Making investigations in late 2016 of its whereabouts, I found the panels in a farm yard, unprotected from the weather and damage, having laid there since 2008, the owner wanting rid of them at no cost, a meeting was arranged at the owners farm with Doncaster Council who said the intention at the time was to have the frieze on display and have the panels removed to a supposedly safe Council storage area. Removal was to a new dumping in a local cemetery to be left again unprotected from weather and damage for another year. 

Through petition it was removed to inside the museum gardens still awaiting public display and  permanent address please help save this rare Mr Newbury A Trent 1934 Gaumont Palace sculptured frieze.

The goal is to get some recorded protection for this 33ft long 7 panel art sculpture depicting the story of film from script to its final completion, the art work of the Gaumont British Cinema era sculptor Mr Newbury A Trent. Salvaged from The Gaumont Palace cinema demolition in 2008, this original 1934 Art-Deco period piece and national treasure artefact should be listed, but any application that can be considered for listing by any Heritage Organisation which unfortunately only assess structures which are 'fixed' such as on a wall and have a permanent address. Therefore the Frieze it is not something that currently assess for listing under the statutory registration.

The Frieze being now in a outside precarious location and given a terrible unprofessional jigsaw panel display it is time again to 'Keep the Frieze in the Public Eye'.

So at this time when the Mining and Railway Heritage are being recognised perhaps its time to recognise the Doncaster Cinema workers for their service over these last 120 years, 'The Gaumont Frieze' being the only major surviving art work, could this be recorded as a Commemoration piece 'FOR ALL' the backroom, the front of house the managers, the film projectionist, the usherettes, the box office, from silent days to sound through the wide screen CinemaScope, 70mm years, from Tuby's Bioscope show to Warner's Multiplex to all who gave service to this local and international industry.

So please support this petition and like our successful rescue petition its time to get more protection for this national cinema art treasure and the last art piece of Doncaster's Golden Age of Cinema. 

Picture courtesy/copyright Ron Curry.