The Electric Palace

As part of our next National Lottery Heritage Funded (NLHF) project, preserving & digitising the Electric Palace Archives, we would like to share with the visitors on Heritage Open Days, the stories of the people behind the working's of the cinema. From the box office ladies to the film rewinders and even the children who spent their early years growing up alongside their parents as they worked for the cinema's owner Charles Thurston. We will be sharing photo's, letter's and recording's from the late Chris Strachan who saved the cinema back in 1975.

For the younger attendees, we will be making some film storyboards around our mascot 'Oscar the cinema cat!' and sharing the stories of the real life cat's who attended the cinema back in the 1980's- Molly, Smiley and of course, Oscar!
As always, our wonderful volunteers will be on hand to tell you more about the cinemas story, answer any questions and even make you a cuppa!

Timings

Saturday 12 September:

1000 - 1200

Sunday 13 September:

1000 - 1200

Tuesday 15 September:

1000 - 1200

Friday 18 September:

1000 - 1200

Saturday 19 September:

1000 - 1200

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 preferred

Booking conditions:

For any organised group tour, please book via Hayley Forrest, email [email protected]

Booking contact name:

Hayley Forrest

Booking telephone number:

+447516956215

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking opens:

12 Sep 2026 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

19 Sep 2026 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

There is a car park close by and often free parking near to the cinema but there do get taken up very quickly during HOD.

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 number of people:

50

Estimated duration:

0 hour(s) 40 minute(s)

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