God's House on the corner
Introduction
The photograph on this page of God's House on the corner by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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God's House on the corner
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 24 Jan 2023
It used to be the Regal Cinema, as hinted by the grand doorway. Opening in 1913 as the Picture House, it seated 450 and was designed by S. Loxton. It was renovated in 1927 with a new façade built and the auditorium increased to seat over 1,100. The name also changed to Regal. However, as with many provincial cinemas, the projectors stopped in 1963, inly to be taken over as a bingo hall. Even the players dwindled and the site closed in 1992. After a long period of silence, the place became a church.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.4813
Longitude
-2.511018