Cinema
History of the Astoria cinema
The texts below were written by the children of Downs Junior School for the 'Schoolkids Tour' of Brighton in the 'My Brighton' exhibit. They researched the Astoria because an ex-pupil of the school had told them about a bomb being dropped near the cinema in the Second World War.
The opening of the Astoria cinema in 1933
Bombing in the Second World War
Bombing in the Second World War (continued)
This page was added on 22/03/2006.