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PARAGON PICTURE HALL

Between 26 and 27 Vauxhall Street was squeezed the Paragon Picture Hall.  This was run by Mr Charles Hancock and his sister Sophie.  When they applied for a licence in November 1912 it was stated that as the plans had been rejected by the council a licence could not be issued.  They re-applied the following month when they were told that a licence would be granted subject to the provision of iron steps from the operating box and the seating arrangement being acceptable.

It was an unusual cinema in that it was apparently on the first floor of the building with the generator on the ground floor.  Access was by means of some rickety stairs and the 100 filmgoers had to sit on wooden benches.

From December 1913 its licensee was a Mr J F Cox but it did not exist for long as it was last licensed in June 1916 and presumably closed soon afterwards.

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