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The Lost Cinemas of Portsmouth
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  • The Plaza/The Gaumont
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The Plaza/The Gaumont

Bradford Junction, Portsmouth

1928-1984

The Plaza Super Cinema/Gaumont, Bradford Junction opened on 1st October 1928 as Plaza (Portsmouth) Ltd. The first talking picture, outside London, was shown at The Plaza in Portsmouth on 28th January 1929. In 1931 the licence was transferred to Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd The cinema closed in 1984.

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