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Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety/ Screen Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference
1929 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 18000 7 435
1930 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 18000 5 WE 0 393
1931 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 5 3 - 1 on Sun 6d - 1s WE 3 408
1932 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 6 6d - 1s WE 2 437
1933 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 6 3 6d - 1s 3d WE 3 463
1934 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 7 3 6d - 1s 3d WE All 482
1935 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1088 7 3 6d - 1s Proscenium width 27' WE All 495
1936 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 7 3 6d - 1s Proscenium width 27' WE All 545
1937 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 7 3 6d - 1s Proscenium width 27' WE All 568
1938 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 7 3 6d - 1s Proscenium width 27' WE All 551
1939 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16.223 1087 6 6d - 1s Proscenium width 27' WE All 488
1940 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 8 3 6d - 1s Proscenium width 27' WE All 456
1941 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 9 3 6d - 1s WE All 455
1942 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 10 3 6d - 1s WE All 437
1943 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 10 3 6d - 1s 6d WE All 442
1944 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 6 3 6d - 2s 3d WE All 401
1945 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 6 3 6d - 2s 3d WE All 447
1946 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 9 3 6d - 2s 3d WE All 283
1947 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 9 3 6d - 2s 3d WE All 297
1948 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 16223 1087 9 3 6d - 2s 3d WE All 310
1949 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 8 3 10d - 2s 3d WE All 315
1950 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 8 3 10d - 2s 3d WE All 305
1951 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 7 Continuous WE All 287
1952 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 8 Continuous WE 285
1953 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 8 Continuous WE 282
1954 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 8 Continuous WE 269
1955 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 19220 1087 8 Continuous CinemaScope WE 262
1956 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 1087 8 Continuous CinemaScope WE 262
1957
1958-59 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 1087 8 Continuous CinemaScope WE 264
1960 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 1087 7 Continuous CinemaScope WE 290
1961 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 7 WE 276
1962
1963 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 7 WE 269
1964
1965 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 7 WE 275
1966 Palladium (Durham) Ltd 20440 3 WE 265
1967 Palladium (Durham) Ltd? 20440 3 WE 249
1968 Palladium (Durham) Ltd? 20440 3 WE 240
1969 Palladium (Durham) Ltd? 20440 3 WE 230
1970 Palladium (Durham) Ltd? 20440 3 WE 234
Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference Further Details
1914 Thomas Thompson 5259 500 2 495
1915 Thomas Thompson 5259 500 2 392
1916 Thomas Thompson 5259 500 3 441

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Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety/ Screen Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference
1937 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 5d - 1s Proscenium width 30ft WE All 662
1938 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 5d - 1s Proscenium width 30ft WE All 647
1939 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 5d - 1s Proscenium width 30ft WE All 583
1940 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 6d - 1s2d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 551
1941 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 6d - 1s2d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 549
1942 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 7d - 1s6d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 522
1943 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1045 1 Continuous 7d - 1s6d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 529
1944 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1022 1 Continuous 7d - 1s9d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 488
1945 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Continuous 7d - 1s9d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 535
1946 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Continuous 7d - 1s9d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 372
1947 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Continuous 7d - 1s9d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 385
1948 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Continuous 10d - 1s 9d WE All 399
1949 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Continuous 1s - 1s 9d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 404
1950 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Continuous 1s - 1s 10d Proscenium width 30ft WE All 394
1951 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Closed WE All 377
1952 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Closed WE 376
1953 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Closed WE 373
1952 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 Closed WE 354
1955 Moorends Empire Ltd. 5300 1 CinemaScope WE 347
1956 Moorends Empire Ltd. 14462 1 CinemaScope WE 346
1957 possibly closed
1958-59 closed
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Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety/ Screen Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference
1939 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 6d - 1s 483
1940 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 6d - 1s WE 451
1941 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 13 Continuous 6d - 1s WE 450
1942 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 6d - 1s WE 432
1943 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 6d - 1s 6d WE 437
1944 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 10d-1s 9d WE 432
