Designed by architect George Coles the Carlton Cinema opened in 1930 and was still being used as a cinema into the 1970s, since 1962 as part of the ABC chain. It’s history has been less illustrious since with a stint as a bingo hall and then its subsequent abandonment in 2007. The building is currently boarded up and vacant.
The 1930s structure was built on a site that had previously been occupied, since the 1800s, by terraced houses. C&R Theatres Ltd, owners of the Carlton Cinema chain, purchased the land and got planning permission to build the venue in 1929.
The cinema was opened on 1st September 1930 by Prince Arthur of Connaught and other audience members, in its 2,266 seater capacity, were the Mayor of Islington. The opening film was “Welcome Danger” staring Harold Lloyd.
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