Memory Palaces

Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith 8Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith 8
Odeon, Holloway RoadOdeon, Covent Garden
Cinema

Odeon, Hammersmith

45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith W6 9QH

Seeing a concert at what's now the Hammersmith Apollo is one of the best places in London to get a sense of what a 1930s 'super-cinema' would have been like.

Hammersmith

Area:West

Borough:Hammersmith and Fulham

Odeon, Holloway RoadOdeon, Covent Garden
Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith 6

Odeon, Hammersmith

Area

West

Open

1932—1984

Borough

Hammersmith and Fulham
Cinema opened: 1932
First film: A Night Like ThisBad Company
Cinema closed: 1984
Final film: Blue Thunder
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 3,487
Usage: Events (Eventim Apollo)
Architect: Robert Cromie
Style: Art Deco
Listed: II*
AKA: Gaumont
Circuit: Gaumont British (1932—1962)Odeon (1962—1984)

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