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Cinema

Odeon, Beckenham

296 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1DY

Built as a glorious single-screen picture palace in the 1930s, this Grade II listed building is now a six-screen multiplex.

Beckenham Junctiom

Area:South

Borough:Bromley

Odeon, Camden TownOdeon, Balham
Odeon, Beckenham

Odeon, Beckenham

Area

South

Open

1930—Present

Borough

Bromley
Cinema opened: 1930
First film: The Rogue Song
Screens: 6
Capacity: 82, 117, 121, 146, 166, 502
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 1,980
Usage: Cinema (Odeon)
Architect: Robert Cromie
Style: Art Deco
Listed: II
AKA: Regal, ABC, Cannon, MGM
Circuit: County Cinemas (1930—1936)Union Cinemas (1936—1937)ABC (1937—1986)Cannon (1986—1992)MGM (1992—1996)ABC (1996—2000)Odeon (2000— Present)

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