6000 x 4000 px | 50,8 x 33,9 cm | 20 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
8 janvier 2016
Lieu:
Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
The Regal Cinema on Teme Street opened in 1937. It operated as a commercial cinema as one of six in the Craven Cinemas chain, until the decline of British cinema led to its closure in 1966 but now various volunteer groups have run cinema showings in the building. The Regal has been subject of a Heritage Lottery Fund supported restoration project. Replicas of the 1930s mediterranean murals by artist George Legge have been painted around the auditorium, the detailing on the front of the building has been recreated, and neon lighting has been erected on the canopy at the front of the building. The building, owned by Tenbury Town Council is now under the management of a trust. Modern equipment now allows the showing of recently released films, live broadcasts and live acts. Paul Daniels is the patron at The Regal in Tenbury. Tenbury Wells is a market town north-west Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England lying on the south bank of the River Teme, forming the border between Shropshire and Worcestershire. The history of Tenbury Wells extends as far back as the Iron Age. The town is often thought of as the home to the Castle Tump, but this is now in Burford, Shropshire following boundary changes. Though the Tump, possibly the remains of an early Norman motte and bailey castle, can be seen from the main road there are no visible remains of the castle that was constructed to defend and control the original River Teme crossing. It may once have been known as Temedebury and was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred. Originally named "Temettebury", the town was granted a Royal Charter to hold a market in 1249. Over time, the name changed to "Tenbury", and then added the "Wells" following the discovery of mineral springs and wells in the town in the 1840s. The name of the railway station, which was on the now-defunct Tenbury & Bewdley Railway, was changed in 1912, in an attempt to publicise the mineral water being produced from the wells around the town.
