Sean Hawkins

It was exactly of the period. Lots of chrome and ocean liner windows. Because I remember it well, of course. That's OK. Great. Well, thank you very much.

It was exactly of the period. Lots of chrome and ocean liner windows. Because I remember it well, of course. That's OK. Great. Well, thank you very much.

Not quite next to each other. Before Bancroft Road came into being, there were two, if not three shops there. where Bancroft Road enters Bell Street. Very old buildings, I'm sure, today. They would not have been allowed to be pulled down. Then there were... two other businesses, and the Hippodrome was just a little bit further north in Bell Street, on the right-hand side, the eastern side.

Not quite next to each other. Before Bancroft Road came into being, there were two, if not three shops there. where Bancroft Road enters Bell Street. Very old buildings, I'm sure, today. They would not have been allowed to be pulled down. Then there were... two other businesses, and the Hippodrome was just a little bit further north in Bell Street, on the right-hand side, the eastern side.

And that occupied land back probably about 100, 150 yards back. Because cinemas have to be quite deep, don't they? Yes, they have to be deep. And he was able to acquire this land for relatively small amount of money.

And that occupied land back probably about 100, 150 yards back. Because cinemas have to be quite deep, don't they? Yes, they have to be deep. And he was able to acquire this land for relatively small amount of money.

Would it be on the same kind of footprint as the... Majestic went back to just about where this office is now. So the furthest development in Bank Off Road here is where the cinema reached. There was an emergency exit just beyond... the entrance to the car park under this building, Bancroft Place.

Would it be on the same kind of footprint as the... Majestic went back to just about where this office is now. So the furthest development in Bank Off Road here is where the cinema reached. There was an emergency exit just beyond... the entrance to the car park under this building, Bancroft Place.

Oh, yes, yes. I remember the Hippodrome. It was quite amusing. It had very much sort of second-string films, but it had a lot of the Hammer House of horror and that sort of thing. And when I was young, I quite liked occasionally to go and see that. But I suppose when most often went for the more important feature films were at the Majestic. Mrs Bancroft died before the Majestic was complete.

Oh, yes, yes. I remember the Hippodrome. It was quite amusing. It had very much sort of second-string films, but it had a lot of the Hammer House of horror and that sort of thing. And when I was young, I quite liked occasionally to go and see that. But I suppose when most often went for the more important feature films were at the Majestic. Mrs Bancroft died before the Majestic was complete.

Indeed, I think she'd lived to see the foundation stones laid. And her husband, although he had financial interests in it, he had quite a few cinemas up in the East Midlands and he spent most of his time there. He always kept a flat here all his life. His wife seems to have been in his thoughts.

Indeed, I think she'd lived to see the foundation stones laid. And her husband, although he had financial interests in it, he had quite a few cinemas up in the East Midlands and he spent most of his time there. He always kept a flat here all his life. His wife seems to have been in his thoughts.

Every year he had a memoriam piece put in the local paper and apparently his loss was really heartfelt all his life.

Every year he had a memoriam piece put in the local paper and apparently his loss was really heartfelt all his life.

I mean, they must have met. Maybe they met halfway somewhere. I've no idea. I mean, but maybe the romance was not quite so heated in their later years. And certainly she was quite ill for the last year or so of her life.

I mean, they must have met. Maybe they met halfway somewhere. I've no idea. I mean, but maybe the romance was not quite so heated in their later years. And certainly she was quite ill for the last year or so of her life.

She was a strong woman.

She was a strong woman.

They had quite a hard carapace. You had to. You couldn't survive in that environment. And she was obviously a very good businesswoman. And he trusted her. It's an unusual relationship. As far as I know, it was his only really second solid relationship.

They had quite a hard carapace. You had to. You couldn't survive in that environment. And she was obviously a very good businesswoman. And he trusted her. It's an unusual relationship. As far as I know, it was his only really second solid relationship.