ROXY CINEMA
Building 1
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- film about the development of the museum - numerous “lobby-cards” of films that are mainly from the 1940s - selection of vintage film projectors |
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The Roxie cinema is the natural starting point for your visit to the museum. Apart from being the nearest building to the Guardroom/Shop (where you pay a very modest entrance fee), the film that is shown provides you with very good background information on how the museum has been developed. The film (which lasts for 20-25 minutes) starts with an aerial view of the site taken from a light aircraft approaching the runway at the former RAF Davidstow Moor. The views that are then shown of the derelict buildings (which have stood empty since the late 1940s) provide an interesting comparison with the museum as you will see it now and show the tremendous amount of work that has been undertaken. The content of the film is not always the same and new sections are added (and some old ones removed) to show any new major event – such as the arrival of the Fairey Gannet aircraft and the erection of the Meteorological Tower. The soundtrack on the film is provided by Steve (co-owner of the museum) and is often humorous in parts. In fact to quote part of a recent review on Trip Advisor: “His comments on the video were just so lovely, no boring Pathé Newsreels here”. |
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