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Rialto, Piccadilly CircusRegent Street Cinema
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Rex, Stratford

361-375 Stratford High Street, E15 4QZ

Originally a theatre known as the 'Drury Lane of the East' before becoming a cinema in the 1930s.

Stratford

Area:East

Borough:Newham

Rialto, Piccadilly CircusRegent Street Cinema
Rex, Stratford

Rex, Stratford

Area

East

Open

1934—1969

Borough

Newham
Building: 1896
Cinema opened: 1934
First film: CleopatraSing As We Go!
Cinema closed: 1969
Final film: Stay Away, Joe
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 1,889
Usage: Not in use
Architect: Frank MatchamGeorge Coles
Style: Art Deco
AKA: Rex, ABC
Circuit: ABC (1935—1969)

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