Monument record 1505900000 - Former Embassy Cinema

Summary

Site of the former Embassy Cinema, built in 1936 and closed in 1982.

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Type and Period (1)

  • CINEMA (Modern - 1936 AD to 1982 AD)

Description

Erected in 1936 and closed and demolished in the early 1980s (B1).
Art-deco style cinema opened in January 1937 with 1 screen, 1,146 seats in stalls and circle levels and a café in the foyer. Closed in April 1982 and demolished in June 1983 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC23127 Bibliographic reference: George Piggin. 1993. Tales of Old Chesham. pp52,55.
  • <2>SBC24901 Digital archive: 2017. Information from 'Cinema Treasures' website.

Location

Grid reference SP 9589 0140 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2017 1:37PM

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