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The Empire, Kingsway, Dovercourt, Essex
The Empire, Kingway, Dovercourt.
Another Bell's classic postcard of the old "Empire Cinema" in Kingsway, Dovercourt around 1913.
The film being shown was a short comedy "Collecting the Bill" produced in April 1913, with a running of just 6 minutes.
The Director was Arthur Hotaling and the cast included Jack Ridgeway, Marguerite Ne Moyer, Walter Stull, George Reehm and Bobby Burns.
Not a lot of time to eat your popcorn
Another Bell's classic postcard of the old "Empire Cinema" in Kingsway, Dovercourt around 1913.
The film being shown was a short comedy "Collecting the Bill" produced in April 1913, with a running of just 6 minutes.
The Director was Arthur Hotaling and the cast included Jack Ridgeway, Marguerite Ne Moyer, Walter Stull, George Reehm and Bobby Burns.
Not a lot of time to eat your popcorn
The Electric Palace, Kings Quay Street, Harwich, Essex
The Electric Palace
The Electric Palace at Harwich, Prior to Restoration
The Electric Palace at Harwich, Prior to Restoration
King's Quay Street and the Electric Palace, Harwich, Essex (1980)
This front and back view of the Kings Quay Street from the 1980's, illustrates well the improvements that have been made, within the Harwich residential areas in the past few decades. Although the restoration of the Electric Palace has been well publicised, major restorations and repairs have been carried out to local properties, sometimes overshadowed by other more prominent projects. All conservation and restoration work should be widely applauded by all and maintained for future generations to preserve the towns rich heritage, particularly where the public purse is not directly involved.
This front and back view of the Kings Quay Street from the 1980's, illustrates well the improvements that have been made, within the Harwich residential areas in the past few decades. Although the restoration of the Electric Palace has been well publicised, major restorations and repairs have been carried out to local properties, sometimes overshadowed by other more prominent projects. All conservation and restoration work should be widely applauded by all and maintained for future generations to preserve the towns rich heritage, particularly where the public purse is not directly involved.
The Regal, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex
The Regal (1,496 Seats), Main Road, Dovercourt Town
- The Regal Cinema close to Patrick's Lane, Dovercourt was a classic "Art Deco" style building. It was the largest of the town’s cinemas and was built by the Bostock Cinema Circuit. It opened in June 1938. The plain façade was broken by a set of horizontal windows, above which were large letters spelling out the cinema’s name, and there was a semi-circular tower feature on the left-hand side. Seating was provided in stalls and circle levels. The proscenium was 40 feet wide and the stage 7 feet deep. It was equipped with a Western Electric(WE) sound system.
- The Regal Cinema was closed in 1969 and was converted into a bingo club and in 1972 became the Coronet Bingo Club & Snooker Centre. It closed in the mid-1980’s. The building stood empty for a while, and was demolished in July 1989. The site lay vacant for several years, and today a Co-Op Food store has been built and operates from the site.
The Regent, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex
Regent Cinema Theatre Engines, Dovercourt Bay Essex (1930)
Possibly one of the most odd and boring postcards of Dovercourt unless you are an engineer.
The Regent Cinema was opened on the 26th January 1927. It had a 32 feet wide proscenium, seating an audience of 500, with the latest heating and ventilation systems. It was taken over by the small Bostock Cinema Circuit in the 1930’s, and they operated it until closure on the 3rd October 1959. The original frontage of the building has been removed at some time, and an extension has been added.
The building has since been in use as a sail-making “Dolphin Sales” factory for many years.
