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It looks as though it is not active as a cinema or live theater space as of late 2026.

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I would suspect that this photo is from shortly after being gazetted a temporary Captain (19th Nov 1914). His cuffs show the older style rank badges as a Captain. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_officer_rank_ww1.png

No wound stripe visible on the sleeve which he would have been entitled to wear following wounding at Gallipoli.

His death was recorded by Oliver Francis Haynes Atkey, Esq., Director, Sudan Medical Service.

Johnny Doyle I think you are right. I mistook the epaulette button for a crown, and I can't tell pips from squeaks.

So photo date is likely 14/11/1914 (Captain) - 15/8/1915 (Gallipoli) ?? Pending further information.

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Yes I think that’s right, but almost certainly taken in Ireland.

The wound stripe was first authorised under Army Order 204 of 6 July 1916:

“The following distinctions in dress will be worn on the service dress jacket by all officers and soldiers who have been wounded in any of the campaigns since 4th August, 1914:-

“Strips of gold Russia braid**, No.1, two inches in length, sewn perpendicularly on the left sleeve of the jacket to mark each occasion on which wounded. In the case of officers, the lower end of the first strip of gold braid will be immediately above the upper point of the flap on cuff.”

The Army Order was followed by Army Council Instruction No. 1637 of 22 August 1916 …

“…. it is notified for information, that the term ‘wounded’ refers only to those officers and soldiers whose names have appeared, or may hereafter appear, in the Casualty Lists as ‘wounded’. The braid will be supplied to officers and soldiers under regimental arrangements, and Commanding Officers will ensure that it is not worn by those who are not entitled to it. Sufficient for two jackets will be supplied to each man.”

… and was refined by Army Council Instruction No. 2075 of 3 November 1916:

1. The term ‘wounded’ refers only to those officers and soldiers whose names have appeared or may hereafter appear in casualty lists rendered by the Adjutant General’s office at a base overseas, or by the G.O.C. any force engaged in active operations. Reports in hospital lists are not to be regarded as authoritative for this purpose.

2. Officers and men reported ‘wounded – gas,’ or ‘Wounded – shock, shell,’ are entitled to the distinction.“

** the gilding metal version commonly seen during the war was not issued and had to be purchased my the men themselves. Unlike the issued braid that as mentioned had to be stitched on, it had two brass loops secured in place by a cotter pin and so could be removed, which became increasingly important following the introduction of an organised laundering and delousing system, whereby soldiers handed in soiled jackets that were then replaced by a clean one after the soldier had bathed/showered. The jackets were steamed clean and fumigated in large metal vats.

as part of his time in Egypt it looks like he was seconded to Sudan, appearing in the 1917 list of appointments (Durham Uni is my go to place for Sudan info)

W.S. Lennon transferred to the Sudan Government as 2nd Inspector, Dongola, 18/2/17

London Gazette
www.thegazette.co.uk
Temp. Maj. W. S. Lennon, E. Dub. Fus.,
is transfd. to Gen. List for service with
Egyptian Army. 18th Feb. 1917.

London Gazette
www.thegazette.co.uk
The undermentioned relinquish their
domains. on completion of service : —
Temp. Maj. W. S. Lennon, 16th Oct.
1919, and retains the rank of Maj.

On my next trip to the UK National Archives I will take a copy of his service record. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Rejoined the RIC on 16/10/1919, posted to Downpatrick 1/11/1919. Left the RIC on 1/9/1920 restarting with Sudan Govt on 2/9/1920.

He appears to have collected a few items in Sudan that are now in the Pitt Rivers Museum e.g. web.prm.ox.ac.uk

I have a few research interests that touch on Sudan, including one that links back to the NLI Easter Rising record for the Commandant at Arbour Hill johnny-doyle.blogspot.com

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[Aside] Florence, Lady Baker (1841 - 1916), after whom the hospital ship on the Nile was named (Lennon died of appendicitis onboard), was an amazing character. From Transylvanian white slavery to exploring the source of the Nile, combatting slave trade in Africa, and retirement in Devon - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Baker

Johnny Doyle Very interesting details Johnny, and well spotted. It serves to remind of the significant British and Commonwealth military presence in Egypt from the 1880s through until the period of retraction after WW2. A great many officers, senior NCOs, and policemen were seconded to Egypt and Sudan during that era, a notable example being Major-General Sir Hector MacDonald, a former Colour Sergeant.

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Gong was released in 1945 by Norddeutsche Schriftgießerei, so that constrains the earliest date.

These pages seem to be from the Johannes Wagner & Co type specimen for Gong from 1956, which would fit the fashion styles.

There’s another specimen on Flickr here, from 1962:

Thanks coconinoco! We’re aware of these. There is some evidence that Gong was cast as far back as 1939, so we wanted to get some more confirmation that this specimen is 1956 as the Berlin library guesses.

22 June 1925 was a Monday ...

This might be him in the USA. Irish Independent 21st September 1940:

Further on in the article it states that

Father O'Keefe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O'Keefe. Kilfinane,

BTW that's Kilfinane with only 2 Ns.

