HISTORY 

The Cinema Theatre Association was started in 1967 by journalist Eric George, who wished to see more attention paid to the magnificent movie palaces of the Twenties and Thirties which were then starting to disappear from our towns and cities.

Since then, the Association has widened its horizons to encompass the study of all cinema buildings, however humble, as well as live theatres, music halls and those entertainment buildings now in use as bingo halls or for other purposes.

The Association campaigns for the preservation and continued use of cinemas and theatres for their original purpose. All aspects of cinemas and theatres are studied, including architecture, decoration, film projection and stage facilities. Consideration is given to their study in terms of the history of entertainment, social history, industrial archaeology and architectural history.