Cinema

Hoxton, London, England

55 Pitfield Street

, Hoxton, London, England, United Kingdom N1 6BU

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Status:	Closed/Renovating
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Unknown
Seats:	866
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Lovegrove & Papworth

Opened on 20th January 1914, this never had a specific 'name' and was always known as the Cinema. The architects were Lovegrove and Papworth.

Initially an independent cinema, it was taken over first by the Hyams Circuit. From March 1928 Denman/Gaumont were the operaters.

It was closed during the height of the Blitz, and re-opened 23rd February 1941. It closed finally on 26th October 1956, one of the cinemas in the first wave of mass closures by the Rank Organisation due to the effects of TV.

The building was sold off by the Rank Organisation in June 1960 and it became used as a meat packers, later a delicatessen importers and wholesalers and an artists studio.

After laying empty for several years it was announced in 2004 that plans were being proposed to re-open the Cinema as a community cinema and workshop with a possible four screens.

After much delay, work got underway in 2009. Unfortunately, the plans had been revised and the auditorium was demolished in May 2009. The facade has been preserved and a new 4-screen cinema will be built behind it. Architects for the new-build are Waugh Thistleton Architects Ltd.

Contributed by KenRoe

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Photographed in February 2006 (almost 50 years since the Cinema closed its doors):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/98643262/

posted by KenRoe on Mar 16, 2006 at 11:57pm

Hi Ken and co,

herewith a recent link about final re-opening: I missed the London News programme during this week, but believe it to be accurate via mypartner Katie.

best

Kev P

http://www.flickr.com/photos/orhantsolak/154903287/

posted by kev phelan on Aug 22, 2006 at 12:19pm

Soon to be reopened by the lovely peope who run the nearby Genesis Mile End.
This will be called the Genesis Hoxton.

The following email message went out to people on the Genesis Cinemas database on August 18th...
Genesis will be on BBC London news on BBC1 tonight around 6.30pm with a
report about its latest venture the new Genesis Hoxton cinema.

The cinema is situated on Pitfield St right next to Hoxton square and Old St
and is due to open sometime within the next 18 months. The report tonight
from outside Genesis Whitechapel will have insight into the new project and
comments about the benefits it’ll give to you the Genesis customer. More
screens, more choice, more movies!

posted by woody on Aug 22, 2006 at 11:35pm

Here is a 2007 photo of the Cinema.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 1, 2007 at 11:56am

There does not seem to be much happening at the Hoxton Cinema as these pictures from October 2007 show:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1568081121/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1568964936/

posted by Ian on Oct 14, 2007 at 3:21pm

anyone know when this cinema is due to reopen? it's just around the corner from me!

posted by willprotein on Jul 7, 2008 at 4:44pm

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