Death of the Regent – Rye David Smeed was on the spot for the Death of the Regent. The cinema was closed on 29 September 1973 He recorded the last day of showing and the subsequent demolition of the fine building that had given so much pleasure to so many since it was opened in 1949.
Tag: Regent Cinema
Step into the Rye’s Own archive for stories connected with Regent Cinema, a place viewed through local news, memory, change and the experiences of those who knew it. The trail includes “The Last Rye MP-Notepad”, “Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street”, “Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace”, and “The Last Picture Show”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
Procession of Witness – Rye 1961
Father Richard of St Anthony of Padua is among the all denomination clergy who take part in the 1961 Procession of Witness to the Regent Cinema for a combined service. Many local personalities can be picked out in this unique piece of film.
Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace
Even the Kitchen Sink was Involved The phrase “all but the kitchen sink” did not hold out when the Germans smashed Havelock Villas on the Strand for, large as life, there was the kitchen sink sitting on the top of one of the houses of “T square”. As it and the other contents of Havelock … Continue reading Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace
The Last Rye MP-Notepad
This wonderful photograph from the Malcolm Turk Collection, is a potted history. There is so much information contained. The first question is Where is It? That’s easy. Pearson’s Cycle Works later became The Central Garage in Cinque Ports he building that was demolished in 2002 “In readiness for a library to be built.”
Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street
By Arthur Woodgate As one of the men who pulled the “Bijou” down I was urged by my own memories to put the story of the “Bijou” and other Cinque Ports Street buildings, as far as I can remember, into writing.
Swastika Over Rye
Swastika Over Rye As remembered by Arthur Woodgate War is Declared When our then Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, declared War on Germany on Sunday morning 3 September 1939, the air raid sirens started up immediately,
Adventures in Rye
It is five years since Winnie Hollands passed on but her memory remains, reinforced with the words she wrote in her ADVENTURES IN RYE series published in “Rye’s Own”. Some brave words written as she lived in the knowledge of her imminent death are reprinted here as a tribute to a woman who was liked … Continue reading Adventures in Rye
Police in Rye
by Arthur Woodgate One day towards the end of July 2003, I was going for my newspaper at the Spar shop in Peasmarsh. To my great surprise, I saw a young lady dressed in a Police uniform. I said to her “Have I seen a mirage, or are you real?”. She assured me she … Continue reading Police in Rye
60 Years On
VE Celebrations are Remembered The heroes of the Second World War donned their medals and paraded through the streets of Rye to mark the sixtieth year since Victory was declared in Europe.
Hit and Run Raids
Clifford Bloomfield’s Wartime Recollections First published in Jo Kirkham’s ‘Memories of Rye Series Autumn and Winter 1942 During this time the towns and villages of South East England were subjected to attacks by German Focke Wolf 190 fighter bombers. They carried one 500Ib bomb as well as being armed with machine guns and 20mm cannon. … Continue reading Hit and Run Raids