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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Kingston upon Thames, Surrey » Century Elite Cinema
Also known as Elite Picture Theatre

Century Elite Cinema

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
19 London Road
, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom KT1 1QP
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Gothic Revival
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1369
Chain: Unknown
Architect: James E. Adamson
Firm: Adamson and Kinns
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The Elite Picture Theatre was located on the corner of London Road and Richmond Road. It opened on 21st May 1921. The foyer was styled to resemble an old mansion, and the carved oak panelling on the walls came from Preston House, Malling, Kent. There was a real coal fireplace, which was always ablaze in the winter months. Above the foyer were a set of four tea rooms, which could also be entered from the street.

Inside the auditorium, seating was provided in stalls and circle levels. There was a straight Gray & Davison 3Manual/14 stop organ, which had previously been installed in a mansion in Derbyshire, and had been rebuilt by Willis organs. Also inside the auditorium was a coffee room where patrons could sip coffee while watching the films.

The Elite Picture Theatre was taken over by the Granada Theatres chain in January 1947. Improvements were carried out and it was re-named Century Elite Cinema in April 1947. Granada Theatres closed the Century Elite Cinema to concentrate on their more modern Granada Theatre located a few yards away. On 1st January 1955 the final programme was Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times" and The Harlem Globetrotters in "Go Man Go".

It was demolished and a C&A department store was built on the site, which closed in 1996. Today it is a Wilkinsons store.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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