Do you remember AKC "REGAL" Cinema ?

Click on the above photo for high-res imageIt's hard to imagine that this building at Gillman Village was once a cinema in the 1950s. Yes, you are looking at the former REGAL Cinema. If you look closely, you can still see the AKC (Army Kinema Corporation) logo proudly displayed on the wall.
After the Second World War, the British War Office in London established the Army Kinema Corporation (AKC) and set up cinemas for the entertainment of their soldiers stationed in the various army bases around the world. The REGAL Cinema at the former Gillman Barracks was just one of them. Today this building has been converted into an eatery.
In 1965, The Royal Air Force Cinema Corporation merged with The Army Kinema Corporation (A.K.C). and formed The Services Kinema Corporation (S.K.C.)