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These are all the cinemas (and their name changes) that have ever operated in Brighton and Hove, Southwick and Shoreham. Details are given under the name of the theatre at each site by which it is best known, with cross-references from subsequent names. |
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ABC Cinema 75 East Street, Brighton 1963-1986, 1997-1999 see Savoy Cinema-Theatre |
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ABC Cinema Portland Road, Hove 1965-1973 see Granada |
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![]() 59 West Street, Brighton 1911 Academy 1931 Tatler 1932 Academy 1973 closed |
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Ace Cinema 107-108 Lewes Road, Brighton 1965-1968, 1969-1971 see Gaiety Cinema |
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![]() Madeira Drive, Brighton 1897-1939 (occasional) |
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Arcadia Cinema 16 Lewes Road, Brighton 1910 People's Picture Palace 1910 Arcadia Cinema 1940 Closed 1944 Re-opened 1957 Closed |
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![]() 15 Gloucester Place, Brighton 1933 Opened 1977 Closed |
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Bijou Electric Empire 64 North Street, Brighton 1911-1913 see Prince's Cinema |
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Bijou Electric Empire High Street, Shoreham 1911 Opened c1929 Duke of York's Cinema 1931 Closed |
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Bijou Select Palace 64 North Street, Brighton 1913-1915 see Prince's Cinema |
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Brighton Film Theatre 64 North Street, Brighton 1969-1978 see Prince's Cinema |
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Cannon Cinema 75 East Street, Brighton 1986-1995 see Savoy Cinema-Theatre |
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Cannon Cinemas Brighton Marina 1991-1995 see Cineworld |
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![]() 150 North Street, Brighton 1910 spring Opened 1942 Destroyed by fire. |
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![]() 9-12 Middle Street, Brighton 1996-2005 |
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Cinescene 64 North Street, Brighton 1979-1983 see Prince's Cinema |
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![]() Brighton Marina 1991 MGM Cinemas 1995 Virgin Cinemas 1999 UGC Cinemas 2005 Cineworld |
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Classic Cinema Lewes Road, Brighton 1979-1980 see Gaiety Cinema |
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Classic Cinema 130 Western Road, Brighton 1975-1979 see Curzon |
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Coliseum 78 West Street, Brighton 1918-1919 see Grand Picture Palace |
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Coliseum 342 Brighton Road, Shoreham 1920 Opens 1941 Closed |
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![]() Sudeley Place, Kemp Town, Brighton 1920 Opened as King's Cliff Cinema 1948 Metro Cinema 1949 Picture Playhouse/Playhouse Cinema 1951 Continentale Cinema 1986 December Closed |
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![]() 104 North Road, Brighton 1911 Coronation 1928 New Coronation 1934 Troxy Cinema 1938 Rex News Theatre 1939 Closed |
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Cosy Nook 1 East Street, Brighton 1945-1946 see Kings Minicine News Cinema |
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![]() 16-17 New Road, Brighton 1909 Opens in former Coliseum Theatre 1940 Closed 1947 Dolphin Theatre 1952 Reverts to theatre use 1955 Paris [Continental] Cinema 1957 Reverts to repertory theatre use 1962/63 Closed. |
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Court Kinema 7 Church Street, Shoreham 1924-1926 see Star Electric Picture Palace |
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![]() 130 Western Road, Brighton 1909 Electric Bioscope 1910 Queen's Electric Theatre 1915 Queen's Picture Theatre 1919 Picturedrome 1922 Scala Cinema 1932 Regal Cinema 1936 Curzon Kinema 1975 Classic Cinema 1979 Closed. |
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Devonshire Cinema Eastern Road, Brighton 1920-1922 see Tierney's Royal Picture Theatre |
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Dolphin Theatre 16-17 New Road, Brighton 1947-1952 see Court Cinema |
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![]() Church Street, Brighton occasional use |
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Preston Circus, Brighton 1910 Opens |
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Duke of York's Cinema High Street, Shoreham c1929-1931 see Bijou Electric Empire |
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![]() 44-47 Gardner Street 2012 Opens |
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Electric Bioscope 130 Western Road, Brighton 1909-1910 See Curzon |
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![]() 76-77 George Street, Hove 1911 Opens 1934 Closes |
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![]() 1 Western Road, Hove c1912 Opened as Hove Cinematograph Theatre 1922 Tivoli Cinema 1948 Embassy Cinema 1981 Closed | ||
![]() Haddington Street, Hove 1910 Opened. 1930 New Empire 1933 Closed. |
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![]() 134 North Street, Brighton 1940 Opened as Imperial Theatre 1943 Film use increases 1950> Essoldo 1964 Closed |
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![]() 107-108 Lewes Road, Brighton 1937 April 24 Opened 1965 November Ace Cinema 1971 Vogue Cinema 1979 Classic Cinema 1980 October closed. |
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![]() 36a London Road, Brighton 1910 Opens 1914 Closes |
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Gem Cinema 132 King's Road, Brighton 1954-1955 see Victoria Hall |
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![]() Portland Road, Hove 1933 July 17 Opened 1965 May ABC 1974 June 4 Closed |
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![]() (46) North Road 1931-1940 |
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Grand Cinema-de-Luxe 85 King's Road, Brighton 1912 see Palladium Cinema |
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Grand Picture Palace 78 West Street, Brighton c1905 Occasional film shows in a roller-skating rink, built in 1892. 1911 Opened as a cinema. c1912 Coliseum. 1917 Closed. |
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![]() Middle Street, Brighton 1902-1929 |
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Hove Cinematograph Theatre 1 Western Road, Hove c1912-1922 see Embassy |
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![]() Church Road, Hove 1896-1910 or later |
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Imperial Theatre/Cinema 134 North Street, Brighton 1943-1950 see Essoldo |
