Regal Cinema
10 Cavendish Street,
Chesterfield,
S40 1UY
10 Cavendish Street,
Chesterfield,
S40 1UY
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The Regal Cinema in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was opened by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) on 12 October 1936, and was designed by J. Owen Bond and W. R. Glen. It has 2,048 seats in stalls and balcony, a 46 foot proscenium opening and a 16 foot deep stage with four dressing rooms. There was an organ installed, a 3Manual/7Ranks instrument by Compton.
In June 1971 it closed for conversion into a smaller cinema using the balcony (with a wall at the balcony front) seating 484, together with a Painted Wagon pub in the rear stalls area. The front stalls and stage were not affected by this alteration, nor were they ever used again.
It was renamed ABC in 1961, became a Cannon, was sold off to Peter Walker and was re-named Regal Cinema, but closed circa 1998.
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Now in use as a Zanzibar nightclub.
Photos taken in 1988 here:
Exterior:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/373370361/
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/373370358/
Interior (fronts stalls area):-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/373370356/
The Regal closed on 18th April 1993. The final film shown was the 1940hrs showing of “The Distinguished Gentleman” starring Eddie Murphy.
The Compton organ is now at Swinton St Thomas' Church in Salford, Greater Manchester.
A photo as the Escapade nightclub in March 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3366863955/
does anyone remember the live shows at the Regal in the 60`s, I remember seeing lots of the Liverpool/Manchester groups there
I remember going to see the live shows at the regal in the 60`s.. saw lots of the popular groups of the time there including the Everly Brothers and also a show sponsored by one of the pirate radio stations of the time “Radio London” happy times