Mural

The Regal, Edmonton

Erection date: /2/2010

Inscription

{On the mosaic mural:}
The Regal, Edmonton souvenir, 8th March 1934.

{On the brown plaque:}
The Regal, Edmonton 1934 - 1986
Opened on 8th March 1934 as one of 5 mammoth cinemas in Middlesex and said to occupy the largest site of any cinema in the world.
Created by Art Start with year 5 pupils from Brettenham Primary School.
Funded by the Heritage Lottery, February 2010.
Lost Treasures

Site: The Regal, Edmonton (1 memorial)

N18, Sterling Way, 6 - 16

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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The Regal, Edmonton

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The Regal Edmonton

One of the largest former cinemas in Britain. It had seating for 3,000 and st...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Regal, Edmonton

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Art Start

An organisation set up to provide after school activities for children in Edm...

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Heritage Lottery Fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (rebranded 2019), formerly the Heritage Lo...

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Brettenham Primary School

School in Edmonton.

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