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To: Grainger PLC, Helical Bar PLC, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council
SAVE THE CINEWORLD HAMMERSMITH
The Cineworld Hammersmith building is a historic building, dating back to the 1930s. Us, the residents of Hammersmith, thought we had successfully saved it when Tesco sold it in 2011. However, it is now our chance to try and save this extraordinary building again from being demolished, and show the developers, Granger PLC and Helical Bar PLC, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council that it should not be demolished.
Why is this important?
The Cineworld Hammersmith building was originally opened in 1934 as the Regal Cinema, and has since been operated by many chains, including ABC, Canon, Virgin, UGC, and Cineworld. This is the only cinema left in Hammersmith, and the most historic cinema operating in the area, with the devastating closure of the Art Deco Odeon Kensington. For some reason, this beautiful building is not listed, and so time and time again Developers are demolishing picture houses like this one in order to build luxury flats. This is the last thing West London needs. West London needs a cinema, and this is the perfect building to house it. At meetings and petitions residents have expressed no desire for this building to be demolished, yet Granger PLC and Helical Bar PLC, who, according to their website, 'create shareholder value through a wide variety of high margin activities with property investment at our core', seem to not care about the resident's requests, which makes this petition so necessary.
I, alongside many other Hammersmith and Fulham residents, have many happy memories at this cinema over the years. It would be devastating for us to let it go without a fight.
Please save the Cineworld Hammersmith
I, alongside many other Hammersmith and Fulham residents, have many happy memories at this cinema over the years. It would be devastating for us to let it go without a fight.
Please save the Cineworld Hammersmith
