Another boost for Paignton Picture House restoration project – In Your Area

The project to bring the Paignton Picture House back to life has moved another step forward.

Listed building consent has been granted for the north facade repairs project which will restore the front of the building in Torbay Road which was also known as the Torbay Cinema before it closed.

As revealed last week, the Paignton Picture House Trust has secured 200,000 from Historic England to begin work on the facade.

The full restoration of the cinema will take several years, and is being funded in part by the governments Future High Streets funding for Paignton, which will mean more than 13m to be spent on projects in the town.

Trust spokesman Paul Hawthorne said he hoped the cinema would become a beacon for the regeneration of the town.

Some of the most vulnerable parts of the building, including delicate stonework and stained glass, are found on the front of the building.

Conservation architects Le Page Architects put together a detailed application for consent based on survey work they had previously carried out.

Historic Englands feedback to the statutory planning consultation said: The application is thorough and detailed, identifying appropriate methodologies to undertake each type of repair, and clearly illustrating which parts of the building these apply to.

Conservation best practice is applied, with the maximum conservation of original fabric.

Mr Hawthorne said: This is another positive step forward to saving this incredibly important building and reopening it for us all to enjoy.

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