Worthing cinema unveils Blue Plaque to commemorate Carl Seebold
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Opened in 1911, The Dome was the first cinema for paying audiences in West Sussex and is Grade II* listed.
The plaque was unveiled by mayor of Worthing Lionel Harman, who attended the event with mayoress Karen Harman.
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Hide AdThey were greeted by the president of the Worthing Society, Anthony Malone, and several members of the Seebold family and Worthing Society – a number of whom led a long campaign to save the Dome when it came under threat of demolition in the 1980s.
Sue Belton, chair of The Worthing Society, said: “Carl Seebold has left an important legacy in terms of the architectural, cultural and social history of the town and a Blue Plaque is long overdue.”