Box two was arguably the smallest 35mm projection box on the company, maybe in any cinema; it occupied a position in the former entrance to the rear stalls and the void above it. Originally intended for 16mm projection it was soon turned over to 35mm using a Ross machine and Westrex tower.

In 1979 it was fitted out with a Philips FP30 and a Gretton Ward Universal Control Box for operation of all equipment. Automation was never installed, probably because there was no room to fit it!

 

Rewinding on a tower. Credit: D.Phillips

Plans for Box 2. Credit: D.Phillips

 

View though porthole. Credit:D.Phillips

Iain demonstrates the best way to rip apart your thumb and forefinger whilst rewinding a film in 1982.

The plans for box two
as drawn for 16mm use.

A projectionists eye view of the auditorium of No. Two Cinema
 

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