199 - 205 Haverstock Hill
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199 - 205 Haverstock Hill
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 4 Jun 2022
A mixed residential/shopping parade completed in 1934 and named Hillfield Mansions on 1939 25 inch map. It was built on part of the grounds of Hillfield, a house once owned by the wine merchant Basil George Woodd, which was demolished in 1928. The central element (behind the tall section hidden by a tree towards the right of the photo) was an Odeon cinema which opened on 29 September 1934 and which until the opening of the Leicester Square cinema was the flagship of the chain. The architect was T P Bennett and Son. The cinema was badly damaged by a bomb in 1941 and remained closed for many years before being restored, again by T P Bennett and Son, in 1954. It finally closed in 1972 with the bulk of the building demolished, only the façade being retained. The central block is now occupied by a Budgen's supermarket, also incorporating a post office. Fittingly, the section on the far right of the photo is occupied by a small cinema, part of the Everyman chain.
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51.550683
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