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The Friern Barnet Photo Archive
No: 108 Contributor: Friern Barnet & District Local History Society Year: 1970 District: New Southgate
New Coronation Cinema, High Road, New Southgate
The cinema opened in 1930, and was a popular venue until it closed in 1952. This is the only photo I have of the cinema building, taken just before demolition in 1970. If anyone has a better one, or any taken when it was open, I would be pleased to see them (Colin Barratt Collection)
Picture added on 02 October 2009 at 15:26
The cinema closed on the 25th. of March 1953, in respect of the passing of Queen Mary the Queen Mother the previous evening, and never re-opened.
Added by Dave Dunn on 10 January 2011
I believe this building later became offices for the Eastern Gas Board. I was working for them and remember visiting the office about 1970/71. Demolition may have been a year or so later?
Added by Geoff Eldridge on 26 April 2013
This was a depot and offices for Eastern Gas, my Mum worked there as a wages clerk. It was handy because we lived just across the road at 32 Upper Park Road!
Added by Tony Westrope on 21 September 2015
My dad used to go to this cinema back when the pictures were "silent movies". He used to tell us stories of all the characters who used to work there, such as the musicians and the regular clientele.
Added by Judith Cooper nee Davies. on 02 April 2020
This was where I saw my first picture. A neighbour took me to see The Wizard of Oz. Since this was not a first run cinema (that was The Gaumont, Finchley) It must have been in the early 40s
Added by Berenice Gilmore (Beryl Cooper) on 22 April 2021
New Southgate
