King's Cinema
Derwent Street,
Chopwell,
NE17
Derwent Street,
Chopwell,
NE17
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Previous Names: King's Hall, King's Theatre
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Located in Chopwell, County Durham, to the north of Blackhall Mill. The King’s Hall was purpose built in 1911. It had 700-seats and presented cine-variety. Around 1915 it was re-named King’s Theatre and a larger stage was built. In 1920 it was closed due to a fire.
It was rebuilt and had re-opened by 1922 with 900-seats. There were two dressing rooms. Around 1929 it was equipped with an Edibell sound system, but this was soon replaced by a British Talking Pictures(BTP) sound system. Eventually this was replaced by a GB-Kalee sound system. After the end of World War II, live shows were presented as well as screening films and it was re-named King’s Cinema.
In 1964 the King’s Cinema was still screening films but had added bingo on several nights a week. It closed as a cinema on 28th January 1967 and became a full-time bingo club. That closed in the early-1980’s and it has since been demolished.
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Ken Roe
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By 1948 the proprietors were G.E. & W.E.F. Craven, a seating capacity of 704 seats is quoted, proscenium width 36Ft., 1 dressing room and BTP sound system. By 1966 the proprietors had changed to Derwent Cinemas Ltd. circuit. Bingo was introduced alongside films in 1964, films then ceased on 28th January 1967, which lasted into the early 1980’s known as King’s Bingo Club. The last operators on bingo were the three Hearn Brothers who also operated bingo clubs, the longest running of which was the Crown Bingo Club in Tyne Dock, South Shields.