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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Salisbury, Wiltshire » ABC Salisbury
Also known as Regal Cinema

ABC Salisbury

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
34 Endless Street
, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom SP1 1DP
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Bingo Hall
Seats: 1608
Chain: Unknown
Architect: William R. Glen
Firm: Unknown
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The Regal Cinema was built for Associated British Cinemas(ABC) and opened on 22nd February 1936 with Shirley Temple in "Captain January" and Joseph Schmidt in "A Star Fell From Heaven".

A plain building both inside and out, the exterior finish is in red Accrington brick with a white terra cotta tiled finish at street level. The auditorium is quite plain with the only decor being the plasterwork grilles on the splay walls. The ceiling is smooth plaster which gently curves down to the proscenium opening. Seating was provided for 964 in the stalls and 644 in the circle. A Compton cinema organ was ordered, but was never installed.

It was re-named ABC in 1963. However, like most cinemas, it secumbed to the twin threats of Bingo and television and closed as a cinema on 25th January 1969.

The building is now part of the Gala Bingo chain.
Contributed by Steve Lynch

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William R. Glen was the in-house architect for Associated British for many years and prior to their policy in the 1960's of branding all theatres with the corporate name 'ABC' (except, of course, where there were two or more theatres in a town or city, although, even then, quite often they became the ABC X Street and the ABC Y Street), theatres were often called Regal, Ritz, Savoy, Forum or whatever. The theatre name would invariably be augmented by the triangle logo and the words, 'An ABC Theatre':-))
posted by Terrycha on Jul 9, 2002 at 9:47am
Three photos taken in March 2009 here:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3343123487/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3343123257/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3343123063/
posted by Ian on Mar 10, 2009 at 2:52am
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