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Cinema

Ritz, Leyton

806 High Road, E10 6AE

As you walk down Leyton High Road there is no mistaking that this building used to be a cinema.

Walthamstow Central

Area:East

Borough:Waltham Forest

Ritzy, BrixtonRio, Dalston
Ritz, Leyton

Ritz, Leyton

Area

East

Open

1938—1979

Borough

Waltham Forest
Cinema opened: 1938
First film: Fit For a KingThe Buccaneer
Cinema closed: 1979
Final film: The Brute
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 2,418
Usage: Retail
Architect: William Riddell Glen
Style: Art Deco
AKA: ABC, The Crown
Circuit: ABC (1938—1978)Independent (1978—1979)

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Walthamstow Central

The former Ritz cinema in Leyton

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