The Academy music venue in Stockwell Road was originally built as The Astoria cinema and opened on 19th August 1929. The interior was themed on an Italian garden with a starlit night sky and it hosted live shows as well as movies.Digital image courtesy of Penelope Gretton.
| Details |
| Collection: | Gower Collection |
| Image type: | Photograph |
| Artist: | Gretton |
| Ref: | 07016 |
| Identifier: | SPd 4031/35/25 |
| Date: | 2005 |
#2001 - 2025 #ARCHITECTURE / BUILDINGS #BRIXTON #ENTERTAINMENT #Graham Gower Collection #Photograph