Rex Cinema
23 Church Street,
Ventnor,
PO38 1SN
23 Church Street,
Ventnor,
PO38 1SN
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When I was a kid, during a family holiday on the Island, we went to see the Morecambe and Wise film The Intelligence Men. I was only 7 but do remember how plush it was inside.
When the Star Cinemas chain took over, the Rex only opened for the summer season.It closed on Sept 10th 1980 with “Kramer vs Kramer”.After the fire of 1993 the amusement arcade continued to operate until the building was demolished in 2001.
A pity that this isn’t a picture of a cinema? This block of flats with a “penthouse” on top is a tragedy for Ventnor and can never replace the Rex Cinema. What a cold and sterile building and how very much better this corner looked when the cinema was there.
Click HERE for a photo of the Rex Cinema whilst it was still on-film in 1974. When it was constructed the natural slope of the land away from the street helped give the auditorium a raked floor.