employee of the Scala Theatre’s owners, the Aspland Howden family; they are believed to have been taken by Boston’s Addy family. You can read more about the sale here.

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The view from the upper circle towards the screen and stage. Photo: Jon Coupland

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The top of the winter garden (the area outside the auditorium). This originally would have had glass panels in between the mouldings, says Jon. Photo: Jon Coupland

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The remnants of the upper circle. The glass hatches on the back wall lead to the projection room. Photo: Jon Coupland

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Another shot of the upper circle. Photo: Jon Coupland

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