A copy of a photograph showing the front of the Forum Cinema at the time of its opening

Date:
Dec 1934
Location:
Forum Cinema, Highgate Road, Kentish Town, Camden, Greater London Authority, NW5
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ABC Cinema, Highgate Road, Kentish Town, Camden, Greater London Authority
Town and Country Club, Highgate Road, Kentish Town, Camden, Greater London Authority
The Forum, Highgate Road, Kentish Town, Camden, Greater London Authority
Reference:
NWC01/01/2044
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Forum Theatre was opened in December 1934. It was designed by John Stanley Beard, and is similar in design to the Forum Theatre in Ealing, which also opened in 1934 and was also designed by Beard. the cinema was renamed the ABC Cinema in 1963 and was closed in 1970. The building later became a bingo hall, a ballroom, and a concert hall and theatre. In 1993 it reverted to its original name, operating as a live music venue. This photograph is a copy; the original photographer is not known.

Content

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

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Beard, John Stanley Coombe

Interior Designer: Bennett, W R

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation