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The Cinema Projectionist Archives hold a range of audio-visual resources documenting the working lives of cinema projectionists in Britain from the 1890s to the 2010s. Here you can find extracts from audio interviews with projectionists, videos, documents, magazine articles and possibly the world’s largest online collection of images of projection box. Navigate through the material by decade, theme, or type of material.
1958.08.14 - Gevaert Theatre, Antwerp.gif

14/08/1958
The projection box of the Gevaert Theatre in 1949. Published with permission from Screen International.
1958.08.14 - Gaumont, Holloway.gif

14/08/1958

The projection box of the Gaumont in 1958. Published with permission from Screen International.
1958.06.12 - The Drake, Plymouth 2.gif

12/06/1958
The projection box of the Drake in 1948. Published with permission from Screen International.
1958.06.12 - The Drake, Plymouth 1.gif

12/06/1958
Chief projectionist, R.J Macnamara in the projection box of the Drake in 1958. Published with permission from Screen International.
1958.05.08 - Dominion, Tottenham Court Road.gif

08/05/1958
The projection box of the Dominion in 1958. Published with permission from Screen International.
1950.09.29 - Beaufort, Washwood Heath.jpg

03/07/2019
Projection box of the Beaufort Cinema, Washwood Heath, Birmingham in 1950. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1950.06.15 - Regal, Caversham.jpg

03/07/2019
Projection box of the Regal, Caversham cinema in 1950. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1950.05.11 - Regal, Byker.jpg

03/07/2019
Projection box of a Newcastle cinema (in the Byker district) in 1950. Used with permission from Screen International.
1960.01.07 - Empire, Leicester Square.jpg

03/07/2019
Projection box of a London cinema in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
1960.03.10 - Regest, Keighley.jpg

03/07/2019
Projectionist in the projection box of a West Yorkshire cinema in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
bayswater_61.gif

03/07/2019
Projection box of a London cinema in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
1940.07.11 - Ritz, Armagh.jpg

03/07/2019
Projection box in a 1940s' cinema in Northern Ireland. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1960.12.08 - Plaza, Port Talbot.jpg

03/07/2019
South Wales projection box in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.​​

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