Originally one of five cinemas in Dartford, the State Cinema, which opened in December 1935, stood adjacent to the Gem in Spital Street. In 1949 it changed its name to the Granada and continued as a cinema until 1975 when it reopened as the Granada Social Club. In 2014, Gala Bingo was been taken on by Alex Martin Property, which specialises in selling commercial buildings to faith groups, and advertised for £3 million.