Gillingham, The Former Embassy Cinema 2005
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G144702
Photo ref:
G144702
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Memories of Gillingham, the former Embassy Cinema 2005
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I was born in Priestfield Road and lived there until my family moved across the river to to Hoo when I was 14 years-old. I have fond memories of peers with whom I would play either in the road or we'd go to The Rookery, Strand or Darland Banks. I attended Barnsole Road Infant and Junior schools before going to Gillingham Technical High School as it was called then. I recall that a Mrs Roberts ran a shop at the top ...see more
I started working at the Plaza just after I left school as rewind boy, later becoming a projectionist, where I stayed till national service. I showed the films at the camp cinema in the evenings in my last 15 months. Demobbed, I started back at the Plaza till 1965 when I joined the other cinema, Odeon, till it changed to Classic. I was there then till it closed in 1977 and was lucky to show the last reel of film. ...see more
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