THE GRANADA THEATRE CIRCUIT
The Granada Theatre Walthamstow The second new Granada Theatre built especially for Sidney Bernstein and his Circuit This Grade II* Building is in jeopardy and needs your help to be saved
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THE GRANADA THEATRE WALTHAMSTOW
PHOTO GALLERY
EMD PHOTO CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHS
These photographs were provided by The McGuffins
People turned out in large numbers to protest the closure of the EMD and have kept on turning out in the hope of having it open once more as a CINEMA
Protest in April 2009
Bill Hogdson presenting the case for Saving the EMD Cinema
Top Centre: Ken Livingstone on the right; Bottom Centre: cinema-lovers outside the Town Hall
McGuffin Campaigners
From left to right: Laetitia Raginel, Bill Hodgson & Vicky Hartell outside the EMD
Save Our Cinema
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THE McGUFFIN FILM SOCIETY
These photographs were provided by The McGuffins
A collection of films shown by The Society
Film Society Evenings advertised at the EMD
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THE EMD AWAITS IT’S FATE
These photographs were provided by The McGuffins
Friends rally around the EMD
Top Left: Bill Hodgson with Paul McGann
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THE LAST NIGHT AT THE EMD ………
These photographs were provided by The McGuffins
Entering the EMD
The members of the audience take their seats
Time for speeches (Top Left) before the film begins, but all too soon it is over and the curtains close for the last time
However, despite what The Beatles may say, this has proven to be far from THE END.
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THE EXTERIOR OF THE THEATRE THROUGH THE YEARS ………
These photographs were provided by Save Walthamstow Cinema and were taken by Mr. John Leeming
Left: as the Granada in 1930 when the Theatre opened; Middle: in 1989; & Right: as the Cannon in 1990
Top row, from Left to Right: as the Cannon (1990), the ABC (1995) & the EMD (2003)
Bottom row: the foyer when the theatre was an ABC cinema (1995)
Top Row, Left: The Christie Organ at the opening in 1930; Top Row, Right: The Console in 1976
Bottom Row: The Pit Console buried under the extended stage, 2002
Photographs taken in 2002 when Richard Hills (Top Row)
and Simon Gledhill gave a concert at the EMD
Decorative exit in the auditorium
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A number of links have been recommended by The McGuffins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8006735.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8098857.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13445518
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20525983
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22673870
A people’s history of the EMD/Granada Cinema
http://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/vertigo_magazine/issue-27-september-2009/save-our-cinema/
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The Grenada cinema Walthamstow.
I used to go to the Saturday morning pictures with my brother and friends. We were given 9pence, 6 pence to get in and 3pence for sweets.
The money was in old money, this was about in 1056, when it was your birthday you sat in the back row of the cinema and the interval you used to go up on the stage, you were given a bage of sweats and everyone sang happy birthday. When I was a teenager we went to sunday afternoon pictures, in the interval they had local skiffle groups or pop groups on. I used the Grenada cinema alot in Walthamstow, I remember seeing some good films.