This lavishly illustrated book documents the colourful history of the unique Kinema In The Woods, overturning long-held beliefs about the origin of the building and the nature of Major C.C. Allport’s involvement as its proprietor for half a century.
Recording a large number of the films shown over eighty years, the text reveals the Kinema’s continual struggles for survival and the colourful personalities of its patrons and staff.
Students of film history should discover several avenues for further research, which those who love and support the Kinema will find anecdotes and nostalgic reminders of a vanished age when the aristocracy and even Royalty walked the streets and woods of Woodhall Spa.
