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Regent, York (Acomb)
Cinema Address:
14 York Road, Acomb, York, YO26 4LT
Period of Thompson Ownership:
1934-1958
How Acquired by Thompson:
New
Architect/Design:
W Arthur Kellet of York
Other Info:
Stadium design with stepped rear section. Also included shops along the frontage. Opened on 12th February 1934 with "A Bedtime Story" with Maurice Chevalier.
Fate of the Cinema:
After closure it was and is used by a variety of shops.
Frontage - late 1950s. Reproduced under Creative Commons (Attribution) License - Granola
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Thompson's Enterprises | 84810 | 6 | RCA | ||||||||
| 1935 | Thompson's Enterprises | 84810 | 899 | 7 | Continuous | 9d - 1s3d | RCA | 6 | 600 | |||
| 1936 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 84810 | 899 | 7 | Continuous | 9d - 1s3d | RCA | All | 653 | |||
| 1937 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 7 | Continuous | 9d - 1s3d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 679 | ||
| 1938 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | Proscenium 40ft wide | WE | All | 665 | ||
| 1939 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | Proscenium 40ft wide | WE | All | 601 | ||
| 1940 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | Proscenium 40ft wide | WE | All | 569 | ||
| 1941 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 566 | ||
| 1942 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 538 | ||
| 1943 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s6d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 545 | ||
| 1944 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 505 | ||
| 1945 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous | 6d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 552 | ||
| 1946 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows | 6d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 389 | ||
| 1947 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows | 6d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | All | 403 | ||
| 1948 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 90000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows + Mat Sat | 6d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 416 | |||
| 1949 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103000 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows + Mat Sat | 1s3d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 421 | |||
| 1950 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103900 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows + Mat Sat | 1s3d - 1s9d | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 411 | |||
| 1951 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103900 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings + Mat Sat | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 395 | ||||
| 1952 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103900 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings + Mat Sat | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 393 | ||||
| 1953 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103900 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings + Mat Sat | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 391 | ||||
| 1954 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103900 | 899 | 8 | Continuous evenings + Mat Sat | Proscenium 40ft wide | RCA | 371 | ||||
| 1956 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 103900 | 899 | 9 | Continuous evenings + Mat Sat | Proscenium 40ft wide, CinemaScope | RCA | 363 | ||||
| 1956 | Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. | 105371 | 899 | 8 | Continuous evenings + Mat Sat | Proscenium 40ft wide, CinemaScope | RCA | 362 | ||||
| 1957 | possibly closed | |||||||||||
| 1958-59 | closed |