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North Street

First cinema opened in 1911

Reproduced with permission from the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder, 1990

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Photo:Regent Picture Theatre, c. 1930: Opened in 1921 at cost of over £400,000.it was designed by Robert Atkinson with a classical interior by Walpole Champneys. Seating about 3000 people, it was considered the most luxurious cinema in Britain.This photograph was taken after the Regent Dance Hall had been built on the roof in March 1923. The dance hall became a Bingo Hall in 1967. The cinema closed on 14 April 1973, and was demolished in 1974. The site is now occupied by the Boots store.

Regent Picture Theatre, c. 1930: Opened in 1921 at cost of over £400,000.it was designed by Robert Atkinson with a classical interior by Walpole Champneys. Seating about 3000 people, it was considered the most luxurious cinema in Britain.This photograph was taken after the Regent Dance Hall had been built on the roof in March 1923. The dance hall became a Bingo Hall in 1967. The cinema closed on 14 April 1973, and was demolished in 1974. The site is now occupied by the Boots store.

Image reproduced with kind permission from Brighton and Hove in Pictures by Brighton and Hove City Council

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