Gaumont Streatham
142 Streatham Hill,
London,
SW2 4RU
142 Streatham Hill,
London,
SW2 4RU
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I think my grandfather and his brother owned this cinema back in the 1920’s. He had others in Twickenham and Mill Hill, that I know about. Any information would be fantastic.
seen here looking very neglected in april 2009 awaiting redevelopment, the recess over the front doors covered by netting and scaffolding
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3426895265/
Now boarded up and looking very, very sad. in a very poor condition.
Derek Palmer was the first Chief Engineer at Streatham Bowl. I worked with him at the Gaumont Clapham as a trainee projectionist, where he was the Chief Projectionist. When The Gaumont closed, I went to the Odeon East Dulwich as a fourth projectionist for a while, but later joined Derek as an assistant engineer prior to the Bowl being opened. I later returned to cinema work as 3rd Projectionist at the ABC Streatham.
And an earlier photograph from 1991 :–
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A photograph I took of the former Gaumont Streatham in September 2004:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/506207703/