Today‘s Friday photo is of the neglected looking Royalty Cinema in Harborne. Opening in October 1930, the building was originally designed by architect Horace G. Bradley for Selly Oak Pictures Ltd. It is now Grade II listed and one of many cinemas Bradley designed for locations throughout Birmingham. The cinema closed in 1963 and was used intermittently as a bingo hall. One of the reasons for listing given by English Heritage was the completeness of the building – it is rare that cinemas of this period survive so well preserved. The building has retained its wonderful stylised Art Deco interior; with original tiled floor in the entrance, richly decorated plaster and intricate ventilation panels decorated in bold colours and gold detailing. It looks as though the building has a promising future – a ‘Harborne Royalty Trust’ is being set up and formal discussions for potential future uses are taking place. A more detailed history of the building and news updates can be viewed on their website (link here)