Cannon Shanklin
8 High Street,
Shanklin,
PO37 6LB
8 High Street,
Shanklin,
PO37 6LB
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The Regal opened on 22 August 1932, the rather drab-looking replacement is in business use.
As can be seen from my photographs, the Regal was completely derelict when the CTA visited in April 1999.
The Regal closed on October 3rd 1986, last film being Poltergeist 2.
When was it actually demolished?
The Regal closed in Oct ‘86. It didn’t get boarded up till '93.
I was in Shanklin in 1990 by which time the building was definitely not boarded up. I was able to look through the front doors, but got the shock of my life when I realised the foyer floor had been removed to reveal nothing but a deep void, which was quite scary!
Ken… Many thanks for the added info. Also the nice photo from “flickr”
A photo of the Regal, taken circa 1972, can be found here:–
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