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Hi everyone,
Myself, Silverstealth, Phill.d and Sam.h. payed a visit to the old ABC - Regal cinema in Wakefield on Thursday, and very nice it was too! This was the first time I'd met Silverstealth, Phill.d & Sam.h. and your all top blokes. It was a great night. Cheers!
The building in places is in very good condition but in others (the cellar) it's under 6' of water!
The cellars are a no go and the front stalls are under 12 to 18" of water but with wellies and waders there are no boundaries! 
Part of the 1970's drop wall conversion had collapsed into the stalls, this is probably because of the flooding, I remember seeing on the web a series of pictures taken by a guy who was looking to buy the place and he had to pump out the place and I think this was about seven years ago so it's spent a bit of it's time with water damage.
A bit of history:
The cinema was opened on December 9th 1935, as the Regal and formed the centrepiece for the council’s redevelopment scheme in that part of Wakefield. Apart from film shows it also held stage performances. It became the ABC in the 1960s. The cinema closed as the Cannon in 1997, in the face of competition from the newly opened multiplex Cineworld.
On to the pictures, Silverstealth, Phill.d & Sam.h. will add to it I'm sure
View from the stage. you can see the collapsed drop wall on the left. (no shit....!)
Footlights
Silverstealth going for a paddle in the stalls
Semi submerged chair
Flying cleats
Capturing the stage, proscenium and auditorium
switch gear for the tabs in prompt corner.
Top of the stairs in the fly tower
flying head block.
fire hydrant.
main auditorium
Then we went onto the roof!
Mr Silverstealth
rooftops o Wakey!
Mercury rectifiers
The main projection room. No equipment unfortunately.
Through the porthole
I'll leave it at that because I know Silverstealth & Phill.d have some crackers to post up.
Cheers Guys. Hope you like.
All pictures taken on Fuji 400 Superia xtra film
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Myself, Silverstealth, Phill.d and Sam.h. payed a visit to the old ABC - Regal cinema in Wakefield on Thursday, and very nice it was too! This was the first time I'd met Silverstealth, Phill.d & Sam.h. and your all top blokes. It was a great night. Cheers!
The building in places is in very good condition but in others (the cellar) it's under 6' of water!
The cellars are a no go and the front stalls are under 12 to 18" of water but with wellies and waders there are no boundaries! Part of the 1970's drop wall conversion had collapsed into the stalls, this is probably because of the flooding, I remember seeing on the web a series of pictures taken by a guy who was looking to buy the place and he had to pump out the place and I think this was about seven years ago so it's spent a bit of it's time with water damage.
A bit of history:
The cinema was opened on December 9th 1935, as the Regal and formed the centrepiece for the council’s redevelopment scheme in that part of Wakefield. Apart from film shows it also held stage performances. It became the ABC in the 1960s. The cinema closed as the Cannon in 1997, in the face of competition from the newly opened multiplex Cineworld.
On to the pictures, Silverstealth, Phill.d & Sam.h. will add to it I'm sure
View from the stage. you can see the collapsed drop wall on the left. (no shit....!)
Footlights
Silverstealth going for a paddle in the stalls
Semi submerged chair
Flying cleats
Capturing the stage, proscenium and auditorium
switch gear for the tabs in prompt corner.
Top of the stairs in the fly tower
flying head block.
fire hydrant.
main auditorium
Then we went onto the roof!
Mr Silverstealth
rooftops o Wakey!
Mercury rectifiers
The main projection room. No equipment unfortunately.
Through the porthole
I'll leave it at that because I know Silverstealth & Phill.d have some crackers to post up.
Cheers Guys. Hope you like.
All pictures taken on Fuji 400 Superia xtra film
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