William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Limited were a major pipe organ manufacturer originally based in Norfolk.
The console of the Christie Organ at the Pavillon Baltard
Gaumont-Palace
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The Gaumont-Palace was a cinema located on Rue Caulaincourt in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd.
…of special sound effects to accompany the films, although being only the tenth Christie that they had built. A Christie organ was also built for the Gaumont Palace, Paris - Europe's biggest cinema, with 6,000 seats - in 1930. After the building closed, the organ was removed and eventually installed at the Pavillon…
The original exterior of the cinema in 1922
The rebuilt cinema with its new Art Deco façade in 1931
Interior of the Gaumont Palace in 1931