After plans by GT3 Architects were given the green light, the treasured Redcar Cinema is set to be transformed.
The Regent Cinema is a beachfront landmark building that has been providing entertainment in Redcar, North Yorkshire, for more than 100 years. Following its closure in 2018, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council developed a plan to completely reimagine the single screen cinema to provide a brand-new leisure facility with the help of TVCA funding.
The scheme includes three screens – offering 95, 54, and 35 spaces respectively – and a cafe with spectacular views of the North Sea as well as associated facilities. The two-storey building will feature a glass walled foyer, to make the most of the views, as well as glazed terracotta tiles and feature entrance canopy.
The plan also includes the construction of a new sea defence structure from the beach to promenade level.
Suzanne Blair, associate director at GT3, said: “We’re delighted that work has now started on this exciting and iconic project. The Regent Cinema has been continually reinvented throughout its lifetime and this new incarnation will give it a new lease of life and be of great value to the local community.
