last film shown before closure was the deliberately ironic The Smallest Show on Earth. While the nearby Methodist church was being renovated, the local minister used the Paignton Picture House for services. Gallery References External links Paignton Picture House Trust Inside the world's oldest cinema - the Paignton Picture House Devon Live, 30 May 2020. Derelict Paignton Picture House is a cinema frozen in time Devon Live, 28 September 2021 Former cinemas in England Buildings and structures in Paignton Grade II listed buildings in Devon