by admin — published on February 23rd, 2009
The new Coventry Picture Palaces Book was publicly launched at the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry on Saturday 21st Feb. The book has been published posthumusly by the society after the unfortunate death of Gil
Pictured, Mercia Cinema Society Chairman Kate Taylor gives the first copy to Lynne Robottom, Gil’s Widow. Also pictured are Ian Meyrick (left) who wrote the after-piece chapter and Ian Houseman (right) who designed the cover and prepared the illustrations. Behind them can be seen the former Coventry Gaumont.
by admin — published on February 17th, 2009
Having only just been connected to the internet and only come across
your web-site may I ask if you can be of assistance in my research of
a past Cinema Manager by the name of Albert T C Bridge.
Mr Bridge before the 1st WW was a Manager of the Lozells Roller
Skating Rink, Erdington, Birmingham, in 1911 or may be a few years
earlier. He continued there but the roller skating rink at some time
before the War closed, possibly due to the War or may be the rink
became a Cinema ?
Unfortunately, I have found no other information on him except the
date of his death from his death certificate. This was on 23rd
November 1938. His address being at Glebelands, Cinema Nursing
Retirement Home ? at Wokington, Berks. His occupation then was –
retired cinema manager.
I contacted this Retirement Home a little while ago for any
information but they were not helpful quoting the Data Protection
Act. All I simply wanted to know was where had he been a Cinema
Manager from after the 1st World War until he entered the Retirement
Home.
I have searched the Birmingham Library records of Cinema publications
in the area with no success but an retired Birmingham ex-cinema
manager recalled his name vaguely, and thought that he may have
worked in Nottingham ?
My interest in Mr Bridge is because he was the founder of the
National Roller Hockey Association in 1904 and was in those days a
Roller Skating Rink Manager fancy trick roller skater and a former
roller speed Champion.
Can you please help in this matter.
Your sincerely
Roger Pout, 68, Bognor Drive, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 8QR
Hon Life Member NRHA and Historian,
Gen Sec, Kent County Roller Hockey Association,
Publisher; “The early Years of English Roller Hockey 1885 – 1914″
by admin — published on February 5th, 2009
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