Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance

Cinema architecture showcases diverse styles, from the opulent Art Deco and Baroque of early movie palaces to the sleek, minimalist designs of contemporary multiplexes.

Each style reflects its era’s cultural and aesthetic values.

Exploring the Memory Palaces provides a crash course in 20th-century urban architecture.

Astoria, Brixton
Astoria, Brixton

Lambeth — South

Astoria, Brixton

211 Stockwell Road, SW9 9SL

1929—1972

Brixton

Carlton, Haymarket 1

Westminster — Central

Carlton, Haymarket

63-65 Haymarket, SW1Y 4RQ

1927—2023

Piccadilly Circus

Forum, Kentish Town 9

Camden — North

Forum, Kentish Town

9 Highgate Road, NW5 1JY

1934—1970

Kentish Town

Gaumont State, Kilburn

Brent — North

Gaumont State, Kilburn

199 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7HY

1937—1990

Kilburn High Road

Granada, Clapham Junction 2

Wandsworth — South West

Granada, Clapham Junction

58 St John's Hill, SW11

1937—1980

Clapham Junction

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Islington — North

Odeon, Holloway Road

419-427 Holloway Road, N7 6LJ

1938—

Tufnell Park

Vue, Piccadilly 5

Westminster — Central

Plaza, Piccadilly

19 Lower Regent Street, SW1Y 4LR

1926—

Piccadilly Circus

Prince Edward Theatre 7

Westminster — Central

Prince Edward Theatre

30 Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS

1930—1978

Tottenham Court Road

Shepherd's Bush Pavillion

Hammersmith and Fulham — West

Shepherd’s Bush Pavillion

58 Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 8QE

1923—1983

Shepherd's Bush