 It features many original features, such as an ornate balcony and external box office, and is the only remaining gaslit cinema in the United Kingdom.Following the installation of "comfier seating", the Picture House has a capacity of 275, down from around 400 on opening.After being threatened with closure in 1989, the cinema was taken over by Leeds City Council, who created the Grand Theatre and Opera House Limited, an independent company within the council which looks after the Picture House along with the Grand Theatre and Opera House and the City Varieties.