Coronation Cinema, Manor Park Close Up Film Centre

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Compton Cinema Club

60 Old Compton Street, W1D 6HS

For 10 shillings a year, members could watch controversial movies that hadn’t been approved by the British Board of Film Censors.

Leicester Square

Area:Central

Borough:Westminster

Coronation Cinema, Manor Park Close Up Film Centre

Compton Cinema Club

Area

Central

Open

1960—1984

Borough

Westminster

Cinema opened:	1960
First film:	Private Property
Cinema closed:	1984 †
Orig. screens:	1
Orig. capacity:	186

Usage:	Restaurant (Balans)
AKA:	The Londoner
Circuit:	Compton-Cameo (1960—1980)Star Cinemas (1980—1984)

† approximate dates

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