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Coronet, ElthamCompton Cinema Club
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Coronation Cinema, Manor Park

501 High Street North, E12 6TH

Now a banqueting hall, this is a fine example of an enormous suburban 'super cinema'.

Manor Park

Area:East

Borough:Newham

Coronet, ElthamCompton Cinema Club
Coronation, Manor Park

Coronation Cinema, Manor Park

Area

East

Open

1911-//-1968

Borough

Newham
Cinema opened: 1911
First film: Pollyanna
Temp. closure: 1920—1921 (Redevelopment)
Cinema closed: 1968
Final film: The SplitWoman Without a Face
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 1,904
Usage: Events (The Royal Regency)
Architect: Clifford A. AishStanley Burwood
Style: Baroque
Listed: II
AKA: Coronation Electric Theatre, Coronation Picture Palace
Circuit: Frederick's Electric Theatres (1911—1921)Abraham's Suburban Super Cinemas (1921—1929)ABC (1929—1968)

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