115:'s Mainline Pictures Group. It was comprehensively refurbished and modernised in February 1981 to plans by architect Fletcher Priest, one of the main modifications being the creation of foyer space, something the original building never had. This reduced the seating capacity to 300. It was operated as part of the small independent Screen Cinemas circuit, which had seven cinemas in and around London, including Screen on the Hill in Belsize Park, The Screen on Baker Street and The Screen in Winchester. In 2008, the circuit was sold to the Everyman Media Group.
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