Capitol Cinema

I am sure that Muriel has got this right. I recall going to the cinema at Oldton during my summer stays there in the 1960s. Even more impressive is the fact that Muriel spells the name correctly. It was Capitol with an o not Capital with an a. Being named presumably after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, the architectural style of which was feebly echoed in the faux classical design of the foyer. I recall being taken to the Capitol as a treat at least once during all three "holidays" I had at Oldton in the 1960s. Memory may be playing tricks on me but I rather think on every occasion the film showing was Mary Poppins. Even now some 40 years later I cannot hear the name Dick van Dyke without shuddering.

Best Wishes

Martin