Cta Visit Reports Held at Cta Archive
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CTA CINEMA AND THEATRE VISITS This list details all written reports of cinema/theatre visits held by the CTA Archive where internal visits were made. It does not include the many photo-stops of exteriors only. Date of visit Location Cinema/Theatre with last Original name(s) known name. Current use (at time of visit) indicated in parenthesis. 1971 18 July Beckenham ABC . 1972 22 January Hackney Pavilion . 12 March Kilburn Gaumont State 18 June Forest Hill ABC Capital 10 Sept Stamford Hill Odeon Regent 10 Dec Hammersmith ABC Broadway 10 Dec Hammersmith ABC Regal 10 Dec Hammersmith Commodore 1973 30 Sept Grays Ritz 30 Sept Grays State 21 Oct Romford Odeon 21 Oct Brentwood Odeon 1974 21 April Uxbridge Odeon 21 April Uxbridge Regal 23 June Leyton ABC Ritz 23 June Leytonstone Granada Rink Picture Palace/Rialto 21 July Liverpool Scala The City 21 July Liverpool Tatler Kings 21 July Liverpool ABC Forum 18 Aug Hackney ABC 17 Nov Chelmsford Regent 17 Nov Chelmsford Odeon Ritz 1975 2 Feb Surbiton Odeon . 26 March Ealing Odeon Avenue 18 May Piccadilly Circus London Pavilion 8 June Kilburn Grange 31 Aug Brixton Pavilion Pullman/Classic 31 Aug Brixton Palladium Regal/ABC 26 Oct Iver Pinewood Studios 23 Nov Twickenham Odeon Luxor 1976 16 May Oxford Street Studio One Cinema House. 16 May Oxford Street Studio Two Cinema House 25 July Hendon Classic Ambassador 25 July Hendon Odeon 12 Sept Cardiff Price of Wales Theatre Theatre Royal 12 Sept Cardiff Capitol 12 Sept Cardiff Odeon, Queen St Electric/Imperial 12 Sept Cardiff Gala Pavilion 21 Nov Notting Hill Electric 21 Nov Notting Hill Gaumont 1977 30 Jan Lewisham Odeon Gaumont Palace. 30 Jan Lewisham Palace Electric Palace 27 March Muswell Hill ABC The Ritz 27 March Muswell Hill Odeon 22 May Old Compton St London Casino Prince Edward Theatre 31 July Holloway Road Odeon Gaumont 31 July Holloway Rd ABC Savoy 25 Sept Richmond Gaumont New Royalty Kinema 25 Sept Richmond Odeon 1978 29 Jan Watford Carlton Super. 29 Jan Watford Essoldo Central Hall Picture House / Regal 19 March Bromley Odeon 19 March Bromley ABC Regal 21 May Leicester Square Empire 18 June Westcliffe Classic Metropole 18 June Southend ABC Empire 18 June Southend Odeon Astoria 3 Sept Cheltenham Odeon Gaumont Palace 3 Sept Cheltenham ABC Regal 3 Sept Cheltenham Everyman Theatre Opera House 22 Oct Praed Street Classic Electric Theatre 22 Oct Edgware Road ABC Regal 10 Dec Kilburn Gaumont State 1979 1 April Birmingham Odeon New St 1 April Handsworth, Villa Cross Birmingham 1 April Kings Norton, The Kings Norton Birmingham 6 May Marble Arch Odeon 22 July Islington Walking tour of numerous exteriors 16 Sept Oxford ABC Magdalen St The Oxford Super Cinema 16 Sept Oxford ABC George St Ritz 16 Sept Marlow Regal County 21 Oct Golders Green Ionic 21 Oct Golders Green Hippodrome 16 Dec Clapham Junction Granada 16 Dec Clapham Junction Ruby Cinema Munt’s Hall 1980 24 Feb Rayners Lane Odeon The Grosvenor 27 April Finsbury Park Rainbow Theatre Astoria 27 April Finsbury Park Odeon 25 May Coventry St Rialto West End Cinema Theatre 27 July Colchester Grand Theatre (Top Rank Club) 27 July Colchester Odeon Regal 27 July