Gaumont Richmond

5 Hill Street,
Richmond upon Thames, TW9 1SX

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Johnllon
Johnllon on February 12, 2021 at 2:52 pm

The screen in the Gaumont Richmond was originally quite small due to the size of the proscenium especially on Cinemascope where it was mainly lowering of top masking as no room for width. At some time in the 1970s the Gaumont had a bit of a refurbishment and a new much larger screen and curtains were installed in front of the old proscenium, the gas secondary (emergency) lighting was also removed at that time and replaced with battery backed electric lamps which meant the Gaumont lost its gas lamp burner smell

Johnllon
Johnllon on December 3, 2010 at 1:19 pm

The projection box in this cinema was very small, being in the original “house” part of the building. Kalee 21 projectors, mono sound.
John

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on February 11, 2009 at 4:20 pm

The Royalty Kinema, photographed in October 1949 just prior it being re-named Gaumont, playing the Gaumont release:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/richmondg1.jpg
Photographed as the Gaumont in June 1956, playing the Gaumont release:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/richmondg.jpg