Savoy Cinema
12 London Street,
Andover,
SP10 2PA
12 London Street,
Andover,
SP10 2PA
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The Savoy Cinema opened in 1938 and seated 1,008 in stalls and circle levels. It was designed by architect F. Henshaw for Savoy (Andover) Ltd. It was equipped with a small stage, and the proscenium was 30 feet wide.
In the 1970’s the Savoy Cinema was twinned. By 1998, the main entrance foyer and the former stalls level had been converted into a bar and nightclub, with the 240 seat cinema remaining open in the former circle seating area, using a side door as an entrance. The Savoy Cinema closed on 8th March 2001. It became a cafe and nightclub under the name of Life. By 2019 it had been re-named Cameo & Vinyl.
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Ian Grundy, Ken Roe
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A photo from March 2009 is here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3364381295/
The nightclub continues as the Cameo with an entrance on the left side and as the Vinyl retro club on the right side, with a platformed dining area fronting the original entrance doors. Hen nights, birthday parties with VIP booths are on offer and special events like Halloween.www.cameonightclub.co.uk/Andover
The current night club use has ended & the operator has handed the lease back to the landlord. Closed 1st week of January 2025.
The freehold of the Savoy is now being marketed. Sadly, there are no internal vesitges remaining of its life as a cinema. The whole of the former auditorium was taken back to bare brick by the previous night club operator -a sign was erected stating: “Removing the past to create the future”
New photo added showing the doctors surgery that previously occupied the site of the Savoy cinema.