The cinema closed in 1956 after being damaged in the 1953 East Coast floods , but re-opened in 1981 , retaining the original screen , projection room and frontage as well as much of the original interior . It is now a community cinema and until 2006 , when a Wednesday screening programme was introduced , films were shown at weekends only . The building also hosts regular jazz and folk concerts
East Coast floods
North Sea flood of 1953
Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich