State Cinema, Grays

Name: State Cinema
Address: Grays, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Grays

Cinema, Nightlife

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The State Cinema is a Grade II* Listed building in Grays, Essex. Designed by F. G. M. Chancellor under Matcham & Co. it opened in 1938 as one of the most modern cinemas of its type at the time with seating for 2200 people. As a cinema, it closed in 1988 but has held numerous events and been used for various purposes since. Historic England describe the cinema as being "one of the best preserved of the super cinemas of the late 1930s." ()

Coordinates: 51°28'39"N, 0°19'18"E

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Grays United Kingdom

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State Cinema – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: White Hart, 400 kV Thames Crossing, Chafford Gorges Nature Park, Hangman's Wood.

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Nightlife
White Hart, Grays
7 min walk • The White Hart is a Grade II listed pub at Kings Walk, Grays, Essex, RM17 6HR. It was built in 1938 for Charringtons Brewery, and replaced an 18th-century building of the same name. The architect is believed to be Edward Fincham. The bar is considered by some to be haunted. It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England.
1.3 miSW
Tower
400 kV Thames Crossing, Grays
32 min walk • The 400 kV Thames Crossing is an overhead power line crossing of the River Thames, between Botany Marshes in Swanscombe, Kent, and West Thurrock, Essex, England. Its towers are the tallest electricity pylons in the UK.
1.2 miNW
Area
Chafford Gorges Nature Park, Grays
32 min walk • The Chafford Gorges Nature Park is a 200-acre nature reserve located in Chafford Hundred, England and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. It includes two Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit has been designated for its biological interest, and Lion Pit for geological interest.
1.4 miNE
Memorial
Hangman's Wood, Grays
36 min walk • Hangman's Wood and Deneholes is a 3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Thurrock in Essex. The deneholes, which were created by medieval chalk mining, are a Scheduled Monument.
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Thames Gateway, Grays
18 min walk • Thames Gateway is a term applied to an area around the Thames Estuary in the context of discourse around regeneration and further urbanisation.