Collection GB 0074 O/239 - MAJESTIC CINEMA, STOKE NEWINGTON

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Reference code

GB 0074 O/239

Title

MAJESTIC CINEMA, STOKE NEWINGTON

Date(s)

  • 1916-1940 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

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Biographical history

An opening date is not known for the Majestic Cinema, but it is listed in the Kinematograph Yearbook 1937 edition as operating with a seating capacity of 700.

By 1940 it had been taken over by Capital and Provincial Cinemas Ltd and re-named Vogue Cinema. Capital and Provincial Cinemas Ltd were later renamed Classic Cinemas. They specialised in re-runs of classic Hollywood films. It had become the Vogue Repertory Cinema by 1945 and the seating capacity had been reduced to 451. In the mid-1950's it began screening mainly foreign films and was re-named the Vogue Continental.

It closed on 21st June 1958 as a protest by Classic Cinemas against the landlord's rent rise. The building was shuttered and remained closed for 42 years. In November 2000 work began to convert the building into a restaurant and residential use.

Source of information: Website 'Cinema Treasures' at http://cinematreasures.org/theater/14875/ (accessed Nov 2009)

Archival history

GB 0074 O/239 1916-1940 Collection 0.01 linear metres Majestic Cinema , Stoke Newington x Vogue Cinema x Vogue Repertory Cinema x Vogue Continental

An opening date is not known for the Majestic Cinema, but it is listed in the Kinematograph Yearbook 1937 edition as operating with a seating capacity of 700.

By 1940 it had been taken over by Capital and Provincial Cinemas Ltd and re-named Vogue Cinema. Capital and Provincial Cinemas Ltd were later renamed Classic Cinemas. They specialised in re-runs of classic Hollywood films. It had become the Vogue Repertory Cinema by 1945 and the seating capacity had been reduced to 451. In the mid-1950's it began screening mainly foreign films and was re-named the Vogue Continental.

It closed on 21st June 1958 as a protest by Classic Cinemas against the landlord's rent rise. The building was shuttered and remained closed for 42 years. In November 2000 work began to convert the building into a restaurant and residential use.

Source of information: Website 'Cinema Treasures' at http://cinematreasures.org/theater/14875/ (accessed Nov 2009)

Deposited in 1967.

Records of the Majestic Cinema, Stoke Newington, including leases, fire insurance policies, aircraft insurance policy, consent for alterations and correspondence with solicitors, 1916-1940.

O/239/001-015

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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. July to October 2009 Recreational buildings Cinemas Legal documents Law Legal systems Civil law Deeds Property ownership Title deeds People Leases (documents) People by occupation Personnel Buildings Legal profession personnel Solicitors Finance Insurance Fire insurance Information sources Documents Insurance policies Insurance records Architecture Property Majestic Cinema , Stoke Newington x Vogue Cinema x Vogue Repertory Cinema x Vogue Continental Property law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in 1967.

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Scope and content

Records of the Majestic Cinema, Stoke Newington, including leases, fire insurance policies, aircraft insurance policy, consent for alterations and correspondence with solicitors, 1916-1940.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

O/239/001-015

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Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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