Press Cuttings and Photographs

Press cuttings and photographs relating to Harry Sanders' work in cinema management 1922-1986. Covers management of cinemas at: Portmadoc (1920-1923); Beehive Picture Palace, Bolton (1923-1926); The Palace, Walkden, Manchester (1926); Picture House, Balham, London (1927); The King's, Bristol (1927-1928); The Coliseum, Cardif (1928); The lido, Islington, London (new cinema, 1928-1935; Regal Theatre, Uxbridge (1935-1936); The Central Playhouse Cinemas and The Pleasure Garden Theatre, Folkestone (1936-1937); The Ritz Theatre, Aldershot (new cinema, 1937); The State Cinema, Grantham (new cinema 1937, whihc in 1950 became a Grenada, to 1957, and then 1959-1963); The Grenada, Kingston-upon-thames (1957-1958); The Grenada, Epsom ((1958-1959); press cuttings post retirement.

This archive relates to Harold “Harry” Sanders’s career as a cinema manager from the 1920s-1960s and later his involvement with local cinemas and press about him after his retirement into the 1980s. It includes weekly statement sheets and booking and cinema diaries from the 1920s-1950s in which Sanders noted the films shown, attendance, ticket prices, and notable visitors. There is also a notebook with plans and sketches for Grantham cinema from 1925 including sketches of attendants' uniforms and ideas for publicity.