{"id":489,"date":"2023-01-21T22:15:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T22:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simongarrett.uk\/lanmanmuseum\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2024-02-17T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T10:59:51","slug":"the-regal-cinema","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simongarrett.uk\/lanmanmuseum\/what-is-in-the-museum\/the-regal-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"The Regal Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Regal Cinema was Located in New Road Framlingham. The cinema was built around 1938 by the Bostock Cinema Circuit. It had a 21ft wide proscenium and was equipped with a British Acoustic (BA) sound system. There were nightly performances at 7pm in the week, and 3 performances on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dwindling attendance in the late 50s finally lead to closure around 1963, and was converted into a workshop & storage. By 1975 and was in use as a commercial vehicle depot for Potters. The Regal Cinema was demolished around 2011, and residential housing in what is now Coucy Close has been built on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lanman Museum has memorabilia from the cinema including photographs, posters, programmes, tickets and account books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regal Cinema<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Regal programme for April 1962<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Regal cinema after closure, with commercial vehicles stored outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Regal cinema, after rebranding for Potters commercial vehicles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Clock from Regal Cinema<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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