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The Kensington (later Odeon), High Street Kensington, London: the west staircase

RIBA Ref No RIBA23453
Architect/DesignerLeathart & Granger
Artist/PhotographerIngle, Walter (1860-1939)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1926
Image Date1926
ViewInterior
StyleEgyptian Revival
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP34/124
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectCinemas ; Stairs ; Marble
NOTES: Opened in 1926, the Kensington was the largest cinema in the country at the time with accommodation for 2,300 people. Originally designed for Joseph T. Mears Theatres it was one of the first essays in adopting the Egyptian style for cinema design.
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