I think it was a very bad choice to replace the Regent building and the opposite one with the bland Boots and George! Shameful, especially for the employees of the Cinema.

How lovely to see a picture of the Regent in the 1950s.  I spent so many happy times there dancing the night away.  I was a nurse in Worthing and as soon as we came off duty we made straight from there to the Regent.  Dancing was a great therapy in those days.  Also I met my first real love, Michael Benjamin, whose parents had the Cottage Club at 25 Brunswick Terrace.  Those were the days!  However Michael is in Australia now and I am still here, married twice with 8 children but I remember the happy days at the Regent with so much pleasure.  Thank you.

Isn't it a shame that of all the wonderful cinemas listed on this site, only two remain: the Duke of York and the Odeon, West Street, even that is not the original.  The Astoria building is also still there, but for how long?  I know times change but cinema-going is not quite the same in the Multis at the Marina as it used to be in those wonderful old picture houses.

I also danced at the Regent Ballroom and often went to the cinema there as well. I attemded a secretarial college in Brighton from 1950 to late 1951 and got to know the area well, travelling by train from Goring but living in Ferring. I remember the beautiful sprung floor of the ballroom and the revolving light in the centre. I also used to skate on Sunday evenings at the ice rink just down the road. Happy days. I still visit Brighton and have a great affection for it, although now live in Hertfordshire.

How many people today would believe that you would queue up to stand to watch a film at the Regent!

Thanks for the lovely photos they bring back such good memories. I was born in Brighton lived all my childhood at Manor Farm and went to St Mark's School before it was bombed in WW2. After then I went to Whitehawk school. The Regent was where we used to meet all our friends, to dance or go to the pictures. We all skated at the rink in West Street and also the roller rink when that was opened some time later, on the opposite side of the road. It was a shame it all had to change, but it's nice to see these photos again. I will keep looking in on these .

Anyone ele remember going to the Saturday morning pictures at the Odeon Kemp town? The sesion started with a yo - yo display and ended with a gripping instalment of the serial. This was the early 1950s. We all sang the song we are the minors of the ABC.

The Wurlitzer Theatre Organ from the Regent Cinema in Brighton can be heard at Paul Corin's Magnificent Music Machines in Cornwall. Website: www.paulcorinmusic.co.uk