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Capitol, Forest HillAstoria, Finsbury Park
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Camden Hippodrome Picture Theatre

1 Camden High Street, NW1 7JE

For decades a cinema, now most famous as a music venue and former BBC studios.

Mornington Crescent

Area:North

Borough:Camden

Capitol, Forest HillAstoria, Finsbury Park
Camden Hippodrome Picture Theatre

Camden Hippodrome Picture Theatre

Area

North

Open

1913—1940

Borough

Camden
Building: 1900
Cinema opened: 1913 †
Cinema closed: 1940
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 1,600
Usage: Events (Koko)
Architect: W.G.R. Sprague
Style: Beaux-ArtsNeo-Classical
Listed: II
Circuit: Biocolour Picture Theatres (1928—1930)Gaumont British (1930—1940)

† approximate dates

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