Interior of a house in Hill Street
Interior of a house in Hill Street
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Interior of a house in Hill Street
SC_PHL_01_684_81_11841 (Collage 169206)
London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
Number 5 Hill Street is an early-eighteenth century three-storey house in the Central Richmond Conservation area of Richmond-upon-Thames. It was Grade II listed in 1979; listing number: 1065435. From 1914 it served as the frontage for a cinema auditorium built to the rear, originally known as The New Royalty Kinema, and became The Gaumont in 1949, retaining the name until it closed in 1980. The auditorium was demolished and rebuilt as the Filmhouse with a new frontage on Water Lane, now the Curzon Richmond. The house retains many original features, including a full-height balustraded staircase, panelling, and some original fireplaces. The cellar is currently occupied by the Richmond Vault beer cellar, and the upper floors by a private dental practice. This interior view shows an empty timber-panelled room on one of the upper floors with two windows and an open door showing a similar window beyond. The worn carpet has an Art Deco geometric pattern.
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