Memory Palaces

Plaza, Leyton 1Plaza, Leyton 1
Plaza, PiccadillyPlaza, Camden Town
Cinema

Plaza, Leyton

468-474 Hoe Street, E17 9AH

Three decades as a cinema, two decades as a bingo hall and now beautifully restored as a church.

Walthamstow Central

Area:North East

Borough:Waltham Forest

Plaza, PiccadillyPlaza, Camden Town
Plaza, Leyton

Plaza, Leyton

Area

North East

Open

1913—1963

Borough

Waltham Forest
Cinema opened: 1913 †
Cinema closed: 1963
Final film: House of FrankensteinHouse of Dracula
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 830
Usage: Religious (Kingsway International Christian Centre)
Listed: II
AKA: Scala, Cameo
Circuit: Good Brothers (1913—1933)Hamilton Cinemas (1933—1948)Clavering & Rose (1948—1963)

† approximate dates

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806 High Road, E10 6AE

1938—1979

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