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The Gaumont Finchley was an architecturally notable cinema in
The Gaumont Finchley was an architecturally notable cinema in north Finchley
North Finchley is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Barnet, situated 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Charing Cross.
North Finchley is centred on Tally Ho Corner, the junction of the roads to East Finchley, Church End, Friern Ba ...
, London. It opened in 1937 and closed in 1980, before being demolished in 1987.
History
The Gaumont was designed by W. E. Trent, architect theGaumont British Picture Corporation
The Gaumont-British Picture Corporation produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It was established as an offshoot of the Gaumont Film Company of France.
Film production
Gaumont-British was founded in 1 ...
, with the assistance of his son W. Sydney Trent and R. Golding, and built by McLaughlin & Harvey. The electrical engineer was S. Hart.Gillies, Stewart & Pamela Taylor. (1992) ''Finchley and Friern Barnet: A Pictorial History''. Chichester: Phillimore. Picture caption 180. It was opened by the mayor of Finchley in 1937 and closed in 1980. It was demolished in 1987 and replaced by the Finchley artsdepot
The artsdepot is a multi-purpose cultural centre located in North Finchley, in the London borough of Barnet. It was officially opened on 23 October 2004 for the enjoyment and development of the arts in North London.
Activities
The venue comp ...
.
See also
*Apollo Victoria Theatre
The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a West End theatre on Wilton Road in the Westminster district of London, across from London Victoria Station. (The theatre also has an entrance on Vauxhall Bridge Road.) Opened in 1930 as a cinema and variety th ...
, another W.E. Trent design.
* Phoenix Cinema
The Phoenix Cinema is an independent single-screen community cinema in East Finchley, London, England. It was built in 1910 and opened in 1912 as the East Finchley Picturedrome. It is one of the oldest continuously-running cinemas in the ...
, East Finchley, a nearby Art Deco cinema.
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* * * Finchley Art Deco architecture in London Buildings and structures completed in 1937 Former cinemas in London Buildings and structures demolished in 1987 {{London-struct-stub