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[East Dulwich Angst]

scor46 Wrote:

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> where abouts exactly was the cinema? whats now in its place?

At the junction with Tintagel Crescent, and the flats are for hospital workers.

[East Dulwich Angst]

Here are some pics I found of Dulwich fire station & crew at Dulwich Fire Station on Lordship lane where the telephone exchange now stands.

[Frisco]

"Wasn't it the 'London Clock Company' for a while. I never knew it was a cinema before but thinking back the build did have that look."

Yes, that was it.

[SimonM]

I had no idea the fire station was so grand and imposing a building! Was it demolished (a shame if so) or bombed. does anyone know?

[East Dulwich Angst]

It was closed in 1947 after war damage.

[Jah Lush]

The cinema closed for good in the early 70s.

[jimbo1964]

What a beautiful sight. I assume that's Fireman's Alley in the left of the building.

[BARA]

yes - the telephone exchange now occupies the former fire station site.

The cinema - I cannot recall the grand entrance when I used to watch the children's Saturday Morning Shows in the 1960's.

I lived in Ondine Road from 1971 - 75 and for much if that time the cinema was a venue for a Marhareshi Yogi or some such name - an eastern meditation guy. Crowds of people attended - for most part very peaceful, except when they got into arguements with locals over car parking Some things never change!

[woodie]

'tastic thread. ty.

[jimbo1964]

I remember the yoga lot.. bearded hippies. They ran a Saturday morning cinema club/drama club for us kids long after the cinema proper had closed mostly showing 1950's sci-fi movies (my memory is a bit hazy about it but I think the seats had been removed). They had an old double decker bus parked in the car park next to it.

I think most of the theatre props got 'liberated'and the bus vandalised. That was the end of that.

[rifleman harris]

My dad took me to see "Carry On Don't Lose Your Head" at Dulwich odeon. That was the last time i went there. I remember that we used to come out through the back door after the film into Tintagel Crescent. I reckon that was very probably not long before it closed. i was about 7 which would make it 1971.

[rifleman harris]

Talking of the hippies: i remember being in Savarins Cafe (which used to be a couple of doors along from the Bishop; anyone remember?)one Thursday afternoon with my dad and 4 of them came in and order 2 slices of bread between the 4 of them. when the bread arrived that cut into 4 slices and had a slice each. My dad told them that were all mad.

[SimonM]

I loved the Savarin cafe - used it many times when I lived on Spurling Road.