Culture
Tyldesley's wealth as an industrial town resulted in outlets for the entertainment of its population, including cinemas and public houses. Two cinemas were built in the town, the Carlton on Johnson Street, opened in 1911, and the Majestic in Castle Street, opened in 1923. Films were also shown in Tyldesley Miner's Hall from 1908. In 1902 the council acquired land for a public park on Astley Street. A public library was built in 1908 with the aid of an Andrew Carnegie grant, on the site of the old Temperance Hall and Mechanics Institute on Stanley Street built in 1851.
Founded in 1877, Tyldesley Good Templars Band was the town's first brass band. Tyldesley Band is a member of the North West Brass Band Association and meets in the chapel on Milk Street. Tyldesley Little Theatre in Lemon Street is home to an amateur dramatic society, members of the Greater Manchester Drama Federation. The auditorium is a small 150-seat theatre with a traditional proscenium arch stage, stalls and balcony seating. The town's industrial landscape was recorded in the 1960s and 1970s in the paintings and prints of artist Roger Hampson.
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