The Central Cinema
Introduction
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The Central Cinema
Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 7 Jun 2014
Although the Cinema closed in 1989 the frontage has been preserved by the local planning office. It is not a listed building. The present user is a nightclub called Browne's, after the medieval benefactor of the almshouse opposite. Originally a showroom for the Blackstones engineering company it became a Cinema in 1926 , and following a disastrous fire on 4 March 1937 it burnt down. George Coles, a famous cinema architect of London, designed the present building in the Art Deco style. It re-opened on 28th February 1938 with Henry Fonda in “Wings of the Morning”.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.652856
Longitude
-0.479424