London Pavilion
1 Piccadilly Circus,
London,
W1J 0DA
1 Piccadilly Circus,
London,
W1J 0DA
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‘Swinging London’ in the 1960’s. A photograph I took of the London Pavilion in 1964 screening the World Premier run of “A Hard Days Night”:
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Here are two vintage postcard views 1909 and 1912 and some historical details:
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I only wish they would put back the “hoardings” (as billboards are called in England) on the London Pavillion. The big Wrigley sign on the Pavillion was as much a Piccadilly Circus landmark as the giant Coca-Cola sign was across the street. Picture postcards from London still show the old Piccadilly Circus in all her night time neon glory! (The Pavillion is forever playing “Tom Jones” on them!)
To Keith: All four of the Beatles' feature pictures had their world premieres at the London Pavilion, with the Beatles in attendance at all of them, except “Let It Be”, despite the crowds that thronged there awaiting their arrival.
The original architects in 1885 were Saunders & Worley, their facade survives today.
In 1900 theatre architects Wylson & Long reconstructed the interior and the auditorium floor was raked.
In 1934 the Firm; Matcham & Co. gutted the interior and their architect Frederick G.M. Chancellor with Cecil Masey drew up the plans to convert into a cinema.
The Beatles ‘Hard Day’s Night’ had its premiere here