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Title: boroughgreen kent
Post by: captainbonius on Tuesday 24 August 10 14:30 BST (UK)

i wonder can any person of the area in boroughgreen, can help my sister wae born there in march 1932 and she would love to know whether there was a local cinema,picture house in the village.
any info would be gratefully received maybe a picture or name any sort of info
     thsnks in anticipation paul

Title: Re: boroughgreen kent
Post by: Jebber on Tuesday 24 August 10 16:44 BST (UK)

With questions like this it is alway advisable to Google, lots of information can be found that way. You should find this site useful.


http://www.boroughgreen.org/about_history.html

Jebber

Title: Re: boroughgreen kent
Post by: Plummiegirl on Wednesday 25 August 10 20:38 BST (UK)

Having driven through Borough Green I do not remember seeing any cinemas/picture houses there nor any buildings which could have been so at any time.

Title: Re: boroughgreen kent
Post by: Jebber on Wednesday 25 August 10 20:50 BST (UK)

The cinema was built in 1912 by Mr. H. Gilbert. It had a gas engine driving a generator.It was called the Electric Palace.

See link above



Jebber

Title: Re: boroughgreen kent
Post by: billkent on Thursday 26 August 10 19:28 BST (UK)

There is a mention of the Rex cinema in Borough Green here http://www.bygonekent.org.uk/article/final-curtain  I remember the building, the cinema closed in 1964, and I visited it later in the late 70s when it was a necktie store/warehouse. There are houses on the site now.

Bill.