Grosvenor Theatre

Ace cinema was designed by Frank Ernest Bromige and opened as the Grosvenor Cinema on 12 October 1936, showing The Country Doctor. On 5 May 1937 it became part of the Odeon chain; it was subsequently renamed the Odeon in 1941, the Gaumont in 1950, and once more the Odeon in 1964, by which time the seating had been reduced from the original 1,235 to 1,185. After the Harrow borough council refused an application by Odeon's parent organisation Rank to convert the cinema into a bingo hall, it was acquired by Ace, a small independent group, and on 1 October 1981 became the Ace Cinema; it was closed on 6 October 1986. From 1991 it was the Grosvenor Cine/Bar Experience, with the Ace Bar wine bar…