Royal Air Force Base Alconbury Theater
Georgia Road,
Alconbury,
PE28
Georgia Road,
Alconbury,
PE28
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The building still stands within the USAF controlled RAF Alconbury site. As such, it is still off-limits to the general public.
Previously called the Spartan Theater. The Alconbury Theater closed on the 3rd March, 2013. The last film was The Hobbit. The theater had opened at the new site in 1960. A deal was struck with Cineworld for permanently reduced priced admissions for those serving at both RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth. The last operators were known as The Army and Air Force Exchange Service.
The first cinema to open at the then RAF Alconbury was the Astra Cinema, this closed, along with most of the base after WW2. In readiness for a new role, the airbase was significantly rebuilt, including a later Alconbury Theatre as it was last called. This was operated by the US Air Force for their own personnel and families on the base. In line with the gradual thinning down of personnel stationed overseas, RAF Alconbury has been largely sold off and the land built on with modern day shops and housing. The cinema has also been closed for a long time, and may well be demolished by now. It is noted on the USAF website as closed.
A little of the interior of the Air Force base theater can be seen in this photo.