First films shown at cinema dismantled and rebuilt after being site in the wrong place
A Cambridgeshire cinema complex that had to be taken down part-way into its construction has finally opened 鈥� with terror-instilling monster movie Godzilla as its opening flick.
As 黑洞社区 , an error saw the future Cineworld 鈥� which is part of St Neots鈥� 拢7m Rowley Arts Centre - sited 75 centimetres further north than it should have been.
Contractor Britannia Construction blamed the blunder on inaccurate design information provided to the firm that it said had been 鈥減resent from the earliest stages of the scheme鈥�.
Developer Turnstone Estates opted to dismantle the structure and start again in a bid to offset neighbours鈥� concerns and minimise further delays.
But more drama was yet to come.
Just a couple of months later, it emerged that the newly-resurrected structure was than it should have been.
This time, however, a retrospective planning application was made for the building to remain in place, and Huntingdonshire District Council approved the move.
Cineworld general manager Nick Bashford said the firm was 鈥渁bsolutely thrilled鈥� to be unveiling the cinema.
鈥淲e look forward to welcoming the community and sharing our passion for film with everyone in the local area,鈥� he said.
Handing over the building ahead of its fit-out earlier this yeart, Turnstone managing director Chris Goldsmith said somewhat understatedly that the people of St Neots had 鈥渨atched with eager anticipation鈥� as the scheme had 鈥渃ome out of the ground鈥�.
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