Great compilation  by John H. Warburg

 

1933

Saturday, August 5, 1933: Opening night of The Friars Theatre at The Friars, Canterbury, Kent with Ivor Novello's 'I Lived With You' and opened by The Oscar Deutsch Odeon Theatre Ltd

Saturday, August 5, 1933: Opening night of The Regal Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent opened by The Country Cinema chain

1935

Thursday, April 4, 1935: The Country Cinema chain relinquished the building, The Regal Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent 

Monday, April 29, 1935: The Regal Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent was taken over by ABC

1938

Monday, April 4, 1938: The Friars Theatre (qv) at The Friars, Canterbury, Kent was re-named The Odeon Theatre, but due to a dispute with The Dance Hall continued and the theatre reverted back to The Friars Theatre later in 1938

1942

Saturday, October 31, 1942: The Regal Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent was closed due to bomb damage

1943

February 1943: The Regal Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent re-opened having closed due to bomb damage

1955

Monday, December 19, 1955: The Friars Theatre (qv) at The Friars, Canterbury, Kent was finally re-named The Odeon Theatre

1963

August 1963: The Regal Cinema (qv) at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent was re-named The ABC

1964

Sunday, May 24, 1964: The final gig for The Tofts at 49 Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, Kent before they moved to a new address

Saturday, May 30, 1964: The re-opening of The Tofts at their new address of 35-39 Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames and opened by Harold Tofts and Mrs. Doris Tofts

October 1964: Opening night of The Canterbury Folk Club, Canterbury, east Kent, England

1965

Friday, May 14, 1965: Opening night of The Beehive at 32 Dover Street, Canterbury, Kent founded by Franko Bevan

1966

Saturday, May 14, 1966: The last of the Youth City Dance's to be held at The Frank Hooker School in Knight Avenue, Canterbury, east Kent

Saturday, July 16, 1966: Opening night of The 2 'B''s Club at 2b Bank Street, Ashford, Kent with The Birds and The Oscar Brooke Bluesette from 7.45pm to 11.30pm. It had been called The Beat House

Friday, July 29, 1966: Opening night of The Flamenco Dance Club at 32-40 Tumline Street, Folkestone, Kent with The Mark Leeman Five and The Humperdinks from 7.30pm to 11.45pm

1967

Friday, September 1, 1967: Opening night of The G Ranch in Rose Yard, Maidstone, Kent with Factory and Webb Foundation

1972

Saturday, August 5, 1972: The ABC Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent closed. It had been called The Regal Cinema (qv)

Thursday, October 26, 1972: The ABC Cinema at 43-45 St. George's Place, Canterbury, Kent re-opened. It had been called The Regal Cinema (qv)

1981 

Saturday, October 17, 1981: The Odeon Theatre at The Friars, Canterbury, Kent closed with William Hurt in 'The Janitor.' It had been called The Friars Theatre (qv)

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