ARUNDEL CINEMA HISTORY
THE ARUN CINEMA (1939-1959)
The Arun Cinema was opened in 1939 by the Duke of Norfolk, seating was provided for 336 in the stalls and 120 in the circle. The cinema was closed in July 1959.
The images of the cinema on this page have kindly been donated by Arundel historian Mark Phillips, but please also visit the Arundel Time Tunnel for more Arun Cinema images, donated by Arundel Museum.
Arun Cinema brochure 1958.
BEFORE & AFTER THE ARUN CINEMA
On July 26 1912, readers of the Littlehampton Observer were informed that Charles Letchford Shepherd of Maxwell Road, Littlehampton, was planning to open a picture palace in the Borough of Arundel. This would be his third venture in the cinema business, as he had opened the Electric Picture Palace in Littlehampton in May 1911, followed by another picture house in Bridport, Dorset, in February 1912.