Empress Cinema

The Empress Cinema was opened on 24th December 1934, as part of the H. Bancroft Circuit. It had a 38 feet wide proscenium and there were 479 seats in the stalls, and stone pillars supported the balcony which had 76 seats.

In the early 1950’s it was taken over by an independent Chatteris Amusements Ltd. It was closed on 31st December 1961 with James Robertson Justice in “Very Important Person”. The building was converted into a garage and swimming pool.

In 2009, it operates as the Empress Swimming Pool.

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