Statues - Hither & Thither

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Redcar
(Redcar and Cleveland)
North Yorkshire
Yorkshire & Humberside

Newcomen Terrace
(Regent Cinema)

Showtime

John Clinch
1997

Description

The Regent Cinema is built in Art Deco style in the 1920s, first it was named New pavilion. It became a cinema in 1965.

At the east facade the stars from 100 years of cinema burst out of the gable end, and a person is hanging on the podium. Depicted are among other Batman, John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, and Marilyn Monroe.

Redcar - Showtime

On the railings around the former Regent Cinema are more stars (until 2013 both silhouettes were on the east side, much further from the building): >

Fred Astaire

Laurel & Hardy

Sculptor

John Clinch (Folkestone, Kent 1934 - Tregaron 2001), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Tees Valley Arts, Sculptor John Clinch unveils Showtime Sculpture and Cinema Centenary sculpture.
Teesside Live, 8 October 2016, Redcar Regent Cinema: Go below beach level in a behind the scenes tour.

Locatie (N 54°37'13" - W 1°4'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh195; Photograph: 31 July 2019
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