Everyman Cinema, the London-based cinema chain whose shareholders include Ask founders Adam and Sam Kaye, will open its first three-screen cinema in the South West next year, after securing a site in Bristol, M&C Report has learnt.
The 10-strong group, which floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) last November, has secured the Grade II-listed ABC cinema site on Whiteladies Road, Clifton, that has been unused since closing in 2001.
The company, which currently operates 10 cinemas across London, the South East and Leeds, will open a site at Birmingham’s Mailbox later this year, while a further opening is lined up for Canary Wharf.
The Bristol opening will feature a 320-seat auditorium, subject to planning permission.
Martin Bloom, managing director of Insight Retail Consulting, which acted on the deal for Everyman, said the deal represented another stage in the “renaissance” of Whiteladies Road, the firm having already brought Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Canteen brand to the area just over a year ago.
He said: “We are working to help restore the vitality of Whiteladies Road as an entertainment and dining out destination, not just for students and young professionals but also for families. The new Everyman cinema fills a gap in the market and represents another stage in the renaissance of Whiteladies Road, as well as highlighting Bristol’s importance to the national leisure and hospitality scene. It is particularly gratifying to be bringing such an important heritage building back into use.”
Nick Brooks represented Medinbrand, the Landlord.
