Actor. Born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft in Croydon.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Actor. Born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft in Croydon.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Peggy Ashcroft
One of the largest former cinemas in Britain. It had seating for 3,000 and standing room for 1,000, plus a cafe, a ballroom and a stage big enough to accommodate an orchestra. As audiences dwindled...
Our 1960 picture comes from Warsaw1948 which has a wonderful collection of old pictures of this area, many with current photos for comparison. There we also found this useful text: "The cinema on ...
Actor and comedian. Born Thomas Edward Trinder at 54 Wellfield Road, Streatham. His career started in music halls and graduated to West End theatres, films and television. He was the first compere ...
Cinema designed by H. George Leslie. The entrance facade was dominated by a figure of Mercury perched on top of a windmill-shaped tower. In May 1950 it was re-named the Gaumont. After the final fil...
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