‘World’s last gas-lit cinema’ ready to reopen after £2m restoration

Refurbishment work being undertaken at the Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds (Ollie Jenkins/PA)

A “gem of a picture house” which is reopening its doors after a £4 million restoration is thought to be the last remaining gas-lit cinema in the world.

The 109-year-old Hyde Park Picture House, in Leeds, is one of the oldest in the UK.