- Stork Cinema Jamaica Road 1975
The Bermondsey Cinematograph Theatre opened in 1913, it was soon re-named the Cinema,
though was commonly called ‘The Stork’ due to its close proximity to Stork’s Road.
Seating was provided for just under 500 on a single floor.
In 1929 it was operated by L. Posner & H. Pearl and was booked from the
Biograph Theatre, in Victoria. The Jamaica Cinema had closed by 1935.
The building became a whiskey warehouse for William Teacher & Co. In 1975,
the owners of the warehouse were vacating the building and as a
celebration to is history they re-opened the cinema for for 3-nights,
screening films for the final time.