Queens Cinema

Watchester Cinemas renovated the Queens ten years earlier than stated. A wide proscenium for scope was installed. I enjoyed very many films here for fifteen years as the Queens had the ABC release e.g Cliff Richard in the Young Ones. That film and others played to full houses. I was a part-time projectionist there when it closed in May 1973. A few weeks before, Cabaret was doing excellent business. Classic bought the Queens and transferred its bingo club to their Vogue bingo club in the former Odeon across the road where they had created two cinemas above the bingo hall.

John Clancy in “The Long- gone cinemas of Swale” (2003) says the porch was added between the wars. His books contains extra photos including interior.