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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Balham, London » Palladium Cinema
Also known as Balham Palladium Picture Playhouse

Palladium Cinema

Balham, London, England
177 High Road
, Balham, London, England, United Kingdom SW12 9BX
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Neo-Classical
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1180
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Cecil Masey
Firm: Unknown
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The Balham Palladium Picture Playhouse opened in 1914. It was located on the High Road at the corner of Oakmead Road, adjacent to Balham railway station.

It was taken over by General Theatre Company(GTC) in May 1928, and they closed the building for enlargment and improvements which were carried out to the designs of noted cinema architect Cecil Masey. One big improvement was an enlarged stage, which allowed for more theatrical presentations. By the end of 1928, GTC had been taken over by the Gaumont Theatres chain. Therefore Gaumont now operated two cinemas in Balham, the Palladium and the Pavilion further along the High Road.

The Palladium Cinema was badly damaged by German bombs in September 1940, and 68 people were killed (Balham railway station was also hit). The Palladium Cinema was closed and never re-opened. The remains of the building was demolished in the 1950's and a small office block was built on the site named Station House. In 2009 the building on the site in known as Steel House.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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A vintage photograph of Balham Paladium Picture Theatre in around 1915:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/3032998792/
posted by KenRoe on Mar 1, 2009 at 8:51am
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