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Building    From 18/12/1928  To 23/5/1959

Davis Theatre

Categories: Cinema

Davis Theatre

Built by Grace and Marsh and operated by Israel Davis and his family. The largest cinema built in England at that time, equipped with the largest Compton organ ever built, it opened with the British premiere of Josef von Sternberg's 1928 film . Demolished as part of a road-widening scheme.

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Davis Theatre

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Davis Theatre

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Davis Theatre - Sir Thomas Beecham

  In the Davis Theatre which stood on this site Sir Thomas Beecham ...

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Professor Terry Knapp

Professor Terry Knapp

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1 memorial
Gaumont

Gaumont

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Peter Hall

Peter Hall

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Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

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Sir Carol Reed

Sir Carol Reed

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