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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Camberwell, London » ABC Camberwell
Also known as Regal Cinema

ABC Camberwell

Camberwell, London, England
262-274 Camberwell Road
, Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom SE5 ODL
(map)
+44.20.770.15374
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Bingo Hall
Seats: 2470
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Leslie H. Kemp
Firm: Unknown
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The Regal Cinema opened on 17th June 1940 with little ceremony. It was already partially built when World War II broke out and was allowed to be completed. Initially it was project of D.J. James (planned in 1937 and to be called the Florida Cinema), but was sold to Associated British Cinemas prior to completion.

It was one of the largest suburban cinemas in London and had a splendid Art Deco style. The splay walls beside the proscenium opening have fluted columns, upon which are mounted slender glass light fittings and there is a decorative grille in the the centre of the columns.

Within weeks of opening, in September 1940, the Regal was closed by bomb damage (which killed some patrons) but it quickly re-opened on 6th October 1940.

From 17th December 1961 it was re-named ABC and continued as a successful single screen cinema until closing on 27th October 1973 with James Coburn in "Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid" and David Bailey in "Wicked, Wicked".

It was converted into an Alpha Bingo Hall and has had several companies operating the building over the years including Jasmine Bingo. Currently it is a Gala Bingo Club and is a Grade II Listed building.

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Gala Bingo
Contributed by Ken Roe

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Two photographs I took of the former Regal Cinema in December 2004:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/340715857/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/340716384/
posted by KenRoe on Jan 1, 2007 at 3:13am
Two interior photographs of the Camberwell Regal/ABC taken in 1988, when it was operating as a bingo hall.

Proscenium:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/365981534/

Circle:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/365981532/
posted by Ian on Jan 28, 2007 at 10:04pm
Here is a photo from 2000.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 24, 2009 at 11:41am
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