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Curzon Bloomsbury

Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AW

Fondly remembered as The Renoir cinema for more than 20 years from the mid-80s, the Grade II listed cinema in the Brunswick Centre is now part of the Curzon chain.

Russell Square

Area:Central

Borough:Camden

Curzon MayfairCoronet, Northfields
Curzon Bloomsbury

Curzon Bloomsbury

Area

Central

Open

1972—Present

Borough

Camden
Cinema opened: 1972
First film: The Trojan Women
Screens: 6
Capacity: 28, 28, 30, 30, 55, 148
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 450
Usage: Cinema (Cuzron Bloomsbury)
Architect: Burrell Foley Fischer
Listed: II
AKA: Bloomsbury Cinema, ABC Bloomsbury, EMI International Film Theatre, The Gate, Renoir
Circuit: Walter Reade Organisation (1972—1974)EMI (1974—1978)Cinegate (1978—1985)Artificial Eye (1985—2008)Curzon (2008— Present)

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