West's Cinema

Bath Street,
St. Helier JE2 4SU

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Previously operated by: West's Ltd.

Previous Names: Royal Hall Cinema

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West's Cinema

In 1909, in St. Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Islands, T.J. West established the island’s first cinema in the Royal Hall. It was demolished in 1923 and West’s Cinema was built and opened 24th September 1923. Two imposing twin towers flanked the entrance.

In a nice touch, the Jersey Film Society was founded on 11th December 1947 at the CafĂ© Bleu, in West’s Cinema.

West’s Cinema was closed 30th December 1972 and it was demolished in 1977.

Contributed by David Simpson

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popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on March 17, 2017 at 8:42 pm

According to the theislandwiki.org site the Royal Hall was demolished for West’s Cinema, and that the cinema opened on 24 September 1923. It closed after the last performance on 30 December 1972.

Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on November 6, 2020 at 9:30 am

An historical point. The Chief Projectionist During the War had done some Photography of fortifications and sent to London. He was later arrested by the Germans and sent to a concentration camp where he died

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