Key Words :- cinema

Address :- South Street, Romford, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 5129 8870
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.576866 , Long 0.181906
Local Authority :- Havering London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Essex
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use

Description and History of Site:-
Architects: Harrington and Evans
Seating capacity: 1,200 (780 stalls, 420 circle)
Opened 20 January 1930 with They Had To See Paris and The Girl From Havana
Became the Gaumont 1950
Closed 15 September 1962

Demolished and site redeveloped. The site is now part of the Liberty Shopping Centre.

Further Reading and References:-
Webb, Malcolm. 'The Amber Valley Gazetteer of Greater London's Suburban Cinemas 1946-86'. Amber Valley, 1986

https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/31282
https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/4426853063/

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