Listing saves cinema visited by George Harrison and John Lennon

A cinema where George Harrison and John Lennon spent their teenage afternoons has been saved from demolition.

Supermarket chain Lidl wanted to knock down the Abbey Cinema in Wavertree, Liverpool to make way for a new store.

The cinema, which closed in 1979, housed a branch of the Co-op supermarket until that shut in 2020.

Historic England (HE) said following a local campaign, the "rare survivor from the 1930s heyday of cinema" had been given Grade II listed status.

HE listings advisor Sarah Charlesworth added that she hoped "a sustainable new use" could now be found for the building.

Source: BBC News

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