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Auditorium of Gaumont Cinema, Barker's Pool, formerly The Regent. Designed by W.E. Trent. Opened 26th December, 1927. Became the Gaumont in 1946 and was twinned by Rank in 1969 and tripled in 1979. Closed 7th November 1985

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Title:	Auditorium of Gaumont Cinema, Barker's Pool, formerly The Regent. Designed by W.E. Trent. Opened 26th December, 1927. Became the Gaumont in 1946 and was twinned by Rank in 1969 and tripled in 1979. Closed 7th November 1985
Location:	Sheffield_City_Centre
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Photographer:	Telegraph and Star
Copyright::	Sheffield Newspapers
Notes:	Opened as The Regent in 1927, and in 1929 showed the first talkies in Sheffield. In 1946 it became the Gaumont, and became a twin screen cinema in 1969, and a triple screened cinema in 1979. In 1985 the cinema closed to make way for a shopping development to include a new Odeon cinema.
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