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Nestled in a tranquil wooded area of East Lindsey town Woodhall Spa, The Kinema In The Woods has served the local area for 100 years – showing blockbuster films in a setting that nods to the golden age of cinema.
“Cinema is all about that shared experience, so there’s nothing better than seeing a full house for a big blockbuster. Allport ran the cinema for the owners and the first show at the newly named Pavilion Cinema was on September 11, 1922. It was supposed to be a film called Lion Eaters, but that never arrived via train. Luckily, they got hold of a Charlie Chaplin film to show instead.Captain Allport is etched into the history of Kinema In The Woods. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Allport returned from the war and continued to run the Kinema right up until he fell ill in the early 1970s. He sold it in 1973, just before his death, to a Staffordshire cinema owner called James Green.James Green’s arrival prompted the start of a new era for Kinema, but one that never took away from the initial charm that made Green fall in love with the place.
The Compton Organ dates back to 1928, when it was installed at the Super Cinema in London. It only lasted a few years in the capital, as it was taken out in the 1930s and moved into storage.Decades later, in 1988, James Green heard about the organ and acquired it for the Kinema. He built a pit in the ground big enough to fit the organ and someone to play it on a platform, with a vision of them rising from the floor and into sight.
In 2004, a fresh-faced projectionist by the name of Philip Jones started working at Kinema In The Woods. After years of rising through the ranks, he took over as general manager of the site following James Green’s 2013 retirement.
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