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King's

Other names: Hippodrome – Opera House Regal – ABC – MGM – ABC

260A, High Street

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Scottish Cinemas - Kirkcaldy

Opened 1928 by SCVT in conversion of RC Buchanan's King's Theatre of

  1. Seated. 2,000.

Rebuilt, 1937.

Closed as a cinema in December 2000. B-listed

building.

About to be converted into a large pub / club / performance venue.

Rear exterior view

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for an exterior

view circa 1977 thanks to Alistair Kerr.

Images above as the ABC above courtesy of ' dusashenka '

Gallery of photos from c1990 here , thanks to Donald Kirkbride.

This features exterior and interior photos of the building as the Cannon cinema.

THE ARCHIVE

Photographs

23 images

1990 photographic survey

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Last updated: 29 July 2026