Brighton cinema directory

Directory of cinemas in Brighton & Hove
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. • Click on the picture, name or name-change link to go to the cinema's history page.

ABC Cinema 75 East Street, Brighton 1963-1986, 1997-1999 see Savoy Cinema-Theatre
ABC Cinema Portland Road, Hove 1965-1973 see Granada
Academy Theatre 59 West Street, Brighton 1911 Academy 1931 Tatler 1932 Academy 1973 closed
Ace Cinema 107-108 Lewes Road, Brighton 1965-1968, 1969-1971 see Gaiety Cinema
Aquarium Kinema Madeira Drive, Brighton 1897-1939 (occasional)
Arcadia Cinema 16 Lewes Road, Brighton 1910 People's Picture Palace 1910 Arcadia Cinema 1940 Closed 1944 Re-opened 1957 Closed
Astoria 15 Gloucester Place, Brighton 1933 Opened 1977 Closed
Bijou Electric Empire 64 North Street, Brighton 1911-1913 see Prince's Cinema
Bijou Electric Empire High Street, Shoreham 1911 Opened c1929 Duke of York's Cinema 1931 Closed
Bijou Select Palace 64 North Street, Brighton 1913-1915 see Prince's Cinema
Brighton Film Theatre 64 North Street, Brighton 1969-1978 see Prince's Cinema
Cannon Cinema 75 East Street, Brighton 1986-1995 see Savoy Cinema-Theatre
Cannon Cinemas Brighton Marina 1991-1995 see Cineworld
Cinema-de-Luxe 150 North Street, Brighton 1910 spring Opened 1942 Destroyed by fire.
Cinematheque 9-12 Middle Street, Brighton 1996-2005
Cinescene 64 North Street, Brighton 1979-1983 see Prince's Cinema
Cineworld Cinemas Brighton Marina 1991 MGM Cinemas 1995 Virgin Cinemas 1999 UGC Cinemas 2005 Cineworld
Classic Cinema Lewes Road, Brighton 1979-1980 see Gaiety Cinema
Classic Cinema 130 Western Road, Brighton 1975-1979 see Curzon
Coliseum 78 West Street, Brighton 1918-1919 see Grand Picture Palace
Coliseum 342 Brighton Road, Shoreham 1920 Opens 1941 Closed
Continentale Cinema 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
Coronation Cinema 104 North Road, Brighton 1911 Coronation 1928 New Coronation 1934 Troxy Cinema 1938 Rex News Theatre 1939 Closed
Cosy Nook 1 East Street, Brighton 1945-1946 see Kings Minicine News Cinema
Court Cinema 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.
Court Kinema 7 Church Street, Shoreham 1924-1926 see Star Electric Picture Palace
Curzon Cinema 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.
Devonshire Cinema Eastern Road, Brighton 1920-1922 see Tierney's Royal Picture Theatre
Dolphin Theatre 16-17 New Road, Brighton 1947-1952 see Court Cinema
The Dome Church Street, Brighton occasional use
Duke of York's Cinema Preston Circus, Brighton 1910 Opens
Duke of York's Cinema High Street, Shoreham c1929-1931 see Bijou Electric Empire
Duke's at Komedia 44-47 Gardner Street 2012 Opens
Electric Bioscope 130 Western Road, Brighton 1909-1910 See Curzon
Electric Empire Picture Palace 76-77 George Street, Hove 1911 Opens 1934 Closes
Embassy 1 Western Road, Hove c1912 Opened as Hove Cinematograph Theatre 1922 Tivoli Cinema 1948 Embassy Cinema 1981 Closed
Empire Picture Theatre Haddington Street, Hove 1910 Opened. 1930 New Empire 1933 Closed.
Essoldo Cinema 134 North Street, Brighton 1940 Opened as Imperial Theatre 1943 Film use increases 1950> Essoldo 1964 Closed
Gaiety Cinema 107-108 Lewes Road, Brighton 1937 April 24 Opened 1965 November Ace Cinema 1971 Vogue Cinema 1979 Classic Cinema 1980 October closed.
Gem Electric Cinema 36a London Road, Brighton 1910 Opens 1914 Closes
Gem Cinema 132 King's Road, Brighton 1954-1955 see Victoria Hall
Granada Portland Road, Hove 1933 July 17 Opened 1965 May ABC 1974 June 4 Closed
Grand Cinema (46) North Road 1931-1940
Grand Cinema-de-Luxe 85 King's Road, Brighton 1912 see Palladium Cinema
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.
Hippodrome Middle Street, Brighton 1902-1929
Hove Cinematograph Theatre 1 Western Road, Hove c1912-1922 see Embassy
Hove Town Hall Church Road, Hove 1896-1910 or later
Imperial Theatre/Cinema 134 North Street, Brighton 1943-1950 see Essoldo
Imperial Picture Palace 5 St James Street, Brighton 1912 Opens 1916 Closes
