Kensington Cinema
Fieldside,
Thorne,
DN8
Fieldside,
Thorne,
DN8
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Located in Thorne, a small town to the north-east of Doncaster. The Kensington Palace Cinema was opened in 1927. It had a 20 feet wide proscenium and the cinema had a cafe.
Taken over by Star Cinemas of Leeds in 1967 and re-named Ritz Cinema, it was closed shortly afterwards in September 1967 and became a Star Bingo Club. Its last use was as a nightclub named ‘Merlin’s’, which had closed by 1998. Since then the building has been unused and empty, and is becoming increasingly derelict.
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Ken Roe
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That looks like a set for a very sad movie!
The Kensington opened on Monday 4th April 1927 with seating for 1000. In 1967 Star Cinemas converted the cinema into a luxury entertainments centre for films, bingo and social centre. It reopened as the Ritz with ‘My Fair Lady’ but as Ken says, by September the last film was shown. I believe the bingo carried on for a while longer.
Another 2007 photo here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/361608983/
This is even BEYOND being sad. How can local authorities allow this kind of dereliction without intervening? There should be laws in place enabling councils to slap heavy fines on owners who allow their property to get into this sort of state.