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joesales commented about King Street Cinema on Jun 9, 2022 at 8:50 pm

Now renamed the King Street Cinema

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joesales commented about Embassy Cinema on Aug 17, 2019 at 12:27 am

My grandfather Harry Lazell worked at the Austral (as it was first called) when he married in 1936 – and later also worked as a projectionist at the Felixstowe Playhouse.

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joesales commented about Regent Street Cinema on Aug 30, 2015 at 11:06 am

I had confused this cinema with the old New Gallery cinema (a Habitat store until they closed) at the other end of Regent Street near Piccadilly Circus.

The actual new Regent Street cinema, situated in between Oxford Circus and Broadcasting House, has been carefully adapted by the University of London from their old lecture hall, removing the original upper balcony, but building over 200 sumptuous tier seats instead.

Quite the most beautiful cinema in London at the moment, in my opinion.

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joesales commented about Playhouse Cinema on Nov 4, 2014 at 10:45 am

My grandfather Henry Lazell used to work as a projectionist there until it closed in 1970.

My mother married that same year, and so I came along a year later, so sadly I have no memories of the Playhouse, but it’s nice to think I had a little bit of cinema heritage in me.

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joesales commented about Cameo Cinema on Oct 16, 2014 at 9:45 am

This local film of Colchester features the Cameo in 1978 (at 4:18), shortly after closure.

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/883