Forest Hill, London Road c.1955
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This photograph shows the east end of London Road, with Sainsbury`s grocery shop to the right and the Capitol Cinema on the left. Sainsbury`s has gone, but the nearby bus stop is in the same position. The cinema is now the Capitol Wetherspoon pub with the bar occupying the stage.

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I remember going to Saturday morning cinema at the Capital. I thought it was such a grand theatre with all the huge pictures going up to the circle, there was one of Charlie Chaplin. I'm sorry to say I also remember bunking in on a few occasions - it's a pub now, what a waste! Across the road was an old fashion Sainsbury's grocer and next door was another Sainsburys - a wet fish shop.
Hello from Canada, I remember the old Capital, it was an ABC theatre. I remember the old 68 and 72 trams going up the hill. I used to go to Saturday morning pictures in this theatre, oh happy days! Sainsbury's butcher shop, was just across the road. During the war, my mother used to send me to line up for 'off the ration' sausages. The subway under the railroad, used to lead to the 194 bus ...see more