A mirror in the Ace Cinema, probably in the main foyer

Date:: 1970 - 1986

Location:: Ace Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority; Show all locations

Grosvenor Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority

Odeon Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority

Gaumont Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority

Grosvenor Cine/Bar Experience, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority

Ace Bar, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority

Zoroastrian Centre, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority

Reference:: NWC01/01/2841

Type:: Photograph (35mm Slide)

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Description

The Grosvenor Cinema opened in 1936. It was taken over by Odeon in 1937 and was known as the Gaumont Cinema between 1950 and 1964. After closing as a cinema in 1986, the building became a bar and nightclub, and later a religious venue. Interior and exterior features were retained during the different uses of the building, including the triple-bowed projecting front and the foyer. The date of this photograph is not known but it is likely the 1980s; the cinema was known as the Odeon Cinema 1964-1981, and the Ace Cinema 1981-1986, and therefore the later name has been used in the title.

Content

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

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Architect: Bromige, Frank Ernest

Keywords

Art Deco, Mid 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation