Red Triangle Theatre
93 Greengate Street,
London,
E13 0BG
93 Greengate Street,
London,
E13 0BG
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Architects: T. Brammall Daniel
Previous Names: Little Theatre, Red Triangle Cinema
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Located in Plaistow, east London, inside the 1919 built YMCA building designed by architect T. Brammall Daniel. It was located on the ground floor and first floor of the building, with public access from the street. Operating as a concert room and theatre, with seating in stalls and balcony levels, it opened as the Little Theatre on 3rd June 1921. Soon afterwards, while the nearby Greengate Cinema was closed for enlargement, the trustees of the YMCA opened this hall as the Red Triangle Cinema.
It remained open after the Greengate Cinema had re-opened. It closed in April 1931. It reverted back to its original use as the Red Triangle Theatre until around 1948.
The building became offices for an insurance company in 1956, and in 1976 began its last use as a College of Art known as Greengate House. It was demolished in 2008, keeping only the Grade II Listed facade, which has been slightly altered by the addition of ‘Juliet’ balconies. 64 new homes have been built on the site.
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The former YMCA building, photographed in its derelict condition in February 2007:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrprogress/398707569/
A close-up photograph in June 2007:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albedo/582234294/
I had no idea this was a cinema. I always knew it as being an art college…
Full postcode is E13 0BG, and, sure enough, the facade has been retained with flats built behind it. Unfortunately, the facade has been changed slightly by the addition of Juliette Balconies.