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Imperial Picture Palace 5 St James Street, Brighton 1912 Opens 1916 Closes |
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Jacey Cinema 64 North Street, Brighton 1967-1969 see Bijou Electric Empire, Brighton |
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King's Cliff Cinema Sudeley Place, Kemp Town, Brighton 1920-1947 see Continentale Cinema |
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Kings Minicine News Cinema 1 East Street, Brighton 1945 Cosy Nook 1946 Kings Minicine News Cinema 1950 Closed. |
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![]() Denmark Villas, Hove 1932-1961 1944 July 30 Odeon 1961 February 18 Closed. |
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Majestic Cinema Eastern Road, Brighton 1919-1920 see Tierney's Royal Picture Theatre |
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MGM Cinemas Brighton Marina 1991-1995 see Cineworld. |
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New Coronation 104 North Road, Brighton 1928-1934 see Coronation Cinema |
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New Empire Haddington Street, Hove 1931-1933 see Empire Picture Theatre |
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New Kinema Albion Street, Southwick c1915 Opens 1928 Plaza 1931 New Kinema 1946 Damaged by fire but reopens 1948 Destroyed by fire |
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Norfolk Cinema High Street, Shoreham 1933 Opened. 1947 Ritz Cinema 1964 Closed |
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Novelty Electric Theatre 27 West Street, Brighton 1911 Opened 1912 Empire Electric Theatre. 1913 late Closed. |
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Odeon Denmark Villas, Hove 1938-1967 see Lido Cinema |
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Odeon 85 King's Road, Brighton 1936-1937 see Palladium Cinema |
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![]() 40 St George's Road, Kemp Town, Brighton 1934 Opens 1960 Closes |
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![]() King's Road/West Street, Brighton 1973 Opens | ||
![]() West Street/Little Russell Street, Brighton 1937 Opens 1973 Closes |
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![]() 85 King's Road, Brighton 1897 Opened as Alhambra Opera House and Music Hall 1912 Palladium Cinema 1936 Odeon 1937 Palladium Cinema 1956 Closed |
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Paris Continental Cinema 16-17 New Road, Brighton 1955-1957 see Court Cinema |
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![]() South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven 1923 Opens 1940 Closes |
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![]() North Street, Portslade 1911 Prince's Imperial Picture Palace and Theatre 1932 Pavilion Cinema 1958 Closed. |
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People's Picture Palace Park Crescent Place/16 Lewes Road, Brighton 1910 see Arcadia Cinema |
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Picturedrome Eastern Road, Brighton 1916-1919 see Tierney's Royal Picture Theatre |
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Picturedrome 130 Western Road, Brighton 1919-1922 see Curzon |
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Picturedrome North Street, Portslade 1918-1932 see Pavilion Cinema, Portslade |
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Playhouse Cinema Sudeley Place, Kemp Town, Brighton 1949-1951 see Continentale |
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Plaza Cinema Albion Street, Southwick 1924 see New Kinema |
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![]() 64 North Street, Brighton 1911 Bijou Electric Empire 1913 Bijou Select Palace 1915 Prince's Electric Theatre 1919 Prince's Cinema 1947 Prince's News Theatre 1967 Jacey Cinema 1969 Brighton Film Theatre 1978 closed 1979 Cinescene 1983 closed |
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Prince's Electric Theatre 64 North Street, Brighton 1915-1919 see Bijou Electric Empire, Brighton |
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Prince's Imperial Picture Palace and Theatre North Street, Portslade 1911-1932 see Pavilion Cinema, Portslade |
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Princes News Theatre 64 North Street, Brighton 1947-1967 see Bijou Electric Empire, Brighton |
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Queen's Picture Theatre 130 Western Road, Brighton 1915-1919 see Curzon |
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Regal Cinema 130 Western Road, Brighton 1932-1936 see Curzon |
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![]() 133 Queen's Road/133 North Street, Brighton 1921 Opens 1973 Closes |
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Rex News Theatre 104 North Road, Brighton 1938-1939 see Coronation Cinema |
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Ritz Cinema High Street, Shoreham 1967-1964 see Norfolk Cinema |
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![]() Franklin Road, Portslade 1934 Opens 1964 Closes |
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Royal Tierney Picture Theatre 64 Edward Street, Brighton 1911 Opens 1916 Picturedrome. 1919 Majestic Cinema. 1920 Devonshire Cinema. 1922 Closed. |
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![]() East Street, Brighton 1930 Opens 1963 ABC Cinema 1976 Re-opened as a four-screen complex 1986 Cannon Cinema 1995 Virgin Cinemas 1997 ABC Cinema 1999 Closed. |
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Scala Cinema 130 Western Road, Brighton 1922-1932 see Curzon |
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![]() 7 Church Street, Shoreham 1910 Winton's Hall 1914 Star Electric Picture Palace 1924 Court Kinema 1926 Closed |
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Tatler 59 West Street, Brighton 1931 see Academy Theatre |
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Tivoli Cinema 1 Western Road, Hove 1922-1948 see Hove Cinematograph Theatre |
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Troxy Cinema 104 North Road, Brighton 1934-1938 see Coronation Cinema |
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UGC Cinemas Brighton Marina 1999-2005 see Cineworld |
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![]() 132 King's Road, Brighton 1896 only Pandora Gallery 1896 only Victoria Hall 1954-1955 Gem Cinema |
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Virgin Cinemas Brighton Marina 1995-1999 see Cineworld |
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Vogue Cinema Lewes Road, Brighton 1971-1979 see Gaiety Cinema |
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West Pier Pavilion King's Road, Brighton 1895-c1914 |
Page updated 8 March 2018
© David Fisher