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Castle Cinema 1Castle Cinema 1
Century CinemaCarlton, Haymarket
Cinema

Castle Cinema

64 Brooksby's Walk, E9 6DA

One of London's best-loved independent cinemas, reopened in 2016 after almost six decades as a bingo hall, warehouse and snooker club.

Homerton

Area:East

Borough:Hackney

Century CinemaCarlton, Haymarket
Castle Cinema

Castle Cinema

Area

East

Open

1913-//-Present

Borough

Hackney
Cinema opened: 1913
Temp. closure: 1958—2016 (Redevelopment)
Screens: 2
Capacity: 27,82
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 619
Usage: Cinema (The Castle Cinema)
AKA: Castle Electric Theatre
Circuit: S.M. Super Cinemas (1943—1954)Essoldo (1954—1958)Independent (2016— Present)

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