Windmill Cinema
The Green, Windmill Road,
Littlehampton,
BN17 5LH
The Green, Windmill Road,
Littlehampton,
BN17 5LH
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Kursaal, Casino, Western Pavilion, Windmill Theatre, Windmill Entertainment Centre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
440190.372.2224
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Built in 1912 as a shelter hall, it was converted into a theatre by 1927. Refurbished and re-named Western Pavilion in 1968, it became the Windmill Theatre in 1973 with a seating capacity of 252.
In 1989, it was equipped with projection equipment and films began to be screened for 22 weeks of the year, opening on 5th May 1989 with Harrison Ford in "Working Girl". Films ceased on 14th February 2013, but live theatre use continued. Money was raised to purchase a digital projector which was installed and it reopened as a full time cinema on 21st February 2014.
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Ken Roe
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The Windmill Entertainment Centre in November 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/garyshield/2021055191/
summer 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4552205871/
Originally on Pier Road, the venue was known as The Kursaal. A windmill stood next to the building, which was later demolished. Originally the Kursaal had a tin sheet roof, with a lower pitch to it.
Later called The Casino, it’s possible that it was used as a bingo hall. The facade was replaced, along with the pitch of the auditorium. I have uploaded pictures of the original building as built, and the later use as a ‘casino’ as it was called, both with the windmill in the background.