Colchester ABC The Playhouse 21 Sept Aldershot Palace 21 Sept Aldershot Odeon Empire 21 Sept Alton Palace 19 Oct Peterborough ABC Embassy 19 Oct Peterborough Odeon 19 Oct Peterborough Broadway Electric (Surewin Bingo Club) 14 Dec Regent Street New Gallery Cinema New Gallery Kinema 1981 15 Feb Watford Palace Theatre 15 Feb Watford Odeon Film Theatre Gaumont 15 Feb Watford Central Hall Picture House (Ladbroke Bing & Social Club) 17 May Victoria New Victoria 12 July Chesham Embassy 12 July Aylesbury Odeon Film Centre 12 July Aylesbury Grand Pavilion (Granadaclub) 7 Sept Salisbury Odeon Film Centre Gaumont Palace 7 Sept Salisbury ABC Regal 7 Sept Salisbury Playhouse 7 Sept Salisbury City Hall Gaumont 27 Sept Sunninghill Picture House 24 Oct East Ham Odeon New Boleyn Electric Theatre 1 Nov Birmingham Odeon New St Forum 1 Nov Birmingham ABC New St 1 Nov Birmingham Odeon, Holloway Circus 1982 13 Feb Letchworth Broadway 13 Feb Welwyn Garden City Embassy Welwyn Theatre 22 Aug Wimbledon ABC Elite 22 Aug Wimbledon Odeon Regal 22 Aug Wimbledon Wimbledon Theatre 12 Sept Great Yarmouth ABC Regal 12 Sept Great Yarmouth Regent 12 Sept Great Yarmouth Empire 12 Sept Great Yarmouth Windmill Electric Vaudeville 12 Sept Great Yarmouth Royal Aquarium 10 Oct Sevenoaks Focus 16 Oct Glasgow Apollo Green Playhouse 16 Oct Glasgow Pavilion 16 Oct Glasgow Glasgow Film Theatre 16 Oct Glasgow Theatre Royal 17 Oct Glasgow Salon Hillhead Picture Salon 17 Oct Glasgow Grosvenor 17 Oct Glasgow Curzon Vitagraph Electra Theatre 17 Oct Glasgow King’s Theatre 17 Oct Muswell Hill Odeon 31 Oct Reigate Majestic 31 Oct Cranleigh Regal 1983 25 Sept Bognor Regis Picturedrome Queens Hall 25 Sept Worthing Odeon 25 Sept Worthing Dome 25 Sept Worthing Plaza 25 Sept Worthing Connaught 1984 8 Jan Ilford Coronation 8 Jan Ilford ABC Regal 1985 6 May Maidenhead ABC Rialto 6 May Henley on Thames Regal Palace 1986 29 March Leeds Majestic 29 March Leeds Odeon Paramount 29 March Leeds ABC Ritz 29 March Leeds Hyde Park Picture House 29 March Leeds Loungs Cinema 29 March Leeds Cottage Road Cinema 29 March Leeds Grand theatre 29 March Leeds Lyric Cinema 30 March Leeds Dominion 30 March Leeds Clock Cinema 30 March Dewsbury Playhouse 30 March Wakefield ABC Regal 30 March Wakefield Opera House ? Oct: “A Thirties Fling London Coach tour viewing at the Flicks.” exteriors of numerous London cinemas 12 Oct Rayners Lane Ace Grosvenor 1987 21 June Reading Cannon 21 June Caversham Glendale 21 June Reading Odeon 21 June Reading Rex 21 June Reading Pavilion 21 June Wokingham Ritz 18 Oct Lincoln Cannon Savoy 18 Oct Lincoln Ritz 18 Oct Boston Regal 18 Oct Spilsby Haven Odeon 18 Oct Spilsby Phoenix Franklin 18 Oct Skegness Tower 19 Oct Maplethorpe Bijou 19 Oct Woodhall Spa Kinema in the Woods 19 Oct Sleaford Sleaford Cinema Picturedrome 1988 28 Feb Elephant & Castle Coronet 28 Feb Elephant & Castle Elephant & Castle Theatre 28 Feb Camberwell ABC Regal 1 May Brighton Odeon, Kingswest Centre 1 May Brighton Odeon, West Street 1 May Brighton Duke of Yorks 1 May Brighton Imperial (Top Rank Club) 1 May Brighton The Dome 1 May Brighton Theatre Royal 1 May Brighton Astoria (Coral Bingo Club) 10 July Chelmsford Pavilion 10 July Chelmsford Select Picture House 10 July