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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Hastings, East Sussex » ABC Hastings
Also known as Ritz Cinema

ABC Hastings

Hastings, East Sussex, England
18 Cambridge Road
, Hastings, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom TN34 1DJ
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1906
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Samuel Beverley, Frank T. Verity
Firm: Verity and Beverley
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Built by the Union Cinemas chain, they were taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) just prior to its opening on 19th March 1938, with Greta Garbo in "Marie Waleswska". Known as the Ritz Cinema, it had seating for 1,212 in the stalls and 694 in the circle. The cinema was equipped with a Wurlitzer 3Manual/8Ranks organ that was opened by Wilfred Southworth. There was also a restaurant located in the circle foyer.

It was re-named ABC on 5th April 1962. The Wurlitzer organ was removed in 1964, and the cinema received a 'modernisation. There were some live shows in the 1960's when pop stars such as Cliff Richard, The Shadows, Billy Fury and Mark Wynter appeared on the stage.

The ABC was closed on 6th October 1971 with Steve McQueen in "Le Mans". The building had been sold to Sainbury's to build a new supermarket on the site. The ABC was demolished in December 1971 and archaeologists discovered the foundations of a medieval Augustine Priory on the site.

In 2009, the new building on the site is occupied by ESK Wholesale Ltd.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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