Regent Cinema
Introduction
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Regent Cinema
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 19 Oct 2019
Originally built in 1878 as a coffee tavern and mission hall for the people of Marple by Thomas Carver, one of the owners of Hollins Mill and known as the Union Rooms It was converted into a cinema to the designs of architect R. Sampson and the Regent Cinema opened on 22nd August 1931 with Renate Muller in “Sunshine Suzie”, and a total seating capacity of 545. There was a small stage 6 feet deep and two dressing rooms. The proscenium was 18 feet wide. It closed on 3rd August 1968 but in 1969 a new owner refurbished it and it re-opened in May 1969 as the New Regent Cinema with 285 seats. Cinema website: https://regent-marple.co.uk/marple/now/
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Image Location
Latitude
53.394576
Longitude
-2.061917