When developed, the cinema had a short pedestrian tactic to the facade, which was eliminated when the A56 was widened. After a transform of possession in 1950, the cinema was renamed the Stretford Essoldo. In 2017 a proposal was put forward by Trafford Council to provide the Essoldo back into use as element of the new University Academy 92, to offer university student facilities and other group amenities these kinds of as an enhanced library.