Kinematograph year book (1946)

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Kinema Directory (England). 545 457 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous from 6 p.m. Three shows on Sat. Prices, 9d. to 2S. 3d. Phone, Westbury 75. Station, Westbury, G.W.R. Films by Road Transport. WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA (Essex), Pop. 108,000 King's Cinema (ba), Hamlet Court Road. — Prop., Ashbys Grand Halls, Ltd. 800 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Southend 3263. Station, Westcliff-on-Sea, L.M.S., or Motor Transport. (Closed.) Mascot Cinema (rca), 511, London Road. — Props., Godfrey Cinemas, Ltd., 91, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 8340. 1,223 seats. Prices, 9d. to 2s. 3d. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, 3600. Station, Westcliff, L.M.S. Metropole (bth). — Prop. J. L. Godfrey, 91, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 8340. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Sun., from 3 p.m. 1,200 seats. Prices, gd. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width, 54 ft. Phone, Southend 2773. Station, Westcliff-on-Sea, L.M.S. ; or Motor Transport. See also Southend-on-Sea. WEST CORNFORTH (Co. Durham), Pop. 6,400. Regent (bth). — 750 seats. Once nightly, twice 011 Sat. WESTERHAM (Kent), Pop. 3,170. Swan Picture Hall (ba). — Prop., B. M. Seeker. 220 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Phone, Westerham 109. Station, Westerham, S.R. Film Transport. WESTGATE (Kent), Pop. 5,100. Carlton Cinema (rca). — Props, Westgate Cinema Co., Ltd. 500 seats. Films booked at Hall. Variety booked direct. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, Westgate 274. Station, Westgate-onSea, S.R. WEST HARTLEPOOL (Co. Durham), Pop. 75,000. Empire (we). Forum Cinema (rca). — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,971 seats. Booked at H.O. Four dressing-rooms. Phone, W. Hartlepool 2 114. Station, West Hartlepool, L.N.E.R. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 78 Gaiety (we). — Prop., E. Little, " Kayll Mont," Crossgate Moor, Durham. Phone 2547. 650 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. Continuous evenings. Mats., Sat. Station, West Hartlepool, L.N.E.R. Lex Cinema (rca), Whitby Street. — Props., W. G. and E. E. Reynolds, Airedale, Clifton Avenue, West Hartlepool. Phone 3710. 750 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Booked at Hall. Phone, West Hartlepool 2049. Station, West Hartlepool. Odeon (we). — Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, , W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Prices, iod. to 2s. 9d. Continuous. Phone 3221. Station, West Hartlepool. Northern Picture Hall (bth), York Rd. — Prop., Northern Pictures Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to is. 6d. Phone, West Hartlepool 2714. Station West Hartlepool. Picture House (we), Stockton Street. — Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 8080. 1,800 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Daily. Prices, is. to 2s. 9d. Phone, West Hartlepool 2033 11. Regal Cinema (we).— Props., Regal (W. H'pool) Ltd., 58, Street Lane, Leeds, 8. 1,688 seats. Prices, is. to 2s. 9d. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 42 ft. Phone, 2121. Station, West Hartlepool. L.N.E.R. West End Picture House (ba), Collingwood Road. — Prop., West End Pictures, Ltd. 560 seats. Booked at Newcastle and Hall by Geo. B. Atkinson. Continuous from 5.45 p.m. Mat., Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, West Hartlepool 2318. Station, West Hartlepool. WESTHOUGHTON (Lancs), Pop. 16,018. Empire (bth), Market Street. — Prop., J. F. Emery, Cinema Circuit, Midland Bank House , 26, Cross Street, Manchester. Phone, Black friars 7876. Booked at H.O. 666 seats. Prices, 7d. to is. gd. Continuous nightly, two on Sat. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Proscenium width, 37 ft. Phone, 174. Station, Westhoughton' L.M.S. Palace (we), Church Street. — Prop., Marks, Circuit Cinemas, 326, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester. Phone, Collyhurst 2133. 780 seats. Continuous nightly. Booked at H.O. Two changes weekly. Occasional Variety Prices, 3d. to is. gd. Proscenium width 28 ft. Billiard Hall attached. Phone, 116 Station, Westhoughton, L.M.S. WEST KIRBY (Cheshire), Pop. 6,511. Tudor (we). — Prop., K. & W. Cinemas, Ltd., General Buildings, Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham. Phone 44584. 1,020 seats. Continuous evenings. Two Mats. Prices, gd. to 2s. 8d. Booked at Whitefriars House, Friar Lane, Nottingham. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width, 55 ft. Stage, 22 ft. deep. Two dressiog-rooms. Phone, Hoylake 1192. Station, West Kirby, L.M.S. Films "Via Mersey " Railway. WESTON-SUPER-MARE (Somerset), Pop. 32,490. Central Picture House (rca), Oxford Street. — Lessee, E. E. Williams. 680 seats. Booked at Hall and in London. Continuous. Prices, 7d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 18 ft. Phone, Weston-super-Mare 474. Station, Westonsuper-Mare, G.W.R. F.T.S. (Gt. Britain), Ltd. Odeon Theatre (bth). — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Albion House, 5g, New Oxford Street' London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. 6d. Phone, Weston 1784. Station, Weston-super-Mare G.W.R. Regent Cinema (ba), Regent Street. — Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 8080. 1,088 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Cafe attached. Prices, is. to 2s. 9d. Proscenium width, 30 ft.' Phone, Weston-super-Mare 237. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 78 WEST STANLEY Co. Durham), Pop. 25,090. Albert Hall (we), Front Street. — Prop., Craven Bros. 850 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. Continuous. Booked at Newcastle. Proscenium width 26 ft. Phone, 217. Station, West Stanley, Co. Durham. WEST WICKHAM (Kent), Pop. 6,230. Odeon (we). — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, S