The State Cinema Grays | The State Of It Now {2023}
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The State Cinema Grays | The State Of It Now {2023}
In this video, we go behind the scenes of The State Cinema Grays, an abandoned cinema in Essex, England.
This documentary film is about the history of the cinema and its demolition, and is made entirely from footage shot by the filmmakers themselves during their tours of the cinema.
If you're a fan of Urbex (abandoned places photography), history documentaries, or quintessential British cinema, then this video is for you!
In this video, we explore The State Cinema Grays in Essex, England. This abandoned cinema is one of the most iconic examples of urbex photography and has been abandoned for over a decade.If you're a fan of history or documentary films, then this video is for you. We explore the history of The State Cinema Grays, from its days as a popular cinema to its abandonment years later. We also take a look at the documentary film made about the cinema, which provides a unique perspective on the place.In this video, we explore the State Cinema Grays, an abandoned movie theater in Essex, England. The State Cinema Grays is an amazing abandoned building, and is a great example of how history can be captured in documentary photography.This video is a great resource for anyone interested in history, abandoned buildings, or documentary photography. So if you're curious about the State Cinema Grays or any other abandoned buildings around the world, be sure to check out this video
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If you're wondering what will happen to the state cinema in Grays or is the state cinema a listed building then this video is perfect for you! in this video we answer the questing why is the state cinema abandoned/derelict. We also explain the history of the state cinema in Grays Essex! This creepy Abandoned cinema is one of the best avandonebbuildings in Essex. A true abandoned location for sure
I saw ET, Back to the Future, Flight of the Navigator and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? at the State (there may be more but I was only a kid in the 80’s). It was closed for a while during the time they filmed WFRR? in there and the grand reopening coincided with the release of the film. We queued all the way down the block on opening night as tickets were only £1 and my brother has always been convinced that he sat in the same seat as Bob Hoskins did in the movie 😂 My Mum would never let us sit in the stalls as the seats were always damp and mouldy, even back then. We always got bored when the organ would rise up from the stage and play a set before the film started. Being kids, we just wanted to get to the main feature! It always was creepy AF in there and it looks like it’s lost none of that charm since 🤣. Jay Kay can be heard speaking about making Deeper Underground there in 1998 here ua-cam.com/video/AWHfZvKQ1JY/v-deo.htmlsi=gIi_7UbGKvycevqv and mentions how they flooded the entire cinema and then made him submerge himself in the filthy, mouldy water. He said he was itching for a week after that! I heard it was sold recently for £500k and they have since removed pretty much all of the alarms installed by the Wetherspoons crew. As another explorer on their recent video put it, they often do that just before a place is lost in a tragic fire…so don’t be surprised if it goes up in smoke sometime soon. I hope they tear it down, it’s always been an absolute eyesore and I was always baffled at how it got Grade II listed status! I mean, it’s surely beyond repair now, right?!
Wow that's amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience for the state cinema in its prime🙏
I would agree it's defiantly quite a creepy location haha
I've always liked seeing the State tower but all the hoarding and boarded up window are an eye saw for sure! I'd say if weatherspoons pockets weren't deep enough to fix the place then it's too far gone at this point. It's a real shame because I really wanted to see what they could do with the place as they have revived many buildings just like it before.
@@UrbanRockDove no problem - happy to share! It would certainly take an enormous amount of money to fix everything now, and without a guarantee that they could get a good return on investment for the place as no one really goes to Grays anymore…even less so now they are heavily developing Lakeside to become a new town and expanding the leisure and entertainment facilities at the shopping centre. Shame as I really did want to have the opportunity to go inside and have a look again. Haven’t been there since 1989 so my last memories of it are from when I was 10 years old!
Yep, I used to go there all the time. It was either there or Themeside theatre.
Won a competition to see the original Star Wars there, along with many other films in the 70s
Superman 2, Return of the Jedi, multiple Disney movies, Twins, Moonwalker, Transformers: the movie.
I lived in Grays for 35 plus years (only recently moved away) and it breaks my heart to see the old girl in such a mess.
Grays was a great town growing up, but Lakeside killed it stone dead.
I saw dozens of films in the State between the late fifties and the early seventies. It really was a lovely cinema but it belongs to another age and now like a great beached whale is just rotting away.
I believe I saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit? which was also partially filmed inside the state.
I pass by it all the time, it's really heartbreaking to see what has happened to the building.
I first watched ET at this cinema in the early to mid 80s
Nice to see another video about the place! I think you went a week or so before us I like all the animations and pictures of the history at the beginning that you put in 👍😎
I love this place! Yeah it seems like everyone hit it within the same 3 weeks and now it's quiet again haha Thank you I appreciate the feedback!
Saw crocodile Dundee there
Hi brilliant video always look out for anything I can find about the state as always been fascinated by it, I live in Thurrock and can see the state everyday when I go to work but never had the time to find a way in
Will definitely be going in there soon
I watched great balls of fire here (Jerry Lee Lewis). It’s a shame it closed and left to rot
Id love to make a video myself abiut the state, could i use some of your footage please? Ill credit you of course
Yeah sure
How did you guys get in there