Coliseum April 1983

Comment by StephenBln on December 19, 2007 at 9:41

"The Colly" as it was known was one of the cheapest cinemas in the area and was the favourite haunt of my elder Brother who watched the cheap "Westerns" shown there over and over again.
In the late 1970s early 1980s it became well used again as the venue for the "Gay Disco" "Bolts".

Comment by StephenBln on April 19, 2008 at 11:52

The Coliseum, seating capacity, 641 Telephone STAmford Hill 2664

closed: 3 June 1961 with films "Who was that lady" and Buchanan Rides Again
Became a Bingo club in 1961 and later a Warehouse, after which it became "Bolts"
Derelict 1986, Demolished ??
A 1961 photo can be seen here.

Comment by alistairj on April 19, 2008 at 12:07

This picture makes the Coliseum looks a bit drab and featureless, and therefore its demolition perhaps not a great loss. However the early 1900s photo shows that it originally did justice to its position facing the Salisbury.

Comment by StephenBln on April 19, 2008 at 12:20

You're right Alistair, it did look very smart in the early 1900s...
By the way, an old gripe of mine.. On the 1983 photo, two St Ann's Road streetsigns can clearly be seen. The "old" Tottenham version attached to the building and the "new" Haringey version on the railings.. no difference and just a waste of money..

Comment by Julian Hellaby on October 11, 2024 at 8:30

I wonder how many Coliseums nationwide have disappeared over the last thirty or forty years …

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