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Capitol, Forest Hill

11-21 London Road, SE23 3TW

A Wetherspoon's pub for most of the 2000s, this listed building is another former cinema looking for a new use.

Forest Hill

Area:South

Borough:Lewisham

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Capitol, Forest Hill

Area

South

Open

1929—1973

Borough

Lewisham
Cinema opened: 1929
First film: Man, Woman and Sin
Cinema closed: 1973
Final film: ScarecrowClass of '44
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 1,687
Usage: Under Development
Architect: John Stanley Beard
Style: Neo-Classical
Listed: II
AKA: ABC
Circuit: London & Southern (1929—1933)ABC (1933—1973)

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