Was owned by Hewitson’s of Smethwick They built the Warwick Cinemas as a replacement for this then closed it. They used Horace Bradley who designed a number of theatres for Hewitson
The Vitoria Place House Group took over in the 1950’s From Hewitson’s of Smethwick when they put up a number of their cinemas up for auction One of the others was the Broadway Cinema Bristol Road which they sold off to Joseph Cohen of Jacey with 24 hours
Terry The Kine Year book has a very large number of inaccuracies as there was always a delay of up to date details reaching the company From 1954 seen the reduction of seating capacities due to CinemaScope being installed. The is legal a requirement for the front row in relationship to the top of the screen of 35 degrees Which seems to be being ignored now. But Probably the Local Licensing department no longer employ people that know what they are doing
Boyo45. Theatre Administration (BT Davis was the Chairman of that company) was the Film Bookers of the Theatre The Cinema was owned by BT Davis and Ken Jones The BT Davis Family still own the Savoy at Monmouth
The James A Roberts architects practice designed the structure of the cinema plus all of the Queensway They employed Modernisation Ltd., The John Freeze-Greene company to designed and the fitout the interiors of both cinemas
dallasmovietheatres Correct C. Jack Foster was the Head of the ABC in House Architects Department Prior he was PCT’s Architect Jack Foster was assisted by Alan Morgan Modernisation Ltd., was the contractor
Yes I remember that time.. I was very annoyed I was supposed to have had first dibs on buying the Regal. It went for peanuts.. He ended up with aggravated manslaughter and serviced five years. The Accountant tried stopping him committing suicide. but the accountant in the strudel got the blast from the shot gun. The MD lived with continual pain until his death.. If my family had taken over. I would still be doing some work and not retired as I am now. Its funny Apollo suffered Flooding and Fire.. They removed our flood precautions. We warned them ..
CaptainC Clifton owned some 130 cinema most of ABC Cinemas in Birmingham including ABC New Street were leased off Clifton. They also owned 7 Odeons around the country and were principle shareholders in all Built Odeons. from 1954 after the major refurbishment was the most modern equipped cinema in Walsall until it was demolished For a number of years The Empire Played the Fox Cinemascope release in Walsall as They were the only cinema to have Real Cinemascope. Only the Rosum and the Avion outside of the town centre had it.
CaptainC The Imperial was up until the 1950’s would have got the secondary ABC release. plus the added weeks passed from the ABC Savoy as there was very little Retained for further weeks due to far more films being around then there are today From the 1960’s With fewer films it slipped into Classics. pass on from the ABC and the more shady class of films. Remember ABC did not play Rank Releases in those days.
ABC did not take over Cinema proprietors as such. There was a strange merging arrangement ABC bought out two of the principles Dent and Cohen who went on to found their own circuits. It must be remembered ASSOCIATED BRITISH CINEMAS LTD meant what it said on the label.. ABC managed the hall along with the others in the CP company even the ABC New Street.
I believe the Theatre should be fully restored and not a conserved wreck of an auditorium
For the British Members This was the first professional Booking that Bruce Forsyth performed in.
Was owned by Hewitson’s of Smethwick They built the Warwick Cinemas as a replacement for this then closed it. They used Horace Bradley who designed a number of theatres for Hewitson
The Vitoria Place House Group took over in the 1950’s From Hewitson’s of Smethwick when they put up a number of their cinemas up for auction One of the others was the Broadway Cinema Bristol Road which they sold off to Joseph Cohen of Jacey with 24 hours
Terry The Kine Year book has a very large number of inaccuracies as there was always a delay of up to date details reaching the company From 1954 seen the reduction of seating capacities due to CinemaScope being installed. The is legal a requirement for the front row in relationship to the top of the screen of 35 degrees Which seems to be being ignored now. But Probably the Local Licensing department no longer employ people that know what they are doing
Boyo45. Theatre Administration (BT Davis was the Chairman of that company) was the Film Bookers of the Theatre The Cinema was owned by BT Davis and Ken Jones The BT Davis Family still own the Savoy at Monmouth
E.J. BRYANT Mentioned here was the main shareholder in the built Odeon Cinema Bradford and he built it. The Odeon was going to be a Clifton cinema
It was not the Arts Lab That was on a different site
Mr Woodruff main job was Managing a Woolworths
You see the canopy sticking out on the right We are still short of a full on picture of the frontage during this period
The James A Roberts architects practice designed the structure of the cinema plus all of the Queensway They employed Modernisation Ltd., The John Freeze-Greene company to designed and the fitout the interiors of both cinemas
The Cinema is currently being demolished. 29.6.19
The Cinemas was Built for the Victoria Playhouse company and later they sold to ABC
dallasmovietheatres Correct C. Jack Foster was the Head of the ABC in House Architects Department Prior he was PCT’s Architect Jack Foster was assisted by Alan Morgan Modernisation Ltd., was the contractor
I have loaded the original exterior of the Oxford Cinema
Correction He did over 90 cinema and 2 Theatres
Mayfair Circuit Control was part of ABC .. Salberg and Clift Still held an interest in the building
Yes I remember that time.. I was very annoyed I was supposed to have had first dibs on buying the Regal. It went for peanuts.. He ended up with aggravated manslaughter and serviced five years. The Accountant tried stopping him committing suicide. but the accountant in the strudel got the blast from the shot gun. The MD lived with continual pain until his death.. If my family had taken over. I would still be doing some work and not retired as I am now. Its funny Apollo suffered Flooding and Fire.. They removed our flood precautions. We warned them ..
The Rosum name came from Ro was from Round Edgar Summers maiden name and Sum Came from his name. She was a share holder in her own right.
I suggest looking at the Regal Evesham as they are rather similar
CaptainC Clifton owned some 130 cinema most of ABC Cinemas in Birmingham including ABC New Street were leased off Clifton. They also owned 7 Odeons around the country and were principle shareholders in all Built Odeons. from 1954 after the major refurbishment was the most modern equipped cinema in Walsall until it was demolished For a number of years The Empire Played the Fox Cinemascope release in Walsall as They were the only cinema to have Real Cinemascope. Only the Rosum and the Avion outside of the town centre had it.
CaptainC The Imperial was up until the 1950’s would have got the secondary ABC release. plus the added weeks passed from the ABC Savoy as there was very little Retained for further weeks due to far more films being around then there are today From the 1960’s With fewer films it slipped into Classics. pass on from the ABC and the more shady class of films. Remember ABC did not play Rank Releases in those days.
Picture Curtesy of Liz Lloyd
My Favourite Real Odeon.
ABC did not take over Cinema proprietors as such. There was a strange merging arrangement ABC bought out two of the principles Dent and Cohen who went on to found their own circuits. It must be remembered ASSOCIATED BRITISH CINEMAS LTD meant what it said on the label.. ABC managed the hall along with the others in the CP company even the ABC New Street.