London: Lewisham Hippodrome |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Borough: London Borough of Lewisham Location: Catford, 135-137 Rushey Green / Brownhill Road Built 1911 by Frank Matcham for Walter Gibbons and Charles Gulliver. Opened 13 Feb 1911. 2448 seats. From 1927, operated as a cinema and as a live theatre. Damaged by bombs in 1940. Repaired and reopened 1943. 1952 converted into a cinema and renamed "Eros Cinema" (1500 seats). Closed 14 Nov 1959. Demolished June 1960 in favour of an office block (Eros House). Links: www.arthurlloyd.co.uk, CinemaTreasures, Wikidata |
Front Text: "Lewisham Hippodrome, Rushey Green, Catford", signed: N. Charlesworth 1983 Reverse Text: "Drawn by Nicholas Charlesworth" Publisher: The Badger Press, Westbury; Vaudeville Postcards Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Lewisham Hippodrome, Rushey Green, Catford", signed: N. Charlesworth 1983 Reverse Text: "Drawn by Nicholas Charlesworth" Publisher: The Badger Press, Westbury; Vaudeville Postcards Size: Classic Not sent. |
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