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Regal, Streatham

5 High Road, SW16 1EF

Opened by ABC in the 1930s and running as a cinema until 2000, today flats sit above a huge space waiting for redevelopment.

Streatham Hill

Area:South

Borough:Lambeth

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Regal, Streatham

Area

South

Open

1938—2000

Borough

Lambeth
Cinema opened: 1938
First film: Vivacious Lady
Cinema closed: 2000 †
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 1,962
Usage: Not in use
Architect: William Riddell Glen
Style: Art Deco
Listed: II
AKA: ABC, Cannon
Circuit: ABC (1938—1986)Cannon (1986—1995) †ABC (1995—2000) †

† approximate dates

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