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Premier cinema, 79-81 High Street North, East Ham, London

RIBA Ref No RIBA2539-9
Architect/DesignerTrent, William Edward (1874-1948)
Artist/PhotographerMaltby, John (1910-1980)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1921
Image Date1936
ViewExterior
StyleArt Deco
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceMAL1372
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditJohn Maltby / RIBA Collections
SubjectCinemas ; Lettering ; Entrances ; Canopies ; Towers
NOTES: Incorporating the former Premier Electric cinema as entrance hall, cafe and lounge area, this cinema was taken over by the Provincial Cinematograph Theatres Ltd (PCT) in 1929. It was renamed Gaumont in 1952 and closed as a cinema in 1963. It reopened as a Top Rank Club for bingo, later renamed Mecca, which closed in 2005. In spite of being a fine example of an early cinema, it was never designated listed status and was demolished in 2009.
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