Description

MARKET PLACE
TR 0161 SE
3/311
Royal Cinema
II
G.V.

Bingo hall, formerly Odeon cinema. Built in 1936. Architect A Mather in a Tudor style
specifically to blend in with traditional buildings in the historic centre of Faversham.
Front elevation of stone with handmade tiled roof, the rest of stock brick with
hipped corrugated asbestos roof. Front elevation built of local stone ashlar with
projecting turret-like ends with crenellated parapet and recessed centre with 7
light 3 tier bay window with oak frame and leaded lights with coloured glass.
This is flanked by plaster-work panels with masks and strapwork. Lead guttering
above with foliated motifs. Ground floor has projecting canopy supported by grotesque
plastered female brackets (a reference to the genuine late C16 ones in the house
next door.) The fascia has diamond shaped projections and this theme is echoed
by the divisions of the illuminated panel beneath the canopy. Entrance has carved
panel above with Tudor roses, foliage and sea monsters. Three double wooded doors
with decorative iron handles. Tiled roof has central lead fliche surmounted by
an iron weather vane with motifs showing a camera-man shooting a film. The square
foyer has a Tudor style plank door, cornice with Tudor roses and walls plastered
with a raised chevron pattern. There are 2 square shaped Tudor style light fittings
with corner pendants and St Andrew's Cross design. The auditorium has a 4 centred
proscenium arch and a curved roof containing original lantern-shaped light fittings.
The lower part of the walls are timber-framed, to continue the Tudor theme with
raised plaster animals and flowers. Original octagonal-shaped clock above exit
with helmet visor above, foliage designs to side and motto below.

Listing NGR: TR0162261362

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Royal Cinema official website
• Wikidata Q26533250

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6