The Granada, Tooting
In the unremarkable London suburb of Tooting is Britain's only grade 1 'listed' cinema. This means it's right up there with the Tower of London and Stonehenge as a heritage masterpiece! It was built in 1930-31. It was commisioned by impresario Sidney Bernstein from the architect Cecil Massey. He adapted a design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for another Bernstein project, the Phoenix Theatre in Charing Cross Road. The interior was designed by theatrical director and designer Theodore Komisarjevsky.
It has been a bingo hall for many years, but was open to the public on the Sunday morning of the London 'open house' weekend in September 2010.
This is the mirrored hallway leading to the upper circle.
The Granada, Tooting
In the unremarkable London suburb of Tooting is Britain's only grade 1 'listed' cinema. This means it's right up there with the Tower of London and Stonehenge as a heritage masterpiece! It was built in 1930-31. It was commisioned by impresario Sidney Bernstein from the architect Cecil Massey. He adapted a design of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for another Bernstein project, the Phoenix Theatre in Charing Cross Road. The interior was designed by theatrical director and designer Theodore Komisarjevsky.
It has been a bingo hall for many years, but was open to the public on the Sunday morning of the London 'open house' weekend in September 2010.
This is the mirrored hallway leading to the upper circle.