The Capitol - Forest Hill

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ADDRESS: 11-21 London Road
Forest Hill
London
England
POSTCODE: SE23 3TW
AGE GROUP: All Ages
TELEPHONE: 020 8291 8920
The Capitol - Forest Hill
A rare survival of a 1920s cinema, The Capitol, on London Road, first opened its doors to the cinema-going public in 1929, with a screening of Man, Woman and Sin. Renamed the ABC in 1968, the cinema gave its last picture show in October 1973. There were plans to convert and even demolish the building. However, The Capitol opened as a bingo hall in February 1978, closing in the first week of December 1996. It is now this Wetherspoon pub.