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Carlton, Essex Road

161-169 Essex Road, Islington, N1 2SN

A taste of Egypt on Essex Road that opened as North London's "most palatial cine-variety theatre".

Essex Road

Area:North

Borough:Islington

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Carlton, Essex Road

Carlton, Essex Road

Area

North

Open

1930—1972

Borough

Islington
Cinema opened: 1930
First film: Welcome Danger
Cinema closed: 1972
Final film: Mutiny on the Buses
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 2,368
Usage: Religious (Gracepoint)
Architect: George Coles
Style: EgyptianFrench Renaisssance
Listed: II*
AKA: ABC
Circuit: Clavering & Rose (1930—1935)ABC (1935—1972)

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