Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Façade of the Old Capitol Cinema, 11-15, London Rd. Photograph

Region ID

CL

Work ID

951

Manual Reference

CLLMJD43

Type

Building

Title

Façade of the Old Capitol Cinema, 11-15, London Rd.

Designer

Beard, Stanley

Date of design

1929

Year of unveiling

Unveiling details

Road

London Rd.

Precise Location

111-15, London Rd. (nr. Junction with Dartmouth Rd.)

A to Z Ref

2J 111

OS Ref

Postcode

SE23

Work is

Extant

Listing Status

II

Duty of Care

Commissioned by

Notes

Art-deco style. Covered with white tiles. Two blue lion masks, four roundels with gilded roses and other blue and gold decorative features. Round-headed stained glass windows. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discover Sydenham and Catford, Greeenwich 1999. List of Building of Special architectural and Historical Interest.

Built 1929. Became Bingo hall in 1979. Disused since 1996.

circa

raw year

Condition

Fair

At risk

At Risk

Inscriptions

Signatures

Elements

Element Details

Part of work

Material

Dimensions

Façade

White tiles

Decorative features

Blue / Gold

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail

Comment

Other

generally semi-derelict

Biological growth

out of façade

Structural Condition: nothing recorded

Vandalism: nothing recorded