Jacey Cinema 64 North Street, Brighton 1967-1969 see Bijou Electric Empire, Brighton
King's Cliff Cinema Sudeley Place, Kemp Town, Brighton 1920-1947 see Continentale Cinema
Kings Minicine News Cinema 1 East Street, Brighton 1945 Cosy Nook 1946 Kings Minicine News Cinema 1950 Closed.
Lido Cinema Denmark Villas, Hove 1932-1961 1944 July 30 Odeon 1961 February 18 Closed.
Majestic Cinema Eastern Road, Brighton 1919-1920 see Tierney's Royal Picture Theatre
MGM Cinemas Brighton Marina 1991-1995 see Cineworld.
New Coronation 104 North Road, Brighton 1928-1934 see Coronation Cinema
New Empire Haddington Street, Hove 1931-1933 see Empire Picture Theatre
New Kinema Albion Street, Southwick c1915 Opens 1928 Plaza 1931 New Kinema 1946 Damaged by fire but reopens 1948 Destroyed by fire
Norfolk Cinema High Street, Shoreham 1933 Opened. 1947 Ritz Cinema 1964 Closed
Novelty Electric Theatre 27 West Street, Brighton 1911 Opened 1912 Empire Electric Theatre. 1913 late Closed.
Odeon Denmark Villas, Hove 1938-1967 see Lido Cinema
Odeon 85 King's Road, Brighton 1936-1937 see Palladium Cinema
Odeon Kemp Town 40 St George's Road, Kemp Town, Brighton 1934 Opens 1960 Closes
Odeon Kingswest King's Road/West Street, Brighton 1973 Opens
Odeon West Street West Street/Little Russell Street, Brighton 1937 Opens 1973 Closes
Palladium Cinema 85 King's Road, Brighton 1897 Opened as Alhambra Opera House and Music Hall 1912 Palladium Cinema 1936 Odeon 1937 Palladium Cinema 1956 Closed
Paris Continental Cinema 16-17 New Road, Brighton 1955-1957 see Court Cinema
Pavilion Cinema South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven 1923 Opens 1940 Closes
Pavilion Cinema North Street, Portslade 1911 Prince's Imperial Picture Palace and Theatre 1932 Pavilion Cinema 1958 Closed.
People's Picture Palace Park Crescent Place/16 Lewes Road, Brighton 1910 see Arcadia Cinema
Picturedrome Eastern Road, Brighton 1916-1919 see Tierney's Royal Picture Theatre
Picturedrome 130 Western Road, Brighton 1919-1922 see Curzon
Picturedrome North Street, Portslade 1918-1932 see Pavilion Cinema, Portslade
Playhouse Cinema Sudeley Place, Kemp Town, Brighton 1949-1951 see Continentale
Plaza Cinema Albion Street, Southwick 1924 see New Kinema
Prince's Cinema 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
Prince's Electric Theatre 64 North Street, Brighton 1915-1919 see Bijou Electric Empire, Brighton
Prince's Imperial Picture Palace and Theatre North Street, Portslade 1911-1932 see Pavilion Cinema, Portslade
Princes News Theatre 64 North Street, Brighton 1947-1967 see Bijou Electric Empire, Brighton
Queen's Picture Theatre 130 Western Road, Brighton 1915-1919 see Curzon
Regal Cinema 130 Western Road, Brighton 1932-1936 see Curzon
Regent Cinema 133 Queen's Road/133 North Street, Brighton 1921 Opens 1973 Closes
Rex News Theatre 104 North Road, Brighton 1938-1939 see Coronation Cinema
Ritz Cinema High Street, Shoreham 1967-1964 see Norfolk Cinema
Rothbury Cinema Franklin Road, Portslade 1934 Opens 1964 Closes
Royal Tierney Picture Theatre 64 Edward Street, Brighton 1911 Opens 1916 Picturedrome. 1919 Majestic Cinema. 1920 Devonshire Cinema. 1922 Closed.
Savoy Cinema-Theatre 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.
Scala Cinema 130 Western Road, Brighton 1922-1932 see Curzon
Star Cinema 7 Church Street, Shoreham 1910 Winton's Hall 1914 Star Electric Picture Palace 1924 Court Kinema 1926 Closed
Tatler 59 West Street, Brighton 1931 see Academy Theatre
Tivoli Cinema 1 Western Road, Hove 1922-1948 see Hove Cinematograph Theatre
Troxy Cinema 104 North Road, Brighton 1934-1938 see Coronation Cinema
UGC Cinemas Brighton Marina 1999-2005 see Cineworld
Victoria Hall 132 King's Road, Brighton 1896 only Pandora Gallery 1896 only Victoria Hall 1954-1955 Gem Cinema
Virgin Cinemas Brighton Marina 1995-1999 see Cineworld
Vogue Cinema Lewes Road, Brighton 1971-1979 see Gaiety Cinema
West Pier Pavilion King's Road, Brighton 1895-c1914

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