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Film poster outside the Corn Exchange — beating_09
Film poster outside the Corn Exchange

Film poster outside the Corn Exchange

Poster advertising the Regent Cinema, 1948 — img_5646
Poster advertising the Regent Cinema, 1948

Poster advertising the Regent Cinema, 1948

Advert for The Regent, Hungerford's New Luxury Cinema, Dec 1935 — cinema advert
Advert for The Regent, Hungerford's New Luxury Cinema, Dec 1935

Advert for The Regent, Hungerford's New Luxury Cinema, Dec 1935

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Regent Cinema, c1972 — cinema_03
Regent Cinema, c1972

Regent Cinema, c1972

From The Advertiser, 20.9.1988 — regent cinema 19380922
From The Advertiser, 20.9.1988

From The Advertiser, 20.9.1988

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Outside The Regent Cinema, Queen's Coronation, 2 Jun 1953. Photo includes Miss May Oakes (teacher), Elizabeth Dopson, Peter Dopson, Anne Dopson, Dorothy Wells, Val Richards, ?Linda Underwood. — 19530602 Outside The Regent Cinema
Outside The Regent Cinema, Queen's Coronation, 2 Jun 1953. Photo includes Miss May Oakes (teacher), Elizabeth Dopson, Peter Dopson, Anne Dopson, Dorothy Wells, Val Richards, ?Linda Underwood.

Outside The Regent Cinema, Queen's Coronation, 2 Jun 1953. Photo includes Miss May Oakes (teacher), Elizabeth Dopson, Peter Dopson, Anne Dopson, Dorothy Wells, Val Richards, ?Linda Underwood.

Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974 — cinema-02 197406
Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974 — cinema-03 197406
Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974 — cinema-05 197406
Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

Poster for the Cinema, Thursday 19th March 1931. — 19310319 Cinema advert
Poster for the Cinema, Thursday 19th March 1931.

Poster for the Cinema, Thursday 19th March 1931.

A J Allen (Sup't St John's Ambulance Brigade), Miss Moore (owner of Regent Cinema), R B Jeal (headmaster of Council School) and Mr Thorn (Assistant headmaster). Possibly when the Coronation Celebrations were being shown at the cinema, 1937. — Cinema-01
A J Allen (Sup't St John's Ambulance Brigade), Miss Moore (owner of Regent Cinema), R B Jeal (headmaster of Council School) and Mr Thorn (Assistant headmaster). Possibly when the Coronation Celebrations were being shown at the cinema, 1937.

A J Allen (Sup't St John's Ambulance Brigade), Miss Moore (owner of Regent Cinema), R B Jeal (headmaster of Council School) and Mr Thorn (Assistant headmaster). Possibly when the Coronation Celebrations were being shown at the cinema, 1937.

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