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Tonic Cinema 102 Hamilton Road, Bangor, BT20

Frome November 1936 it was under the management of Bangor Cinemas Ltd. and booked by Curran Theatres. They operated it at least December 1956 when it was taken over by Odeon (Northern Ireland) Ltd.

The Compton organ was sold for 150 GB Pounds and removed in 1969 to a Bangor boys school. The Rank Organisation pulled out of Northern Ireland in 1974 and an independent company Belfast Cinemas Ltd. took control. It was still being operated by them as a single screen cinema in 1980, but was closed on 29th October 1983.

The empty building was designated a Grade II Listed building. In February 1992, an application was made to de-list the (by then) derelict cinema, to enable demolition for a sheltered housing project to be built.

The derelict building was severely damaged by a fire on 21st June 1992 and it was demolished a few weeks later.

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