Information below is taken from The Kinematograph Yearbooks. The Page reference is from the following year’s edition, when information appeared. Additional information is in italics
Year |
Ownership |
Population |
Seating Capacity |
Other cinemas in town |
Manager |
Shows per day |
Changes Weekly |
Prices |
Variety/ Screen |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
1939 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
|
|
483 |
1940 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
451 |
1941 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
13 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
450 |
1942 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
432 |
1943 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
|
437 |
1944 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-1s 9d |
|
WE |
|
432 |
1945 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-1s 9d |
|
WE |
|
441 |
1946 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-1s 9d |
|
WE |
|
278 |
1947 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-1s 9d |
|
WE |
|
292 |
1948 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
75000 |
1068 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-1s 9d |
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
305 |
1949 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d - 1s 6d |
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
310 |
1950 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
1s - 1s 10d |
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
300 |
1951 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
282 |
1952 |
Regent (Darlington) Ltd. |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
280 |
1953 |
Regent (Darlington) Ltd. |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
277 |
1954 |
Regent (Darlington) Ltd. |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
264 |
1955 |
Regent (Darlington) Ltd. |
84390 |
1068 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft |
WE |
|
257 |
1956 |
Regent (Darlington) Ltd. |
84390 |
1068 |
5 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft, CinemaScope |
WE |
|
257 |
1957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1958-59 |
Regent (Darlington) Ltd. |
84390 |
1068 |
5 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
Proscenium width 34ft, CinemaScope |
WE |
|
259 |
1960 |
closed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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