Forum Cinema
La Chasse,
St. Helier
JE2 4UE
La Chasse,
St. Helier
JE2 4UE
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The Forum Cinema was located in the capitol town, St. Helier, and was the largest cinema to operate in the Channel Islands. It opened on 25th March 1935 and was independently operated.
It had a 38 feet wide proscenium, a stage 31 feet deep, upon which occasional stage shows were held and there were six dressing rooms. The cinema was equipped with a Compton 3Manual/8Rank theatre organ with a Patent Solo Cello unit and an illuminated console which was opened by Edward O'Henry. The cinema also boasted a cafe/restaurant. During the German occupation during World War II it became a cinema for the German military as a soldiers' cinema.
The Forum Cinema was taken over by the Rank Organisation in the 1970’s and they closed it on 17th January 1981. The Compton organ was removed and put into storage. It was installed in the Queen’s Hall, Fort Regent in 1991. The Queen’s Hall is due to be emptied and demolished in late-2025, but the organ will be saved by the Government.
The Forum Cinema was demolished and offices were built on the site.
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Ken Roe
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was this cinema equipped for 70mm in the 60s?