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Gala Bingo Club, Tooting

1931 establishments in EnglandArt Deco architecture in LondonAssets of community valueBingoBuildings and structures completed in 1931
Cecil Massey buildingsEngvarB from October 2017Former cinemas in LondonGrade I listed buildings in the London Borough of WandsworthGranada TheatresPublic venues with a theatre organTooting
Gala Bingo, Tooting, SW17
Gala Bingo, Tooting, SW17

Buzz Bingo, Tooting (formerly Gala Bingo and the Granada Tooting cinema) is a Grade I Listed building in Tooting, an area in the London borough of Wandsworth. Originally built as one of the great luxurious Art Deco cinemas of the 1930s, it is still considered by many to be the most spectacular cinema in Britain. In his 1966 guide to London's buildings, the architectural critic Ian Nairn said of it, "miss the Tower of London if you have to, but don't miss this". In 2000 it became the first Grade I listed 1930s cinema and in 2015 was selected as an asset of community value.

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Gala Bingo Club, Tooting
Mitcham Road, London Tooting Graveney (London Borough of Wandsworth)

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Tooting Granada

Mitcham Road 50
SW17 9NA London, Tooting Graveney (London Borough of Wandsworth)
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King's Head, Tooting
King's Head, Tooting

The King's Head is a Grade II listed public house at 84 Upper Tooting Road, Tooting, London SW17 7PB.It was built in 1896 by the architect W. M. Brutton.It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. CAMRA describe it as "an historic pub interior of national importance". Grade II listing;- I 1896 by W M Brunton, a prolific designer of public houses. Perhaps his masterpiece and his least altered interior. Florid symmetrical composition; brashness of detail typical of late 19th century gin palace. Red brick with stucco ornamentation. Slate roof. Central portion three windows three-storeys, steep hipped roof rising to a dome. Large decorated lucarne over second floor windows, bears inscription "The Kings Head". First floor three pairs of French windows open on to verandah with iron balustrade and ogee roof. Ground floor splayed bay with entrance to bar. Flanking portion each side two-storeys plus mansard with pointed dormer behind balustrade. Wings each side 1 1/2-storeys, one window, ramped parapet pierced by a bull's-eye window on the left. Right wing a facade only; first floor window is blank with inscription "Rebuilt 1896". Interior rich with cut brilliant glass, patterned tiles and wrought iron. Today, Kings head is known as a busy sports pub. It was recently voted as "Best Pub in Tooting" by Londonist.com. During Euro 2020, Kings Head hosted the official trophy for a day, which brought hundreds of people from all around London. It appeared on ITV news.