Granada (London)

• Theatre ID
  2704
• Built / Converted
  1920
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Religious centre (church use 1997-2006)
• Address
  Church Road, Willesden, Brent, London, NW10 9NR, England

Details

Built for Sidney Bernstein as the Empire Kinema in 1920, it had 1450 seats all on one level. There was a stage. Reconstructed in 1927 with a balcony and an interior by Komisarjevsky, the capacity rose to 1777. Became a bingo house after 1962, a live theatre in 1994 and, later, an Asian cinema. Church use from 1997 to 2006.

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• Other names
  Empire Kinema, Church Road Cinema, Comedy Empire, Empire, Granada Social Club
• Events
  • 1920 Design/Construction:
    • Cecil Masey - Architect
  • 1927 Alteration: reconstructed with balcony
    • Cecil Masey - Architect
  • 1936 Alteration: remodelled
    • James Morrison - Architect
  • 1920 Design/Construction:
    • Frank Dobson - Consultant: Exterior Sculptor
    • Theodore Komisarjevsky - Consultant: Interior Design
  • 1920 - 1994 Owner/Management: Granada
  • 1997 Owner/Management: Miracle Signs & Wonder Ministries
• Capacities
  • Original: 1450
  • Later: 1927: 1777 mid 1990s: c.800
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Proscenium