@Neal, I think I remember you - were you the previous Manager of The Regal before setting up Movieland? Was strange to have two cinemas in a relatively small town.
I do recognise your face/profile picture and enjoyed many films shown at Movieland. You kindly organised a screening of ‘American Graffiti’ for our school only during a school day, four our school only (March 9th, 1989 - according to my records).
Thank you for the reminder, I had forgotten that it was a snooker club before. Did the snooker club then move to Stowupland Street before the bypass cut that road in half? That building backed on to the River, if I recall correctly.
Also, I think you may mean Jennifer Connelly rather than Grey for Labyrinth.
Many thanks to Ken for the excellent pictures both inside and out, looks like it was a really great cinema in its time. Having only lived in Ealing since 1998 I only remember this cinema as a church but since discovering this site last night took a picture of this cinema as it looked today, on my way into the office:
@Neal, I think I remember you - were you the previous Manager of The Regal before setting up Movieland? Was strange to have two cinemas in a relatively small town.
I do recognise your face/profile picture and enjoyed many films shown at Movieland. You kindly organised a screening of ‘American Graffiti’ for our school only during a school day, four our school only (March 9th, 1989 - according to my records).
Thank you for the reminder, I had forgotten that it was a snooker club before. Did the snooker club then move to Stowupland Street before the bypass cut that road in half? That building backed on to the River, if I recall correctly. Also, I think you may mean Jennifer Connelly rather than Grey for Labyrinth.
A photo from circa 1988 here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richardjgibson/51222035263
Many thanks to Ken for the excellent pictures both inside and out, looks like it was a really great cinema in its time. Having only lived in Ealing since 1998 I only remember this cinema as a church but since discovering this site last night took a picture of this cinema as it looked today, on my way into the office:
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Hope this is of interest.
Richard Gibson.
http://richardjgibson.blogspot.com/