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Granada, Tooting
Granada, Tooting in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Granada, Tooting is a cinema or movie theatre in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1931. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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Heritage listing
Buzz Bingo, Tooting (formerly Gala Bingo and the Granada Tooting cinema) is a Grade I listed building in Tooting, an area in the London borough of Wandsworth. Originally built as one of the great luxurious Art Deco cinemas of the 1930s, it is still considered by many to be the most spectacular cinema in Britain. In his 1966 guide to London's buildings, the architectural critic Ian Nairn said of it, "miss the Tower of London if you have to, but don't miss this".
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Buzz Bingo, Tooting (formerly Gala Bingo and the Granada Tooting cinema) is a Grade I listed building in Tooting, an area in the London borough of Wandsworth. Originally built as one of the great luxurious Art Deco cinemas of the 1930s, it is still considered by many to be the most spectacular cinema in Britain. In his 1966 guide to London's buildings, the architectural critic Ian Nairn said of it, "miss the Tower of London if you have to, but don't miss this". In 2000 it became the first Grade I listed 1930s cinema and in 2015 was selected as an asset of community value.
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Background
History
The building was first opened as the Granada, Tooting in 1931. It was designed by the cinema and theatre architect Cecil A. Massey for Sidney Bernstein, as part of his Granada cinema chain. The interior was by the Russian theatre director and designer, Theodore Komisarjevsky, who also designed the Granada Cinema, Woolwich. Construction had begun in May 1930 and was completed by September the following year. An opening ceremony was held on 7 September 1931 to much local acclaim, more than 2000 patrons had to be turned away due to limited space. It included a performance by trumpeters from The Life Guards and Alex Taylor on the cinema's Wurlitzer organ. The opening films that night were Monte…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4265, -0.1672
- Address
- | location_town = London, SW17
- Established
- 1931
- Official site
- bmtooting.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5594079 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Granada, Tooting (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Granada, Tooting?
- Granada, Tooting is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Granada, Tooting built?
- Built or established in 1931.
- Who owns Granada, Tooting?
- Granada, Tooting is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Granada, Tooting a listed building?
- Granada, Tooting is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.