Anne Wade remembers the old Kensington cinema

I used to go to the old Kensington cinema in the 50s and early 60s. Dad worked shifts down the pit, so mum and I used to go to see the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies, and all the Norman Wisdom films. 'A Stitch in Time' was my favourite. I also saw Cliff Richard in 'The Young Ones' and 'Summer Holiday', and Elvis in 'Blue Hawaii'. I attended the Saturday matinees only a couple of times, as I couldn't stand the noise of the audience!! In one of your links, it mentions a cafe, but there wasn't one in the time that I went there. There wasn't even a shop, we had to buy sweets before entering the cinema, from a shop on Fieldside. I have queried the existence of a cafe with my cousin who is 7 years older than me, at 68, and she agrees with me. She is going to ask her cousin, who was an usherette for a time at the cinema, if she has any information for you

Thanks for this Anne!