Cannon Great Yarmouth

1 Regent Road,
Great Yarmouth, NR30 2JA

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Biffaskin
Biffaskin on July 20, 2020 at 8:23 am

The Regal was built on the site of the Theatre Royal, which was proposed to be rebuilt as a theatre, but instead of course, the cinema was built, with stage facilities instead. The Theatre Royal has film use prior to demolition, a projection box being added in latter years.

Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on December 19, 2013 at 1:52 pm

@ Terry. I am ex ABC (Started in Sir Phillip Walters time..) I agree with you.. “Cannon” the worst name in Cinema..

terry
terry on December 19, 2013 at 8:31 am

The name ‘Cannon’ looked and sounded repugnant and I remember the sinking feeling I experienced when I heard that they had taken us over via ‘the back door’…..

I was manager of ABC Newcastle at the time and we were the last cinema in the country to have the name changed as there was a problem with access from the busy main road.

During the period leading up to this I heard that they were about to go bust and I thought that we may not, after all, have to suffer the indignity of being known as the ‘Cannon’…..sadly, they got through their latest financial catastrophe and we did have to have their nasty cheap signage attached to the building.

What a bunch of unprofessional ‘cheap jacks’ they were!

Re Cinema Treasures' policy of listing cinemas by their final names, it is unfortunate for those which bowed out with that horrible name and the derision and contempt it aroused in ABC Managers and the industry in general………..

Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on June 27, 2012 at 9:05 pm

Yes I understand. I cannot stand the name of Cannon ABC Walsall is refered to as a Cannon (Sick bag time)

Ian
Ian on March 15, 2007 at 4:00 pm

Scanned image from the 1980’s here:–

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andygarner
andygarner on March 15, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Opened on the site of the Theatre Royal in 1934, the architects were F Howard and T Darbyshire of Yates Cook & Derbyshire, as an independant, taken over by Union Cinemas in 1936, then ABC, renamed ABC in 1961,used extensively for summer shows,(the Beatles and many other pop stars appeared there) renamed Cannon and closed in 1988 as it was a difficult theatre to turn into a multiscreen operation.

atmos
atmos on March 15, 2007 at 3:42 am

This cinema is in the county of Norfolk.It opened in 1934 and closed in 1988 and had 1500 seats.It was located on Regent Road but don’t know the number.