Cafe Sports Swinton Ghost Sightings

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Info On The Place:

The Roxy Cinema opened as the Picture House on 15th July 1929 with Jean Hersholt in "Battle of the Sexes". It had a stadium style auditorium with raised seating at the rear which it called the circle that had almost 200 seats. The total seating capacity was for 904. It was built by the local firm of Thomas Wade & Sons who also built the cinema at Wath on Dearne close by and the Regal Cinema in Rotherham (Later the Odeon/Scala). The Picture House was designed by Barnsley based architect P.A. Hinchcliff and externally was a rather plain building. It was equipped with the last Clavorchestra Organ ever built by Brindley & Foster of Sheffield. It was a 2 Manual, 19 Rank instrument that had a console made of Honduras mahogany and was opened by Frank Ratcliffe.

The Roxy Cinema closed suddenly on Saturday 3rd April 1965 with John Wayne in "The Magnificent Showman" (aka "Circus World") even though future attractions were still being advertised. The cinema was then put into 'mothballs' with Star Cinemas stating that they hoped it would re-open at a later date when film going became more popular again. It was safely secured but never did re-open as a cinema.

After several years in a boarded up state it became a skateboard centre, then when that craze began to wane it was converted into a squash club. It is still open and known as Cafe Sport.
Contributed by Richard Roper (abcman)

Information on the ghost sightings / hauntings:
few customers have said to seen a Man at the end of the bar, they turned away and looked again to see the man vanish..

A member of staff said "the spirit likes to touch bums" So if your lucky and female the spirit may make him self known to you.

Ghost shadow:
A ghostly shadow has been seen from the doors ofthe function room to the doors of the toilets.