Electric Palace Cinema
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The Electric Palace Cinema, in Harwich, Essex, England, is one of the oldest cinemas in the UK.
Opened on 18 November 1911, the cinema closed in 1956 but re-opened in 1981, retaining the original screen, projection room and frontage as well as much of the original interior. It is now a community cinema. Until 2006, when a Wednesday screening programme was introduced, films were shown at weekends only. The building also hosts regular jazz concerts.
The cinema is a Grade II* listed building and is currently on the Buildings At Risk Register maintained by English Heritage.
In November 2006, actor Clive Owen became patron of the cinema and launched an appeal for funds to repair deterioriating elements of the fabric.
