| Year |
Ownership |
Population |
Seating Capacity |
Other cinemas in town |
Manager |
Shows per day |
Changes Weekly |
Prices |
Variety |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
Further Details |
|---|
| 1927 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
11,436 |
|
2 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
Stage 9ft deep |
|
|
481 |
|
| 1928 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sold to Denman Picture Houses Ltd. |
| Year |
Ownership |
Population |
Seating Capacity |
Other cinemas in town |
Manager |
Shows per day |
Changes Weekly |
Prices |
Variety |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
Further Details |
|---|
| 1920 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
1 |
2 |
5d - 1s |
|
|
|
487 |
|
| 1921 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
1 |
2 |
5d - 1s |
|
|
|
478 |
|
| 1922 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
475 |
|
| 1923 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
487 |
|
| 1924 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
435 |
|
| 1925 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
416 |
|
| 1926 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
407 |
|
| 1927 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
7821 |
600 |
0 |
R Routledge |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1928 |
Globe Picture House Co. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
|---|
| 1912 |
Thomas Thompson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1913 |
Thomas Thompson |
|
1200 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
372 |
| 1914 |
Thomas Thompson |
3380 |
1200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
496 |
| 1915 |
Thomas Thompson |
3380 |
1200 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392 |
| 1916 |
Thomas Thompson |
3380 |
1200 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
441 |
| 1917 |
Thomas Thompson & T Scully |
2938 |
1400 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
499 |
| 1918 |
Thomas Thompson & T Scully |
3380 |
1200 |
1 |
T Scully |
|
|
|
|
|
|
316 |
| 1919 |
Thomas Thompson & T Scully |
3380 |
1200 |
1 |
T Scully |
|
|
|
Licensed for music & dancing |
|
|
397 |
| 1920 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1921 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
478 |
| 1922 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
2 + 1 Sa Mat Sa |
|
|
|
|
|
474 |
| 1923 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
2 + 1 Sa Mat Sa |
|
|
|
|
|
483 |
| 1924 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
2 + 1 Sa Mat Sa |
|
|
|
|
|
431 |
| 1925 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
2 + 1 Sa Mat Sa |
|
|
|
|
|
411 |
| 1926 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
2 + 1 Sa Mat Sa |
|
|
|
|
|
403 |
| 1927 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
3380 |
1000 |
0 |
T Scully |
2 + 1 Sa Mat Sa |
|
|
|
|
|
473 |
| 1928 |
North of England Cinemas Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
|---|
| 1915 |
Thomas Thompson |
18,603 |
1,500 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
391 |
| 1916 |
Thomas Thompson |
18,603 |
1,500 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
| 1917 |
Thomas Thompson |
16,054 |
1,000 |
0 |
S Thompson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
499 |
| 1918 |
Thomas Thompson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|---|
| 1936 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. |
185870 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
634 |
| 1937 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. |
200000 |
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
15 |
659 |
| 1938 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. |
200000 |
1110 |
19 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
644 |
| 1939 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
200000 |
1200 |
18 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
580 |
| 1940 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
200000 |
1200 |
19 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
547-8 |
| 1941 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
200000 |
1200 |
20 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
545-6 |
| 1942 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
200000 |
1200 |
19 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
518 |
| 1943 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
200000 |
1200 |
18 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
|
525 |
| 1944 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
200000 |
1120 |
19 |
|
Continuous |
|
9d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
485 |
| 1945 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1200 |
19 |
|
Continuous |
|
9d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
532 |
| 1946 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
17 |
|
Continuous |
|
9d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
368-9 |
| 1947 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
19 |
|
Continuous |
|
9d - 1s |
|
WE |
|
382 |
| 1948 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
17 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d - 1s9d |
|
WE |
|
396 |
| 1949 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
15 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d - 1s9d |
|
WE |
|
401 |
| 1950 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
15 |
|
Continuous |
|
1s - 1s10d |
|
WE |
|
391 |
| 1951 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
15 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
374 |
| 1952 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
15 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
373 |
| 1953 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
14 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
370 |
| 1954 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180000 |
1120 |
14 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
351 |
| 1955 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
180600 |
1120 |
14 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
344 |
| 1956 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
181524 |
1120 |
13 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
343 |
| 1957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1958-59 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
181524 |
1120 |
13 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
Phillips |
|
340 |
| 1960 |
Regent (Sunderland) Ltd. |
181524 |
1120 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
Phillips |
|
354 |
| 1961 |
closed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
|---|
| 1929 |
A J Vasey (previous owner mistakenly still shown) |
18243 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
3 |
3d - 9d |
|
|
|
497 |
| 1930 |
A J Vasey (?) |
18243 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
3 |
3d - 9d |
|
|
|
461 |
| 1931 |
A J Vasey (?) |
18243 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
3 |
3d - 9d |
|
|
4 |
|
| 1932 |
A J Vasey (?) |
18243 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
3d - 9d |
|
|
|
507 |
| 1933 |
A J Vasey (?) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|---|
| 1935 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. |
113452 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
|
577 |
| 1936 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. |
113452 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
All |
630 |
| 1937 |
Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. |
114000 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
All |
654 |
| 1938 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
4d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
639 |
| 1939 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
4d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
575 |
| 1940 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
4d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
524-3 |
| 1941 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
4d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
540 |
| 1942 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
4d - 1s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
513 |