O'KEEFE KiLFINANE DOG NEWS
The Sunday Independent of 18th October 1959 reported that:

A near-blind terrier, owned by Mr. WIlliam O'Keefe, Corner House, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, is 21 years old - the oldest dog in Ireland.

[Aside] I wonder if these folk are the ancestors of Eddie O'Keefe of "Je suits une baguette!" fame at the 2022 World Cup?
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Sadly he died in 2025 ... www.facebook.com

ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq Monday added, and John Spooner, one n removed.

I'm fascinated by the woman standing, five from the right. She has the shiniest hair we've ever seen!

22 O'Keeffes in Kilfinnane (3 Ns in the census and OS maps!) in 1911:
nationalarchives.ie

The O'Keeffe Family (Corner House) Kilfinane

“The tall man in the back row is Eugene o Sullivan . He was teacher at boys school”

Can’t find him in census

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Noting the Rev. J.H. O'Keeffe in John Spooner 's clip, here is the birth record of John Henry O'Keeffe, in 1896 to John O'Keeffe, shopkeeper of Kilfinane, and wife Ellen née Taylor.

Here he is in the 1901 census

My favorite theater as a child in St. Paul.

Still there, looks the same.

Snap! via State Library of New South Wales

Looks like a 1955 Oldsmobile - wow!

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The wonderful market building is still there in Preston!
Streetview: maps.app.goo.gl

Location Preston Market

www.preston.gov.uk

The newly elected Liberal government introduced the 1906 Education Bill to bring more state control over religious education in schools, favoring a non-denominational approach.
The Catholic community across England—with Lancashire and Preston showing a particularly strong, united front—vigorously opposed the bill. They argued it undermined the fundamental right to have distinct Catholic schools staffed by Catholic teachers for Catholic children.
Following massive public protests like this one and intense resistance from the Catholic Church, the bill was ultimately rejected by the House of Lords and never became law.

I wonder what they would make of our Educate Together Schools?

The meeting at the covered market took place on 20th May. The Lancashire Evening Post reported on it the next day. The article began:

CATHOLIC PROTEST.
THOUSANDS CONDEMN AN “ILLIBERAL AND TYRANNICAL” MEASURE
MEMORABLE DEMONSTRATION AT PRESTON.
Not within the religious life of Preston has there been such a remarkable demonstration as that made by the Catholics of the town yesterday in defence of their schools and in condemnation of the Government’s Education Bill. It is impossible accurately to gauge the numbers those who gathered under and near the Covered Market and within its neighbourhood. It was officially stated that there were 30,000 Catholics present, and this number wa.s swelled by the presence of thousands of others drawn by sympathy and curiosity.

While the demonstration was essentially Catholic, having been organised the local Catholic Parents’ Education League, it was voluntarily participated in by many adherents the Anglican Church, who, feeling that a common cause was being espoused, raised their voice in harmony in vigorously protesting against what they characterised as the Government’s attempt to confiscate their schools.

In the Preson Herald the estimate of the numbers of those present was 50,000.

There were processions with banners from each of the Catholic churches in the town, which converged at the covered market.

Rory Sherlock Suck Diesel Thank you both for the exact location in Preston.

John Spooner So the postcards were printed in short order then, if this was winging its way to John Redmond 5 days later.

Shame the printer's name does not appear on the back.

According to AI:

"The photographer behind the prominent 1906 series of social and topographical postcards captured around Preston (including scenes around the Covered Market, Lancaster Road, and local events like the Pot Fair) is George Cross.
Another highly prominent local photographer who captured real photo postcards (RPPCs) of crowds, market spaces, and public parks in Preston during this exact era (often stamped with "G.H.") was G. Howarth (George Howarth), whose studio was located on Lancaster Road, right by the Market Place."

That said, I can't find anything definite about the photographer.

Another picture of the protesters.

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And here, according to the Preston Digital Archive it says 1908.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons One of the speakers, the Rev. Father Kelly (English Martyrs), said that Mr. Birrell (who had introduced the bill in the Commons) had been "deluged with letters and postcards from Catholic parents in every part of the country (cheers). And the man had lost his temper".Preston Herald)

Perhaps Mr. Birrell could expect a further deluge of rapidly-produced postcards to test his temper after the Preston demonstration.

As for how 30,000 to 50,000 people could hear the speeches, the Preston Herald explains:

There were seven platforms in all, four being situated under the Covered Market, two on the open space between the Police-station and the Sessions House, and the other on the Fish Market immediately behind the Post Office".

Each stage was presided over by a layman, with several speakers.

At the end of proceedings,

At a given signal a bugle call was sounded by the St. Vincent Boys Band and immediately the speech making ceased. The resolution was then put from each platform, and was carried with the utmost enthusiasm, the cheering lasting for several minutes.

The audience then sang "Faith of our Fathers" and afterwards gave a patriotic rendering of "God save the King".

£3 2s in 1883 translates to about €400 today.

State Library of New South Wales Indeed, but who knows what colour this particular flag is, given it's a B&W photograph that's been colourised? Of more interest to me is that the 'wrapping' can't been done with the front of the flag always showing.