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Central Hall / Central Picture House, Redcar
Cinema Address:
2 Queen Street, Redcar
Period of Thompson Ownership:
1913-1964
How Acquired by Thompson:
Bought
Architect/Design:
Built as the Central Railway Station part of which was converted in 1873 into the Central Hall by J Cowl. In 1932 a new front was added along with new internal decoration and it was renamed the Central Cinema.
Other Info:
Damaged by fire in 1946 it remained closed until c1953 because building materials were rationed and Thompson's adjoining Regent carried on. When it reopened it had Cinemascope.
Fate of the Cinema:
It closed on 23rd July 1964 along with adjoining Regent having ceased to be profitable. It was subsequently demolished.
External Links/Sources:
Frontage
Photo provided by Alan Spencer – www.youtube.com/user/DurhamTelly/
Location Accuracy: Accurate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Thomas Thompson? | |||||||||||
| 1914 | Thomas Thompson? | |||||||||||
| 1915 | Thomas Thompson? | |||||||||||
| 1916 | Thomas Thompson | 10508 | 500 | 4 | 432 | |||||||
| 1917 | Thomas Thompson | 7695 | 800 | 1 | 495 | |||||||
| 1918 | Thomas Thompson | 12000 | 1 | T Bennett | 2 | 2 | Licensed for music and dancing | 307 | ||||
| 1919 | Thomas Thompson | 12000 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 2 | 2d - 9d | 387 | |||
| 1920 | Thomas Thompson | 12000 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 2 | 452 | ||||
| 1921 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 2 | 2d - 9d | 446 | |||
| 1922 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 443 | |||||
| 1923 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 467 | |||||
| 1924 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 415 | |||||
| 1925 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 395 | |||||
| 1926 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 386 | |||||
| 1927 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 455 | |||||
| 1928 | Thomas Thompson | 16399 | 600 | 1 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 3d - 1s | 468 | ||||
| 1929 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 12000 | 600 | 2 | J T Edmonds | 2 + Mat Sa | 3d - 1s | 484 | ||||
| 1930 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 16399 | 600 | 2 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 448 | |||
| 1931 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 4 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s | WE | 3 | 462 | |||
| 1932 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 12000 | 600 | 4 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s | WE | 3 | 493 | |||
| 1933 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 3 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s | WE | 2 | 522 | |||
| 1934 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 3 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s | WE | 2 | 544 | |||
| 1935 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 3 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s6d | WE | 2 | 561 | |||
| 1936 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 3 | WE | 1 | 613 | |||||
| 1937 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 2 | 2 + Mat daily | 6d & 1s | WE | 1 | 637-8 | |||
| 1938 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 2 | 622 | |||||||||
| 1939 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 4 | 558 | ||||||||
| 1940 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 4 | 526 | |||||||
| 1941 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 4 | WE | 524 | ||||||
| 1942 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 600 | 4 | WE | 498 | ||||||
| 1943 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 2 | 6d - 1s 6d | WE | 504 | ||||||
| 1944 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 2 | 10d- 1s9d | WE | 463 | ||||||
| 1945 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 4 | 10d- 1s9d | WE | 510 | ||||||
| 1946 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 2 | 10d- 1s9d | WE | 347 | ||||||
| 1947 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 2 | 10d- 1s9d | WE | 360 | ||||||
| 1948 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 20159 | 2 | Temporarily closed | WE | All | 374 | |||||
| 1949 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 2 | Temporarily closed | WE | All | 378 | |||||
| 1950 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 2 | Temporarily closed | WE | All | 368 | |||||
| 1951 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Temporarily closed | WE | All | 351 | |||||
| 1952 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Temporarily closed | WE | 350 | ||||||
| 1952 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Temporarily closed | WE | 347 | ||||||
| 1954 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Phillips | 330 | |||||||
| 1955 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | CinemaScope | Phillips | 330 | ||||||
| 1956 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | CinemaScope | Phillips | 321 | ||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | CinemaScope | Phillips | 320 | ||||||
| 1960 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | CinemaScope | Phillips | 336 | ||||||
| 1961 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Phillips | 311 | |||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||||||
| 1963 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Phillips | 303 | |||||||
| 1964 | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 27190 | 3 | Phillips | 306 | |||||||
| 1966 | closed |