Key Words :- cinema

Address :- 4 Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NE
Grid Ref :- TL 8541 6414
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.244206 , Long 0.714335
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1924 -

Description and History of Site:-
First opened in 1924 as the Central Cinema.

It has also been known as the Abbeygate (1959), Star Cinema (1971), Cannon (1985), MGM then ABC (1993), Odeon (2001), the Hollywood (2005), Abbeygate Picturehouse (2010), and finally the Abbeygate (2014).

An all digital cinema since 2010.

Further Reading and References:-
https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24294
https://www.abbeygatecinema.co.uk/

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