Located at the junction of Gregory Boulevard and Radford Road, for 70 years the Grand Theatre provided live entertainment and films at the heart of Hyson Green. It opened as a theatre and music hall in 1886, began showing movies in 1896, was screening films as part of a variety show by 1911 began operating as a repertory theatre in 1921 before finally re-opening as a the Grand Super Cinema and Variety Theatre four years later. The Grand closed in 1956 and was later demolished. The site is now occupied by the memorial park and Garden of Rest shown here. The inserted plaque, fixed to the adjacent chemist’s shop wall, was paid for by the British Film Institute. David Nunn