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The Guest House has developed from 4 traditional cottages and is run by the proprietor Helen Prince. It is located within easy walking distance to the village pubs and restaurants. We offer a substantial breakfast but do not provided evening meals, though we do recommend The Nags Head and the Castle Inn to eat, which are only 5 minutes walk from the Guest House we also have a small utility kitchen for the use of our clients. There is parking at the rear for several cars adjacent to the garden. Free view wide screen T V's and Tea/ coffee making facilities are available in all the rooms. There is Internet connections in all rooms at no extra cost. We have severn rooms, four of which have en suite shower facilities, the remaining rooms share two complete shower rooms. We are on 24hour bus route, with bus stop right outside the Guest House, to EMA ( taking only 7/8 minutes) Passing on the way Donington Park Race circuit. Prices start from £35 per person incl. of full English breakfast.
Bath room and shower rooms availabl... Family with shared bathrooms One double bed and one single bed. Available for one, two or three occupancy on request. Shower rooms available down the landing....Very few places in Austin can make this claim! With all of the new development happening around Austin, and specifically right here on Congress Avenue, it’s truly remarkable that Austin’s original performing arts venue has stood the test of time. As one of the first – and few remaining – examples of early and distinctive theatrical architecture, the Paramount stands as a testament to how important the venue is to the community and the cultural landscape that makes Austin unique. Once you’re here, you can’t help but feel you’ve entered a special place that wraps itself around you, making you feel welcome, timeless and inclusive, both with other members of the audience and the performance itself. From Houdini to Katharine Hepburn, to current artists like Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett and Sheryl Crow, the Paramount, and its audiences, have seen it all over the past 100 years…here’s to the next century!
The Paramount hosts more than 200,000 audience members each year Literally millions of patrons have seen a performance within these walls The Paramount hosts 250+ performances a year Over the years, it is estimated that as many as 10,000 artists have graced the Paramount stage The Paramount screens 100+ films each year The Paramount provides access to the performing arts to over 20,000 underserved youth each year The theatre plays host to multiple film premieres each year and to some of Austin’s most iconic festivals including SXSW, the Austin Film Festival and many more The Paramount launched the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival in 2012 and in its fourth year is already one of the largest comedy festivals in the country Opening as a vaudeville house in 1915, the Paramount Theatre soon changed with the times to become Austin’s grand movie palace. The Paramount served film lovers as a first-run theatre for many years before the decline of downtown Austin.
Since then, it has presented numerous world premieres independently and continues to do so in partnership with the Austin Film Society and festivals like South by Southwest and the Austin Film Festival. In addition to showcasing new films, the Paramount has also played host to the annual Summer Classic Film Series, which will celebrate a milestone 40th season in 2015. With its historic architecture and devotion to 35mm and 70mm film exhibition, the Paramount remains the best venue in town for taking in a classic movie and recapturing the glorious atmosphere of cinema’s golden age. The Paramount marquee has long been the most coveted spot in town for films both old and new. Below is a list of just a few Paramount film premieres: The Fabulous Texan (1947) (World) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (World) Veronica Mars (World) (SXSW) 21 Jump Street (World) (SXSW) The Cabin in the Woods (World) (SXSW) Girls (TV Series) (World) (SXSW) Source Code (World) (SXSW)
I Love You, Man (World) (SXSW) Drag Me to Hell (World) (SXSW) A Prairie Home Companion (U.S.) October 11, 1915 – The Paramount opens as the Majestic Theatre with the comedy play When Knights Were Bold 1916 – World-famous magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini, performs on multiple nights 1920s – The theatre converts into a “grand movie palace” showing silent films accompanied by a live orchestra or the theatre’s in-house organ. Some live performances are still done 1930 – Paramount Pictures buys the theatre and begins running Paramount Studio-only films. The Paramount blade is erected. Live performances continue, featuring legendary stage actress like Helen Hayes 1935 – The State Theatre movie palace, opens next door 1940s – During the war, the Paramount promoted war bonds – selling $8.4 million in bonds from 1942-1945. The US Treasury awarded the theatre with several citations and awards for its efforts 1941 – Katharine Hepburn performs The Philadelphia Story on the Paramount stage
1947 – The film The Fabulous Texan made its world premiere at the Paramount, solidifying the Paramount as Austin’s favored premiere movie house 1963 – The Paramount blade is removed from building “to be refurbished,” never to be seen again 1966 – Batman film premieres at the Paramount with stars in attendance Late 1960s to 1973 – The theatre had fallen into disarray and became a “B movie house” showing low-grade flicks to sparse audiences 1973 – John Bernardoni, Charles Eckerman and Stephen Scott rescue the theatre – slated for demolition – with grand ideas of bringing back live performances 1974 – The original fire curtain is discovered hanging in the rafters – protected from light and other elements for over 50 years – in pristine condition. Most likely it is the oldest remaining original fire curtain in the country. Of course, it still hangs in the theatre today 1975 – The Paramount goes from a for-profit business to a non-profit, 501c organization in order to create a sustainable model and to help with upcoming restoration efforts that will require donations from the community.
In addition, property owner, Roberta Crenshaw, donates 50% of her ownership to the Paramount, a requirement for a proposed grant that would anchor the restoration funding 1975 – The three saviors begin raising the $2.2 million required for the restoration 1975 – The Paramount’s Summer Classic Film Series is established, making 2015 the 40th anniversary of the Austin institution April 22, 1976 – The Paramount celebrates the return of live performances with a concert by jazz great Dave Brubeck, who plays to a packed house May 6, 1977 – The Paramount was the scene of a state historical marker dedication July 8, 1977 – The theatre earns its spot on the National Register of Historic Places September 1977 – The Restoration Fundraising and Planning Campaign begins with actual restoration efforts already getting underway 1979 – The fundraising ends with nearly $2.2 dollars in hand and the project nearly completed 1982 – Best Little Whorehouse in Texas film premieres at the Paramount with movie stars Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton and Charles Derning, along with a parade down Congress Avenue
1982 – Greater Tuna starring Jaston Williams and Joe Sears arrives at the Paramount to record number crowds and quickly establishes itself as an annual tradition and making the Paramount its home in Austin Late 1990s – The Paramount begins talks with the State Theater next door to expand each organizations role in the community and the arts 2000 – The Paramount and the State merge to form the Austin Theatre Alliance 2012 – The Paramount creates and launches the nationally recognized Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival July 10, 2014 – President Barack Obama speaks at the historic theatre, marking the first time a sitting President has graced our stage September 23, 2015 – Blade relighting ceremony with parties and a celebratory Patty Griffin concert to follow October 11, 2015 – The Paramount officially reaches the centennial mark! The celebration is to be culminated with the lighting of the newly installed, historically accurate 47-foot blade
Today, we encourage each of the performers who grace our stage, to sign our backstage “Artist Wall.” Scroll to browse through a comprehensive list of Paramount performers: Help us light up the town in 2015 In anticipation of the Paramount Theatre’s 100th anniversary, we are undertaking a truly luminous project: the fabrication and installation of a new, historically accurate blade for the Paramount’s façade. The blade was first installed when Paramount Pictures took over the theatre in the early 1930s. Little is known about what happened to the original blade after 1963, making the 100-year celebration a perfect occasion to re-light the façade in historic fashion. In 1930, the Austin-American Statesman described the blade as a “huge sign, more than 75 feet high [from the sidewalk], and topped with a brilliant sunburst.” We can’t wait to light up Congress Avenue when we flip the switch on the new blade in the fall of 2015! /the-paramount-blade for more information or to donate to this extraordinary project.