Cynics, Loose Cannons, Ten Speed Bicycle and Mimi at Sean’s house in Tolworth. 30th April 2011.
Sauna Youth at Hanover Centre in Brighton
Sauna Youth, Fair Ohs, Atentado, Prize Pets and State Icons at Hanover Centre in Brighton. 2nd April 2011.
Caves at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston
iPlayer recommendations
Well, I’m going to try and start posting these again. There’s a special that was on Radio 4 on Thursday about Tahrir Square, and it’s well worth listening to. Anyhow, these are all from Thursday.
Urban Exploration: Gala Bingo in Kingston
Gala Bingo used to be a Regal Cinema. Brief history quoted from Pirate on 28DaysLater forum.
Opened on 15th February 1932, as ‘The Regal Cinema’ and the first film to be shown was “Splinters of the Navy” with Sydney Howard.
In 1936 Union Cinemas took over, and the name changed along with it a year later in 1937. It was in 1938, however, that Union Cinemas were taken over by ABC (Asociated British Cinemas) and the ABC’s name was changed back to Regal, a year later, during 1938.
After 23 years the cinema would have it’s name changed again! In August 1961 it became the ABC again. The Wurlitzer organ was removed in 1972, and taken to the ‘Musical Museum’ in nearby Brentford, where it can still be seen and heard today.
I asked about the Wurlitzer In Brentford and have seen and heard it,i didn’t have camera with me at the time
Closure came on July 17th 1976 after showing ‘Blondie’ and ‘Adventures of a Taxi Driver’ and it was not until 1991 that it would reopen, although only as a Coral Bingo Club. Since April 2010, Gala Bingo (who presumably took over from Coral) the building has been boarded up and closed down.
Brothers at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston
Brothers, Porches and Cynics at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston. 11th February 2011.
The Dark Side Of Everest documentary
Documentary on the way the summit of Everest can effect people. Rest of the parts after the break.
We The Drowned at the Lincoln Arms in Dorking
We The Drowned, WeGrowBeards, Don Ramos Players, Rocco Lampones and Tory Yeomans at the Lincoln Arms in Dorking. 4th February 2011.
Sweet Empire at the Bird’s Nest in Deptford
Sweet Empire and Caves at the Bird’s Nest in Deptford. 28th January 2011.
Slow Science at Everything Sucks in London
Slow Science at Everything Sucks at Cafe El Paso in London. 21st January 2011. Didn’t get photos of Pacer due to lens steaming up.