ABC Richmond
23 Sheen Road,
Richmond upon Thames,
TW9 1BN
23 Sheen Road,
Richmond upon Thames,
TW9 1BN
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It was a custom for the Ritz to have a charity Christmas carol concert each year, Roy castle appeared there one year, and in 1971 although the cinema had closed it reopened for one day before Christmas for the annual concert. Organ playing choirs on the stage, and the host said from the stage to the full audience, “Lets sing loud and bring the roof down and save the demolition men a job!” That was the last time I went inside the Ritz.
The Ritz was destined to be their new flagship cinema ,but the untimely death of David Bernard put paid to that.The stage end of the theatre that was still under construction was hurredly finished off with a wall behind the proscenium and no stage facilities.A 3/16 WurliTzer organ was cancelled and the organ (a 3/8)destined for the Ritz Wigan was installed in its place.The organ is now in Sydney Australia.
Vintage photographs of the Ritz/ABC, and its Wurlitzer organ console;
http://www.ukwurlitzer.co.cc/2223.html
some great pix here
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