Many Edinburgh locals may be familiar with a certain pub called The Regent, located in the Abbeyhill area of the city.
The pub, sitting on the corner of Montrose Terrace, has become one of the most popular LGBT-friendly venues in the capital, hosting a selection of local ales and pub food, as well as having a certain ambience with its quirky decor and comfy sofas.
Before The Regent was built though, a cinema once occupied the site just down the road, also carrying the same name.
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Demolished just after it became derelict in the mid 80s, the Regent cinema still carries a ton of memories from several locals who used to visit the area regularly.
The huge 1,700-seater cinema was not a building you could walk past and turn a blind eye to. Scaling taller than those within its vicinity, the cinema had The Regent in huge lettering at the top of the building and the typical historic cinema doors, with promotional posters about upcoming films on either side.
Originally built in 1927, there aren't many alive today who will have witnessed the cinema first hand, but the joyous tales of one of Edinburgh's forgotten attractions has been passed down through the generations.
In 1929, the cinema was fitted with a British Acoustic sound system, with the building also featuring a 30-feet deep stage and a theatre organ that was installed, with a tear-room for patrons.
Once the theatre had closed in 1970, there was still the odd use for the building. Occasional Festival Fringe shows and live rock concerts were held at the Regent, before an unsuccessful spell brought about its dereliction and eventual demolition.
Now, multiple large blocks of student flats occupy the original site of the cinema.
Although the Regent bar now continues to carry the name of the popular cinema and keeps the memories alive, plenty in the Lost Edinburgh group had recollections of the building.
To give a good marker of how old the cinema is, one user said: "I spent many happy hours in the Regent cinema. I even remember being rushed out of an emergency exit when there was an air raid siren. Furious I couldn't see the end of the picture."
Located just next to a railway line, another user recollected: "Got vibrations of the trains going past while you were watching a film."
In the days where security wasn't perhaps as up to scratch as we see it today, a few people even shared memories of buying a single ticket then running around the back to let their pals into the building.
Several users also pointed to the fact that there was a public wash house next door to the cinema, with multiple people getting dropped off by their parents before they went for a dip.
One person even shared a memory of the building shortly before it was demolished, saying: "my band used to practice there in the early 80s, just before it was demolished. There were always power cuts - the rumour was the place was wired up from a street light."
With various memories being shared regarding the Regent cinema, it has certainly gone down as one of the city's most memorable lost attractions.
