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Shepherd's Bush PavillionShepherd's Bush Pavillion
Studio One, Oxford StreetScreen on the Green
Cinema

Shepherd’s Bush Pavillion

58 Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 8QE

The facade of the former cinema is all that remains now the building has been converted into a hotel.

Shepherd's Bush

Area:West

Borough:Hammersmith and Fulham

Studio One, Oxford StreetScreen on the Green
Shepherd's Bush Pavillion 1

Shepherd’s Bush Pavillion

Area

West

Open

1923-//-1983

Borough

Hammersmith and Fulham
Demolished: 2012
Cinema opened: 1923
First film: Within the Law
Temp. closure: 1944—1955 † (War Damage)
Cinema closed: 1983
Final film: The Twilight Zone: The Movie
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 2,300
Usage: Hotel (Dorsett Shepherd's Bush)
Architect: Frank T. VeritySamuel Beverley
Style: Italian Renaissance
Listed: II
AKA: Gaumont Theatre, Odeon
Circuit: Davis Pavilion (1923—1927)Gaumont British (1927—1962)Odeon (1962—1983)

† approximate dates

View cinema at:

Near this cinema:

Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith 8

Hammersmith and FulhamWest

Odeon, Hammersmith

45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith W6 9QH

1932—1984

Hammersmith

Former Shepherd's Bush Pavilion

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