1945 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 10d-1s 9d WE 441
1946 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 10d-1s 9d WE 278
1947 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 10 Continuous 10d-1s 9d WE 292
1948 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 75000 1068 9 Continuous 10d-1s 9d Proscenium width 34ft WE 305
1949 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 84390 1068 7 Continuous 10d - 1s 6d Proscenium width 34ft WE 310
1950 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 84390 1068 7 Continuous 1s - 1s 10d Proscenium width 34ft WE 300
1951 Thompson's Enterprises Ltd 84390 1068 7 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft WE 282
1952 Regent (Darlington) Ltd. 84390 1068 7 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft WE 280
1953 Regent (Darlington) Ltd. 84390 1068 7 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft WE 277
1954 Regent (Darlington) Ltd. 84390 1068 7 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft WE 264
1955 Regent (Darlington) Ltd. 84390 1068 7 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft WE 257
1956 Regent (Darlington) Ltd. 84390 1068 5 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft, CinemaScope WE 257
1957
1958-59 Regent (Darlington) Ltd. 84390 1068 5 Continuous Proscenium width 34ft, CinemaScope WE 259
1960 closed
Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference Further Details
1915 Thomas Thompson 4322 0 359
1916 Thomas Thompson 4322 450 0 404
1917 Thomas Thompson 4322 400 0 492
1918 Thomas Thompson 2000 2 2d - 7d 276
1919 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 349
1920 Thomas Thompson 3000 500 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 442
1921 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 437
1922 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 434
1923 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 409
1924 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 358
1925 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 336
1926 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 326
1927 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 391
1928 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 406
1929 Thomas Thompson 3000 400 0 F Stephens 1 2 4d - 1s 421
Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference Further Details
1914 Thomas Thompson 3703 450 0 462
1915 Thomas Thompson 3703 450 0 358
1916 Thomas Thompson 3703 450 0 403
1917 Thomas Thompson 3703 450 0 483

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Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference
1913 Thomas Thompson and others 24583 2000 0 303
1914 Thomas Thompson and others 24583 2000 6 456
1915 Thomas Thompson 24583 2000 8 351
1916 Thomas Thompson 24583 2000 8
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Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety/ Screen Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference
1934 Thompson's Enterprises 84810 6 RCA
1935 Thompson's Enterprises 84810 899 7 Continuous 9d - 1s3d RCA 6 600
1936 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 84810 899 7 Continuous 9d - 1s3d RCA All 653
1937 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 7 Continuous 9d - 1s3d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 679
1938 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s Proscenium 40ft wide WE All 665
1939 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s Proscenium 40ft wide WE All 601
1940 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s Proscenium 40ft wide WE All 569
1941 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 566
1942 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 538
1943 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s6d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 545
1944 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 505
1945 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous 6d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 552
1946 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows 6d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 389
1947 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows 6d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA All 403
1948 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 90000 899 9 Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows + Mat Sat 6d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 416
1949 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103000 899 9 Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows + Mat Sat 1s3d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 421
1950 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103900 899 9 Continuous evenings - Sat 2 shows + Mat Sat 1s3d - 1s9d Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 411
1951 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103900 899 9 Continuous evenings + Mat Sat Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 395
1952 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103900 899 9 Continuous evenings + Mat Sat Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 393
1953 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103900 899 9 Continuous evenings + Mat Sat Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 391
1954 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103900 899 8 Continuous evenings + Mat Sat Proscenium 40ft wide RCA 371
1956 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 103900 899 9 Continuous evenings + Mat Sat Proscenium 40ft wide, CinemaScope RCA 363
1956 Regent Cinemas (York) Ltd. 105371 899 8 Continuous evenings + Mat Sat Proscenium 40ft wide, CinemaScope RCA 362
1957 possibly closed
1958-59 closed
Year Ownership Population Seating Capacity Other cinemas in town Manager Shows per day Changes Weekly Prices Variety Sound System Other cinemas with sound Kinematograph Year Book reference Further Details
1914 Thomas Thompson 3703 700 0 462
1915 Thomas Thompson 3703 500 0 358
1916 Thomas Thompson 3703 450 0 403
1917 Thomas Thompson 3323 500 0 483
1918 Thomas Thompson
1919 Thomas Thompson 4000 400 1 J Maidence 348
1920 Thomas Thompson 4000 400 1 J Maidence 442
1921 Thomas Thompson 4000 400 1 437
1922 Thomas Thompson 3703 400 1 434
1923 Thomas Thompson 4000 400 1 J Maidence 406
1924 Thomas Thompson 3703 400 1 355
1925 Thomas Thompson 3703 400 1 333