Poundstock
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Poundstock is a civil parish and a hamlet on the north coast of Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. The hamlet is situated four miles (6.5 km) south of Bude
half-a-mile west of the A39 trunk road about one mile from the coast.
Poundstock civil parish is in the Registration District of Stratton
. It is bounded to the west by the Atlantic Ocean; to the north by Marhamchurch
parish, to the east by Week St Mary
parish, and to the south by the parishes of Jacobstow
and St Gennys
. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 805.
The parish church of St Winwaloe is at in Poundstock hamlet and its battlemented tower houses a ring of six bells, rehung in 2000. Next to the church, Poundstock Gildhouse is a well-preserved late medieval church house, the only surviving one of its kind in Cornwall. It has been used continuously since it was built and is a Grade I listed building.
A free community magazine, The Poundstock Packet, is produced every two months and distributed to every household in the parish.
, opened on the 11th August 1988. It was built and designed by a film producer, Mervyn Collard (who produced actor David Jason
's first film, White Cargo. Mervyn died in 2004) and his family. Originally, the cinema site was a garden centre and café, but the Collard family purchased it in 1986 to convert it into a cinema, as the nearest cinema to Bude was over 30 miles away in Wadebridge
.
Work started on the rebuild at the end of 1987, and Westar 7000s projectors were installed, along with the carpets and seats and other fittings. The projectors were moved from the former Strand Cinema in Bideford
, Devon
. The architect was Martin Back.
The building frontage is in mock Greek style with a classical pediment, and two columns. The opening night film was a charity screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
. Some changes have been made since opening, including the projectors now replaced with Cinemeccanica
Victoria 9’s, and the ticket office and foyer have been modified.
The Rebel ceased operating in August 2007 but is due to reopen on 12 August 2011.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The hamlet is situated four miles (6.5 km) south of Bude
Bude
Bude is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, at the mouth of the River Neet . It lies just south of Flexbury, north of Widemouth Bay and west of Stratton and is located along the A3073 road off the A39. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric in Brittany, France...
half-a-mile west of the A39 trunk road about one mile from the coast.
Poundstock civil parish is in the Registration District of Stratton
Stratton, Cornwall
Stratton is a small town situated near the coastal resort of Bude in north Cornwall, UK. It was also the name of one of ten ancient administrative shires of Cornwall - see "Hundreds of Cornwall"...
. It is bounded to the west by the Atlantic Ocean; to the north by Marhamchurch
Marhamchurch
Marhamchurch is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom.Marhamchurch village is situated 1½ miles south of Bude off the A39 road.-History:...
parish, to the east by Week St Mary
Week St Mary
Week St Mary is a civil parish and village in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated south of Bude close to the River Tamar and the border between Cornwall and Devon in the Hundred of Stratton....
parish, and to the south by the parishes of Jacobstow
Jacobstow
Jacobstow is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is located east of the A39 road approximately seven miles south of Bude....
and St Gennys
St Gennys
St Gennys is a coastal civil parish and small settlement in north Cornwall, United Kingdom.The hamlet of St Gennys is situated approximately seven miles southwest of Bude. It is on high ground half-a-mile north of the coastal village of Crackington Haven, the major settlement in the parish...
. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 805.
The parish church of St Winwaloe is at in Poundstock hamlet and its battlemented tower houses a ring of six bells, rehung in 2000. Next to the church, Poundstock Gildhouse is a well-preserved late medieval church house, the only surviving one of its kind in Cornwall. It has been used continuously since it was built and is a Grade I listed building.
A free community magazine, The Poundstock Packet, is produced every two months and distributed to every household in the parish.
Rebel Cinema, Poundstock
This relatively new cinema, four and a half miles south of the town of Bude (at the village of Poundstock), and situated just off the Atlantic HighwayA39 road
The A39 is an A road in south west England. It runs south-west from Bath in Somerset through Wells, Glastonbury, Street and Bridgwater. It then follows the north coast of Somerset and Devon through Williton, Minehead, Porlock, Lynmouth, Barnstaple, Bideford, Stratton, Camelford, Wadebridge and St...
, opened on the 11th August 1988. It was built and designed by a film producer, Mervyn Collard (who produced actor David Jason
David Jason
Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
's first film, White Cargo. Mervyn died in 2004) and his family. Originally, the cinema site was a garden centre and café, but the Collard family purchased it in 1986 to convert it into a cinema, as the nearest cinema to Bude was over 30 miles away in Wadebridge
Wadebridge
Wadebridge is a civil parish and town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles upstream from Padstow....
.
Work started on the rebuild at the end of 1987, and Westar 7000s projectors were installed, along with the carpets and seats and other fittings. The projectors were moved from the former Strand Cinema in Bideford
Bideford
Bideford is a small port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is also the main town of the Torridge local government district.-History:...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
. The architect was Martin Back.
The building frontage is in mock Greek style with a classical pediment, and two columns. The opening night film was a charity screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
. Some changes have been made since opening, including the projectors now replaced with Cinemeccanica
Cinemeccanica
Cinemeccanica is a motion picture equipment company specializing in cinema projectors. The company was formed in 1920 in Milano, Italy. Currently they have two film projectors available, the Victoria 5 and the Victoria 8...
Victoria 9’s, and the ticket office and foyer have been modified.
The Rebel ceased operating in August 2007 but is due to reopen on 12 August 2011.