In 1984 one of the screens was renamed The Berkeley at the Classic and dedicated to showing arthouse titles (not sure how long this lasted) advert added to photos
Now reopen as https://berlin.fotografiska.com/en
A huge photography gallery, it retains the graffitied staircases and corridors of the High End era, the top floor is a huge video installation space so retains some connection to film
The new Ealing Picturehouse (part of the film works development) stands on the footprint of the Walpole auditorium and the entry is slightly to the right of where the Walpole frontage stood.
The original Walpole frontage will now face the front of the new Picturehouse bar area and has been restored and cleaned up
This became the Acton Screen which ran an art house rep programme and family films until closure in August 1989.
In 1992 it was listed as a comedy club.
Interesting article about the shadey going inside in the balcony
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/28/archives-scandalous-goings-on-london-cinemas
Doubled as the Magic Club in Desperately Seeking Susan in 1985
The club entrance was created using the back entrance which had similar pillars to the front but this was the part of the building that got knocked down
The photo is how I remember it, the demolition took place in 1986, I used to go past each day on my way to college, during demolition the side walls were visible, with a long sloping floor and panelling similar to many cinemas of this era like the Electric Portobello Rd, the auditorium was set back from Wilmslow Rd and ran parallel to it
In 1915 the Palace was only demolished to ground level, the basement floor and walls remain, and are currently used as Sc2 of the Rio making it one of London’s oldest and newest cinema screens
in 1984 one of the screens was renamed The Heath at the Classic and dedicated to showing arthouse titles
In 1984 one of the screens was renamed The Berkeley at the Classic and dedicated to showing arthouse titles (not sure how long this lasted) advert added to photos
The whole building is shuttered and ready for the developers, just the sign over the door remains
Now reopen as https://berlin.fotografiska.com/en A huge photography gallery, it retains the graffitied staircases and corridors of the High End era, the top floor is a huge video installation space so retains some connection to film
Good news, the cinema has reopened (the main three screens at least) But maybe only for two years
The buildings first showed films in the 1920s as the Methodist Central Hall Advert added to “photos'
This is the back of the town hall not the Elite
This is 510 Kingsland Road, This side of the pub can be seen on the left The auditorium was demolished in Nov 2021, the shops remain Photos added
The new Ealing Picturehouse (part of the film works development) stands on the footprint of the Walpole auditorium and the entry is slightly to the right of where the Walpole frontage stood. The original Walpole frontage will now face the front of the new Picturehouse bar area and has been restored and cleaned up
The new Picturehouse actually stands on the footprint of the Walpole and not where the Empire stood which is now retail and apartments
I don’t think this is the ICA
Now showing films again!
This became the Acton Screen which ran an art house rep programme and family films until closure in August 1989. In 1992 it was listed as a comedy club.
Interesting article about the shadey going inside in the balcony https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/28/archives-scandalous-goings-on-london-cinemas
The stone reliefs survive and are built into a wall of an architectural salvage yard, near Borehamwood, as seen on Salvage Hunters season 15 ep4
currently being renovated
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/roxy-cinema-birkirkara-malta-jan-2011.57537/
Built in 1931 and closed in 1968 – still standing in 2019
Doubled as the Magic Club in Desperately Seeking Susan in 1985 The club entrance was created using the back entrance which had similar pillars to the front but this was the part of the building that got knocked down
Planned reopening as 144 seat cinema in the circle/nightclub space In 2021
The photo is how I remember it, the demolition took place in 1986, I used to go past each day on my way to college, during demolition the side walls were visible, with a long sloping floor and panelling similar to many cinemas of this era like the Electric Portobello Rd, the auditorium was set back from Wilmslow Rd and ran parallel to it
Now closed to the public, in future it will just be for Soho House members
Now closed for redevelopment, which appears that the new entrance will be at the back of the building and the street front will be shops.
In 1915 the Palace was only demolished to ground level, the basement floor and walls remain, and are currently used as Sc2 of the Rio making it one of London’s oldest and newest cinema screens
Looking good post restoration Oct 2018