Architectural Style: Neo-Classical

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.

Camden Hippodrome Picture Theatre 10
Camden Hippodrome Picture Theatre 10

Camden — North

Camden Hippodrome Picture Theatre

1 Camden High Street, NW1 7JE

1913—1940

Mornington Crescent

Capitol, Forest Hill 8

Lewisham — South

Capitol, Forest Hill

11-21 London Road, SE23 3TW

1929—1973

Forest Hill

Gaumont, Haymarket 1

Westminster — Central

Gaumont, Haymarket

48 Haymarket, SW1Y 4SD

1925—2000

Piccadilly Circus

Odeon, Islington 1

Islington — North

Odeon, Islington

7 Islington High Street, N1 9LQ

1913—1972

Angel

Regent Street Cinema 1

Westminster — Central

Regent Street Cinema

307 Regent Street, W1B 2UW

1912—

Oxford Circus