Curzon Phoenix Cinema
Phoenix Street,
London,
WC2H 0JG
Phoenix Street,
London,
WC2H 0JG
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Photo album :
https://flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/albums/72157604068136284
Short film showing the building, the projection booth and the screen, made in the late nineties:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQv6BIqvfGw
Grand opening ad: Curzon Phoenix opening 20 Mar 1987, Fri Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
One movie I watched here in ‘87 was “84 Charing Cross Road”, the cinema being just around the corner from the titular address.
Thanks Jason. Such an in credible waste.
Hi Ian, in 1998 the whole site including flats and shops were sold off by Chesterfield Properties, owners of the Curzon chain to a property company. The Phoenix Theatre as part of this sale was then leased to Ambassador Theatre Group. As a result an independent cinema was not viable on such a prime site and being no longer controlled by Curzon closed at once.
I absolutely adored this little cinema.
A really great place to see a movie with great presentation and always a well behaved audience.
I’ve always wondered why a building barely 11 years old closed so suddenly? Any ideas?
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Ken; As a former assistant manager of this cinema I submitted the page and added a few comments on it from me to which another member replied. All were relevent to the cinema. No idea whats happened. Lost some of mine on a previous site as well.
I will re submit them sometime.Thanks for getting back to me.
Any idea why comments are being removed from this page.