Chelmsford Regent 10 July Burnham on Crouch Rio Princes 10 July Halstead Empire 10 July Braintree Embassy 4 Sept Haymarket Cannon Carlton 4 Sept Shaftesbury Avenue Cannon Saville Theatre / ABC 4 Sept Tottenham Court Road Dominion 4 Sept Charing Cross Rd Phoenix Theatre 4 Sept Charing Cross Rd Curzon Phoenix 1 Oct Sheffield Anvil Civic Cinema Cineplex 1 Oct Doncaster Cannon ABC 1 Oct Doncaster Grand Theatre (Top Rank Social Club) 1 Oct Doncaster Odeon Gaumont 1 Oct Sheffield Crucible Theatre 1 Oct Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 2 Oct Crystal Peaks AMC 2 Oct Chesterfield Regal 2 Oct Hull Cannon (Mecca Bingo) Regal 2 Oct Hull Cannon Quin Cecil 2 Oct Beverley Picture Playhouse 13 Nov Kensington Odeon Kensington 13 Nov Notting Hill Gate Coronet 13 Nov Notting Hill Gate Gate Embassy 1989 8 Jan Hammersmith Lyric 8 Jan Hammersmith Cannon 8 Jan Hammersmith Odeon 8 Jan Hammersmith Riverside Studios 8 Jan Acton Granada Dominion 9 Jan Southampton Mayflower Theatre 9 Jan Southampton Guildhall 9 Jan Southampton Odeon Regal 9 Jan Southampton Cannon Forum/ABC 16 April Bedford Cannon Granada 16 April Bedford Royal County 1 May Hanley Odeon Regent 1 May Hanley Theatre Royal 1 May Hanley Cannon ABC 1 May Newcastle-Under- Savoy ABC Lyme I May Hanley Odeon 1 May Tunstall Palace 1 May Tunstall Ritz 1 May Stoke-on-Trent Danilo (Top Rank Club) 1 May Longton Empire 9 July Harrow Cannon Granada 9 July Harrow Cannon Dominion/ABC 7 Oct Cardiff Odeon, Queen St Imperial 7 Oct Cardiff Cannon Olympia Picture Theatre/ABC 7 Oct Cardiff New Theatre 7 Oct Cardiff St David’s Hall 7 Oct Philharmonic Hall 7 Oct Cardiff Pavilion Picture Theatre (Bingo Club) 7 Oct Canton Chapter Arts Centre 7 Oct Newport Unknown (Coral/Majestic Bingo Club) 7 Oct Newport Unknown (Coral/Maindee Bingo Club) 7 Oct Newport Cannon 7 Oct Cardiff Monaco 7 Oct Barry Theatre Royal 7 Oct Barry Unknown (Tivoli Bingo Club) 5 Nov Barnet Odeon 5 Nov East Finchley Phoenix Picturedrome 1990 13 May Letchworth Broadway 10 June Teddington (including Normansfield Hospital visit to Shepperton Theatre Film Studios) 15 July Loughborough Beacon Social Club Odeon 15 July Loughborough Curzon Empire 15 July Ilkeston Scala 15 July Ilkeston Ritz (Barry Noble Bingo Club) 15 July Derby Hippodrome (Walkers Bingo Club) 15 July Derby Cannon Gaumont Palace 15 July Derby Grand Theatre 15 July Loughborough Stanford Hall 19 Aug Bromley Odeon 19 Aug Catford Central Hall Central Hall Picture House 19 Aug Beckenham Cannon Regal/ABC 19 Aug Penge Odeon 19 Aug Forest Hill ABC (Mecca Bingo Capital Club) Joint CTA/Thirties Society Tour 20 Oct Whitehall Whitehall Theatre 20 Oct The Strand Adelphi Theatre 20 Oct The Strand Savoy Theatre 20 Oct Aldwych Duchess Theatre 20 Oct Drury Lane Theatre Royal 20 Oct Covent Garden Fortune Theatre 20 Oct Leicester Square Odeon, West End Leicester Square Theatre 20 Oct Coventry Street Prince of Wales Theatre 20 Oct Charing Cross Rd Dominion 20 Oct Seven Dials Cambridge Theatre 20 Oct Shaftesbury Ave Cannon Saville Theatre/ABC 20 Oct Old Compton Street Prince Edward Theatre 20 Oct Charing Cross Rd Phoenix Theatre 28 Oct Dudley Odeon Plaza/Gaumont 28 Oct Dudley Gaumont (Top Rank Regent Bingo Club) 28 Oct Dudley Hippodrome (Granada