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Film poster outside the Corn Exchange
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Film poster outside the Corn Exchange

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Film poster outside the Corn Exchange
Poster advertising the Regent Cinema, 1948
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Poster advertising the Regent Cinema, 1948

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Poster advertising the Regent Cinema, 1948
Advert for The Regent, Hungerford's New Luxury Cinema, Dec 1935
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Advert for The Regent, Hungerford's New Luxury Cinema, Dec 1935

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Advert for The Regent, Hungerford's New Luxury Cinema, Dec 1935
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Regent Cinema, c1972
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Regent Cinema, c1972

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Regent Cinema, c1972
From The Advertiser, 20.9.1988
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From The Advertiser, 20.9.1988

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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.
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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.

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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.
Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974
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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974
Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974
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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974
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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974
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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974

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Regent Cinema being demolished, Jun 1974
Poster for the Cinema, Thursday 19th March 1931.
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Poster for the Cinema, Thursday 19th March 1931.

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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.
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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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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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