Former Astoria Cinema, Gloucester Place, Brighton
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Former Astoria Cinema, Gloucester Place, Brighton
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 4 Oct 2015
Four years on from Image and not much has changed. A former purpose built cinema that opened in 1933 and closed in 1977, becoming a bingo hall until that venture ended in 1997. The first floor was used for a while as a keep fit/dance studio but the building has largely been empty for the last decade as a series of plans for conversion have failed to take off. The battle has been over whether to demolish the building or not. It was listed in 2000 and eventually required assent from the Government's Communities Secretary in 2012 to proceed with the demolition. Since then there has been the question what to do with the site with proposals for flats and offices coming to nothing. However, in 2015 permission was granted by the council to turn the site into student housing.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.825953
Longitude
-0.136148