What a pity John. (Yet) another one bites the dust. Where was the Ambassador Hounslow? I played the Compton organ that was from there and which is now in...
Until I read of it tonight, I was in total ignorance of an apparent government proposal to restrict the right to take photographs in public places to holders...
I read about this on a Liverpool forum I belong to, but the person who posted it is rather young, and I didn't take it seriously. However, now that I think...
A new series on independent cinemas is starting today in You and Yours - weekdays at 12 noon. The trailer suggests that today's is on the Rex, Berkhamstead....
Hi. Fellow posters may like to hear that this cinema the oldest continually running cinema in the world featured on BBC One DIY SOS last night albeit briefly....
Quote: "the oldest continually running cinema in the world" What makes them say that? The Curzon in Clevedon opened on the 20th April 1912. It's hard to...
Phillip, I think continually running is the operative word They claim the cinema never missed a performance throughout the war years. unlike many that did. ...
They do make unsubstantiated claims. It was theatres that closed at the outbreak of WW2, not cinemas. Admittedly, the fact that it opened in 1912 puts the...
... Hi I've been all through the podcast for prog 8 and can't find any ref to the Curzon. Am I looking in the wrong place or have they just cut the edit down...
The Curzon, Clevedon makes the claim that it has never closed (my words), but is this correct? I can't find the source at the moment, but didn't it start with...
I've just read the original post in this thread again, and it says the Curzon, Clevedon has a false ceiling. Was that installed without the cinema being...
Hi everyone Here's what's showing at the Classic over the next five weeks, which are crucial to the future of this cinema. Midweek showings have been abandoned...
... From: paul frazer <shelsdublinfulham@...> To: cta-uk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2007 10:42:00 AM Subject: Re: [cta-uk] Mecca Bingo at...
Is there finally a light at the end of the tunnel? It has been reported in our local news today, that a leading cinema operator is one of the main contenders...
Hi all I found the old projection box at the Regal yesterday, having taken a break from the organ restoration work. What's left of the box is still there as...
It worries me this is being considered by the Odeon Board Hopefully they will recognise the building for what it is worth and be professional. They may feel...
Peter, This is fascinating and has overturned some preconceptions I had about 30's equipment. On your original photos, can you make out the manufacturer of the...
Hi, James wrote:-Re: [cta-uk] York Odeon to return to cinema use???? It worries me this is being considered by the Odeon Board Hopefully they will recognise...
Norwich Union own the freehold as part of their property investment portfolio but the leases marketing and disposal is in the hands of the Odeon company. I...
Luckily there were never any convenants put in place at York preventing future cinema use and we hope none will suddenly crop up whilst they are considering...
Thanks for that Tim. I suppose this is a legacy of the asset stripping that Rank used to prop up its struggling business in the late 60s early 70s. Shameful...
It's always been the same. ABC built a new Regent Cinema next door to the old one in Liverpool in 1938, with the condition that the 12 year old cinema next...
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