A detail of the frieze depicting Drama through the Ages, on the exterior of the MGM Cinema, formerly the Saville Theatre

Date:
1970 - 2015
Location:
MGM Cinema, 135 Shaftesbury Avenue, Camden, Greater London Authority
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Reference:
NWC01/01/1911
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Saville Theatre opened in 1931 and was designed by T P Bennett & Son. The frieze on the front is by the sculptor Gilbert Bayes and depicts Drama Through the Ages. The theatre was converted into a cinema for Associated British Cinemas in 1970, and was taken over and renamed several times in the late 20th and 21st centuries. The date of this photograph is not known; it was probably taken when the cinema was operating at the ABC Cinema (1982) or MGM Cinema (1992), as the photographer took other photographs of the cinema at these times.

Content

This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series of slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Sculptor: Bayes, Gilbert William: T P Bennett And Son

Keywords

Frieze, Early 20th Century Theatre, 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation, Art And Design