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Excavators have moved as the paintings begin to demolish Redcar’s iconic waterfront cinema.
Demolition and land movement began at the Regent before a 9. 86 million pound refurbishment.
A new fashion facility will be built on the existing one that will feature new film releases and more varied screenings.
The proposed designs for construction were made public in January and a consultation was conducted with members of the public.
More than 700 people responded, and 72% of respondents said they were in the redeveloped, Redcar and the Cleveland Council said.
The new venue, which will update the historic Art Deco building, will have capacity for about two hundred more people and will have 3 screens of 34, 56 and 94 seats respectively.
It will also have a café-bar with stunning sea views.
It will open in the spring of 2022.
Redcar Regent, who was born as a theater, closed in April 2018 after identifying structural problems.
The building, which overlooks the intersection of Newcomen Terrace and Station Road, was closed because its deteriorated roof and external walls were deemed unsafe.
An investigation then a series of serious structural problems.
Construction is quick a lot of debris after demolition begins.
Fences have been installed the moment contractors start working.
Much of the construction has already collapsed, with piles of beams and crumbling bricks now placed where the construction once was.