regal

This Grade II listed building operated as a cinema from 1932 until 1976, and a Gala bingo hall from 1991 until 2010 since when it has been abandoned. All the seats are gone and the entire ground floor has been reduced to rubble for works which seem to have been discontinued. However you still...

Back ground History, The cinema first opened in 1937 as the Regal with 1,966 seats, and was renamed the ABC in 1961. In 1966, the former stalls were converted into a supermarket, with the cinema occupying the original balcony area. By 1980, there were three screens, with 300 seats in screen...