Kensington Cinema

Fieldside,
Thorne, DN8

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on April 18, 2017 at 3:19 am

The episode of Grand designs showed one(maybe 2?) old black and white photos of the Kensington Cinema!

chelseaselvatico
chelseaselvatico on July 13, 2014 at 5:21 pm

Hi Gwyn, you and your wife did such a wonderful job to this building, I saw it on grand designs :) nice family!!! all the best!!!

gwynap
gwynap on July 19, 2012 at 11:35 pm

It’s also being filmed for Grand Designs

gwynap
gwynap on July 19, 2012 at 11:34 pm

Hi, we’re making the cinema into a family home. check our progress at www.gwynap.com/kensington

keiths
keiths on December 7, 2009 at 9:09 am

This is even BEYOND being sad. How can local authorities allow this kind of dereliction without intervening? There should be laws in place enabling councils to slap heavy fines on owners who allow their property to get into this sort of state.

Ian
Ian on March 7, 2009 at 4:37 pm

Another 2007 photo here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/361608983/

abcman
abcman on March 7, 2009 at 4:22 pm

The Kensington opened on Monday 4th April 1927 with seating for 1000. In 1967 Star Cinemas converted the cinema into a luxury entertainments centre for films, bingo and social centre. It reopened as the Ritz with ‘My Fair Lady’ but as Ken says, by September the last film was shown. I believe the bingo carried on for a while longer.

AdoraKiaOra
AdoraKiaOra on March 7, 2009 at 1:49 pm

That looks like a set for a very sad movie!