Regal Cinema
Bridgend,
Blairgowrie,
PH10 6ND
Bridgend,
Blairgowrie,
PH10 6ND
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In Blairgowrie, in Perth & Kinross, the Regal Cinema was built in 1937, and opened on 18th July 1938 with Dick Powell in “The Singing Marine”. It was equipped with BTH projectors and sound. It was owned by Regal (Blairgowrie) Ltd., whose managing director was J.B. Milne, becoming part of the J.B. Milne Theatres chain.
By the late-1960’s, with cinema-going declining, the Regal Cinema was acquired by Kingsway Entertainments and moved over to cine-bingo. It was taken over by Messrs Duncan of Dundee from 3rd April 1970 operating as a bingo club, but with occasional film performances.
Bingo ceased in 1993. The building was soon demolished and replaced with flats.
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David Simpon
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I visited the Regal in 1968 when the manager, Dave Stewart, had just installed a festoon stage curtain which he had removed from the King’s, Montrose. It looked quite splendid in it’s new home. The projection room at the Regal was under the balcony at the rear of the stalls. The BTH projectors were angled slightly upwards rather than in the usual straight throw from a back stalls box. Up in the balcony there were chummy seats ( ie double seats with no central armrest ) which were much frequented by young couples. Outside on the front of the cinema the vertical Regal sign was in a style devised by J B Milne and which could be found at several of his cinemas including Auchterarder and Macduff.