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Picturehouse, BromleyPhoenix, East Finchley
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Picturehouse Central

Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7DH

Picturehouse's flagship cinema and home to occasional 70mm screenings.

Piccadilly Circus

Area:Central

Borough:Westminster

Picturehouse, BromleyPhoenix, East Finchley
Picturehouse Central

Picturehouse Central

Area

Central

Open

1991—Present

Borough

Westminster
Building: 1882
Cinema opened: 1991
Screens: 7
Capacity: 65, 78, 82, 126, 127, 177, 341
Orig. screens: 7
Usage: Cinema (Picturehouse Central)
Architect: Panter Hudspith Architects
Circuit: MGM (1991—1995)Virgin (1995—1999)UGC (1999—2005)Cineworld (2005—2014)Picturehouse (2014— Present)

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