| 1943 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
520 |
| 1944 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
480 |
| 1945 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
526 |
| 1946 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
363 |
| 1947 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
376-7 |
| 1948 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1835 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
390 |
| 1949 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d-2s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
395 |
| 1950 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
1s-2s10d |
|
WE |
All |
384 |
| 1951 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
368 |
| 1952 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
367 |
| 1953 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
364 |
| 1954 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
346 |
| 1955 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
338 |
| 1956 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
337 |
| 1957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1958-59 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
335 |
| 1960 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1835 |
5 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
349 |
| 1961 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
|
320 |
| 1962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1963 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
|
311 |
| 1964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1965 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
|
314 |
| 1966 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
|
301 |
| 1967 |
Regent (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
WE |
|
282 |
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 |
/ Screen |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
|---|
| 1930 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
116667 |
|
11 |
|
2 + Mat Sa |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
3 |
460 |
| 1931 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
113452 |
|
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
6 |
475 |
| 1932 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
113452 |
|
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
7 |
506 |
| 1933 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
113452 |
|
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
6 |
536 |
| 1934 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
113452 |
995 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
559 |
| 1935 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
113452 |
995 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
577 |
| 1936 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
113452 |
995 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
630 |
| 1937 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
114000 |
995 |
7 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
654 |
| 1938 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
995 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
639 |
| 1939 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
995 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
575 |
| 1940 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
995 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
542-3 |
| 1941 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
995 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
540 |
| 1942 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
995 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s |
|
WE |
All |
513 |
| 1943 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
995 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d & 1s 6d |
|
WE |
All |
520 |
| 1944 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1004 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s 9d |
|
WE |
All |
480 |
| 1945 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1004 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
6d & 1s 9d |
|
WE |
All |
526 |
| 1946 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1004 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d & 1s 9d |
|
WE |
All |
363 |
| 1947 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
120000 |
1004 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d & 1s 9d |
|
WE |
All |
376-7 |
| 1948 |
Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. |
120000 |
1004 |
8 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d & 1s 9d |
|
WE |
All |
390 |
| 1949 |
Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
10d & 1s 9d |
|
WE |
All |
394 |
| 1950 |
Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
1s - 1s10d |
|
WE |
All |
384 |
| 1951 |
Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
367 |
| 1952 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
367 |
| 1953 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
364 |
| 1954 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
10 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
|
WE |
|
345 |
| 1955 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
338 |
| 1956 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
9 |
|
Continuous |
|
|
CinemaScope |
WE |
|
337 |
| 1957 |
|
|
|
|
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| 1958-59 |
Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. |
107500 |
1004 |
8 |
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Continuous |
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CinemaScope |
WE |
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335 |
| 1960 |
closed |
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| Year |
Ownership |
Population |
Seating Capacity |
Other cinemas in town |
Manager |
Shows per day |
Changes Weekly |
Prices |
Variety |
Sound System |
Other cinemas with sound |
Kinematograph Year Book reference |
Further Details |
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| 1913 |
Thompson & Bennett |
|
1,600 |
4 |
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366 |
May have been owned prior to 1913. |
| 1914 |
Thompson & Bennett |
14,977 |
1,600 |
2 |
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491 |
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| 1915 |
Thompson & Bennett |
14,997 |
1,600 |
2 |
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388 |
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| 1916 |
Thompson & Bennett |
14,997 |
1,600 |
2 |
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437 |
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| 1917 |
Thompson & Bennett |
9,645 |
1,500 |
0 |
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498 |
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| 1918 |
Thompson & Bennett |
12,000 |
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0 |
A B Bennett |
9 per week |
2 |
3d - 9d |
Licensed for music and dancing |
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313 |
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| 1919 |
Thompson & Bennett |
12,000 |
|
1 |
A B Bennett |
14 per week |
3 |
3d - 9d |
Licensed for music and dancing |
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394 |
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| 1920 |
Thompson & Bennett |
12,000 |
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1 |
A B Bennett |
2 |
3 |
2 1/2d- 7d |
Licensed for music and dancing |
|
|
455 |
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| 1921 |
Thompson & Bennett |
12,000 |
|
1 |
A B Bennett |
2 |
3 |
2 1/2d- 7d |
Licensed for music and dancing |
|
|
449 |
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| 1922 |
Thompson & Bennett |
14,977 |
|
1 |
A B Bennett |
2 |
3 |
2 1/2d- 7d |
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|
446 |
|
| 1923 |
Thompson & Bennett |
14,977 |
|
1 |
A B Bennett |
2 |
3 |
2 1/2d- 7d |
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|
477 |
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| 1924 |
Thompson & Bennett |
14,977 |
|
1 |
A B Bennett |
2 |
3 |
2 1/2d- 8d |
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425 |
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| 1925 |
Thompson & Bennett |
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Sold to A B Bennett |