The Electric Palace
Electric Palace (Harwich) Ltd, Kings Quay Street, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3ER
As part of our next National Lottery Heritage Funded (NLHF) project, preserving & digitalising our archives, we would like to record snippets of people telling us their memories of the Electric Palace and Harwich. There will be some displays of photo's and letter's from our archives to view and help with the reminiscing. Of particular interest is our collection of original plans showing the vision from young architect Harold Hooper in the design of this historic cinema. When the cinema was rescued in the 1970's after a closure in 1956, volunteers led by the late Chris Strachan, had the foresight to rebuild it using these original plans as a guide, so making it one of the least unaltered early purpose built cinemas in the UK.
For the younger attendees, we will be making some film type storyboards around our new mascot 'Oscar the cinema cat!' We will recount the story of the real life cat called Oscar who attended many of the film screenings and sat on the customers laps! and then ask the children to draw or write what else he might do when he visits the Electric Palace. There will also be the opportunity for children to show off their design skills and draw their own plans for a cinema.
As always, our wonderful volunteers will be on hand to tell you more about the cinemas story- and even make you a cuppa!
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 1000 - 1300
- Sunday 14 September:
- 1000 - 1300
- Tuesday 16 September:
- 1000 - 1300
- Wednesday 17 September:
- 1000 - 1300
- Thursday 18 September:
- 1000 - 1300
- Friday 19 September:
- 1000 - 1300
- Saturday 20 September:
- 1000 - 1300
Location & directions
Electric Palace (Harwich) Ltd, Kings Quay Street, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3ER
- Contact on day:
- Hayley Forrest
- Telephone number:
- +447516956215
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
On weekends the cinema will be open for it's regular film screenings which you are welcome to book for online or buy a ticket at our box office which opens half an hour before the film screenings. Screening's take place Friday to Monday- for full details and to book, please check out our website, www.electricpalace.com
- Max no of people per tour:
- 30
- Est. tour duration:
- 0 hour(s) 35 minute(s)
