Clapham Granada

The Granada was built at the top of St John's Hill on the site of Battersea County School, the stage house dominating the bridge over Clapham Junction Station. It was said to be the finest of the Granada exteriors, in restrained moderne design with rounded corner entrance and fin tower at stage end. Faience base with neon and under-canopy lighting.

The auditorium was approached through a grand foyer lined with mirrors, overlooked, in Komisarjevsky style, by the balcony foyer, with cafe on circular corner. The interior, in free Italian Renaissance style, was remarkable for its lavishness. The colour scheme was a warm stone with ornament in gold, blue, green and red. The stage had full stage facilities with a counterweight system, and an organ was installed under the stage.

The Granada was tripled in 1973, but detripled in 1980, when it was converted for bingo, which use protected it until closure in 1997. Listed in 1998 (and upgraded to II* in 1999), the building remained closed for several years and under threat of redevelopment. Listed Building Consent has since been granted, allowing for residential development above the auditorium, but including full refurbishment of the auditorium for use by a church group.