Former Regal Cinema
Former Regal Cinema, 22-30, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5ED
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253350
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Former Regal Cinema
- Statutory Address:
- Former Regal Cinema, 22-30, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5ED
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253350
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-1993
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Jun-2004
- List Entry Name:
- Former Regal Cinema
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Regal Cinema, 22-30, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5ED
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Former Regal Cinema, 22-30, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5ED
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Kingston upon Thames (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 18310 69641
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/03/2018
59/3/10003
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
RICHMOND ROAD
22-30, Former Regal Cinema
(Formerly listed RICHMOND ROAD, 22-30 Bingo Hall and Kingston Dance Studio, previously listed as: RICHMOND ROAD Regal Cinema)
13-APR-93
II
Former cinema, now bingo club and dance studios. 1930 to the designs of Robert Cromie as the Regal Cinema. Brown brick over rendered and banded plinth, with areas of plaster and faience decoration concentrated around the entrance and cornice. Rectangular plan with double-height hall, having balcony, accessed from foyers on two levels, the upper one with tea room now serving as dance studios entered separately from side street. Boiler house with chimney at rear.
Main elevation to Richmond Road has entrance near corner, with banded and rendered ground floor forming plinth to tall largely blind facade, with nine giant pilasters under linked band, and fluted concrete cornice. Four stepped or 'fountain style' Art Deco niches within this composition. Entrance is through four original pairs of double doors reached up steps and set under four stylised Ionic pilasters with wave and floral motifs between, in faience tile surround. Canopy to entrance now covered in plastic. Foyer with tripartite ceiling, a series of Art Deco panels and four fluted columns. Auditorium has proscenium arch with very rhythmic modified Greek design, repeated under balcony. Full-height fluting and Art Deco 'fountain' style niches to ante-proscenium ventilation and organ chambers. Wavy oval inset coves to ceiling and under balcony, with arcading to upper side walls incorporating original light fittings. Balcony fronts with fasces and lion's head masks.
Dance studio on first-floor level in former tea rooms. Five bay hall with sprung floor, with full-length seating area behind separated by fluted square columns and paralleled by pilasters on the rear wall. Mirrors in Art Deco 'fountain' motif surrounds. Small stage on opposite. Deep coved ceiling and cornices, with 1950s light fittings.
Source
Malcolm Webb, London's Suburban Cinemas, Amber Valley, 1987
Former dressing rooms and office areas not of special interest.
Included as an early and well-preserved example of an Art Deco cinema from the 1930s, and a good, rare example of the work of a major cinema architect, Robert Cromie. Many of Cromie's designs were for Davies or Union cinemas, and consequently do not survive.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 203217
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Webb, M, Greater London's Suburban Cinemas 1946-1986, (1986)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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