Help Please

This week I have been flooded with lots of questions from regular readers, who have been asking for my help. I have managed to solve and answer most of them but I have hit a brick wall with some of the others. I would like to ask you if you have heard or know the history of some these places.

First, there is a building on the corner of Arundel Street and Edward Street opposite the Friendship pub in Glossop. So far I have discovered it was used by the Salvation Army up until the 1950s when it was then used as a Scout Hut. It is still called the scout hut today although it is now used as a private workshop but what was it before the Salvation Army used it? The building on the corner clearly looks like it was a shop. Do you know?

Electric Palace 1950s

I have another question for you. The Electric Palace stood on George Street, where the Medical Centre is today. It was the 1st purpose built cinema in Glossop but it only ever showed silent films. It opened its doors in 1921 until 1931. The building remained standing until 1958 but what was there before it became a cinema? I have been told it may have been Braddock’s Roller Skating Rink around 1909, but was it? If it was a skating rink, it would have been a real novelty at that time. Do you know?

If you know anything about the Old Scout Hut or the Braddock’s Roller Skating Rink or have a history question yourself? Contact me on:

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