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The Forum

A Grade II Listed Building in Kentish Town, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5521 / 51°33'7"N

Longitude: -0.1422 / 0°8'31"W

OS Eastings: 528901

OS Northings: 185329

OS Grid: TQ289853

Mapcode National: GBR DV.YN0

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.H75Z

Plus Code: 9C3XHV25+V4

Entry Name: The Forum

Listing Date: 14 May 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379018

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478383

Also known as: O2 Forum Kentish Town
Kentish Town Forum
HMV Forum
Forum Theatre
ABC Kentish Town
Town & Country Club
London Forum

ID on this website: 101379018

Location: Kentish Town, Camden, London, NW5

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Kentish Town

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Benet Kentish Town

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Cinema Concert hall

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ2885SE HIGHGATE ROAD
798-1/42/863 (West side)
14/05/90 The Forum

GV II

Formerly known as: Town and Country Club (formerly Forum
Cinema) KENTISH TOWN ROAD.
Cinema, now in use as a concert hall. 1934. By J Stanley Beard
and WR Bennett. Steel frame clad in brick with faience front.
Plan of double-height auditorium with balcony reached via
single-storey entrance hall and foyers.
EXTERIOR: 3 storey, 7-bay front in Egyptian style. Later C20
doors to black faience ground floor. Decorative metal glazing
to windows; those to 5-bay central feature are separated by
giant order of 6 half-columns with streamlined acanthus
capitals. Heavy moulded parapet and cornice continued across
flanking towers of outer bays.
INTERIOR: foyer has foliate cornice, fluted capitals to piers
and staircases to upper foyer which has Pompeian-style
capitals to piers, Victorian scroll cornice, decorative metal
panels flanking doorways to circle and cigar-shaped ceiling;
access to front tearoom (a rare survival) with panelling,
moulded plasterwork and decorative iron grilles. Auditorium in
Roman style has heavily fluted proscenium arch and flanking
side walls, with shields and banners to spandrels; fluted side
walls have grilles decorated in Roman style with urns (damaged
at time of listing), and legionary standards having Roman
medallions and eagles on top. Friezes of centurions and
chariots to rest of side walls. Ceiling has central dome
surrounded by coffering with original circular light
brackets/ventilators. Panelled exit doors. Later C20 stairs,
in matching style, from stalls to balcony.

Listing NGR: TQ2890185329

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