The Plaza Cinema. Skipton, Yorkshire, UK Editorial Photo

The Plaza is a traditional single screen cinema in the market town of Skipton, North Yorkshire. Designed by architect and engineer Jonathan Varley it was built as a temperance hall in 1873, but was converted into a cinema in 1912. The Temperance Hall acquired its present ornate entrance in 1915 following its reopening as the Gem Picture Palace. In its early days it functioned as a music hall with films as part of the entertainment. The Plaza is the only surviving cinema from four the town once had.