Gala Bingo (Formerly Granada Tooting Cinema)
50-60 Mitcham Road, London, SW17 9NA
Architect: Cecil Masey and Uren with interiors designed by Theodore Komisarjevsky, 1931
This American-inspired cinema is considered by many to be the most spectacular cinema in Britain. The interiors, including a foyer with columns, a grand staircase, a hall of mirrors and Gothic arcading, were designed by Komisarjevsky, a Russian prince with a background in theatre management and design.
Accessible during normal opening hours.
Reproduced by permission of London Metropolitan
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