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Newlyn Gaiety
Penzance Savoy
Penzance Pavilion
St Ives Royal
Penzance and Truro, each member of the practice running that towns office. They are best
known for their work on churches and were still trading in 1972.
Herbert Lee Cowell 1874-1930, Reginald Francis Wheatly 1879-1959 and Frederick George
Drewitt 1877-1958. They were responsible for designing the Gaiety Newlyn(1921) and Royal
St Ives(1938) beating off plans by George Coles no less. Drewitt was based in Penzance
and it was most likely that he designed these two cinemas.
Drewitt is often referred to as an early operator of cinemas in Penzance (the Savoy and
Pavilion). However Drewitt designed the Pavilion(1912) as architect not operator and almost
certainly was the architect in charge of the conversion of the building that become the
Savoy.
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