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Title: re old cinema westbury wilts
Post by: rsegarden on Thursday 11 June 09 19:18 BST (UK)

hi all I am trying to find a photo of the old cinema in westbury wilts as I lived there in the late 1950s ,tried wiltshire council and swindon archives no luck regards eddie

Title: Re: re old cinema westbury wilts
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 11 June 09 20:37 BST (UK)

Husband has confirmed that there was one and says 'try the Vista'  His memory for the old days is not as  good as mine  ;D


Gadget

Title: Re: re old cinema westbury wilts
Post by: Yorkslass on Friday 12 June 09 10:07 BST (UK)

Hello rsegarden,

Gadget's OH was right.  It was called the Vista.  Here's a link to a photo -
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/06h6/   

Yorkslass

Title: Re: re old cinema westbury wilts
Post by: Yorkslass on Friday 12 June 09 10:09 BST (UK)

Whoops, the link takes you to Chippenham photos, but if you click on "Historic Westbury", then on number 36, you'll find a picture of the Vista.

Yorkslass

Title: Re: re old cinema westbury wilts
Post by: Gadget on Friday 12 June 09 10:18 BST (UK)

Yorklass  :)

He'll be ever so pleased that he got that one right!

Is this another way of linking to the photo:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/images/2007/09/25/westbury_35_1950s_westbury_vista_cinema_470x284.jpg



Gadget

Title: Re: re old cinema westbury wilts
Post by: Yorkslass on Friday 12 June 09 21:21 BST (UK)

Hi Gadget - now why couldn't I do that? ::)

Eddie, here's a link to the Wiltshire Treasures site - and a photo of the inside of the cinema - hope this one works!!

 http://www.rootschat.com/links/06ha/   

Yorkslass