Classic Frome
Cork Street,
Frome,
BA11 1BL
Cork Street,
Frome,
BA11 1BL
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Albany Ward Circuit, Gaumont-British-Picture Corp., Ltd., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres Ltd., Rank Organisation
Architects: Harry G. Payne, William Edward Trent, William Sydney Trent
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Gaumont
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The Gaumont was built for Gaumont British Theatres and Albany Ward-Provincial Cinematograph Theatres(PCT). It opened on 6th February 1939, with 969 seats on a stadium plan, with a raised stepped section at the rear, rather than a conventional overhanging balcony. The proscenium was 32 feet wide.
The Gaumont was taken over by Classic Cinemas chain on 9th December 1967 and was re-named Classic Cinema. It closed just over three years later, on 10th January 1971, and was demolished later that year. A shopping mall and supermarket was built on the site, which also contained a 350 seat cinema, that opened in 1974 as the Westway Cinema.
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Ken Roe
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