Beacham Theatre
The Beacham, as it is currently named, has since been used as a series of concert venues and nightclubs thus saving it from demolition. The Beacham Theatre was once home to the late-night underground discotheque Aahz that is recognized internationally as a birthplace and critical component of the electronic dance music movement.
John Stanley Coombe Beard
Prince of Wales Cinema, Lewisham (1922):
The Prince of Wales Cinema, Lewisham, was Beard's 27th cinema, and opened in October 1922 as the Prince of Wales Picture Playhouse; it was renamed after being taken over by ABC in 1933. Beard retained the rear and south side walls of the Electric Palace, the older cinema previously on the site. The style was neo-classical, with oak panelling in the foyer and auditorium; the facade was of white glazed tile with blue and gold accents. It seated 1,347. There was a stage 10 feet deep and four dressing rooms, and in the 1920s there were variety performances and live broadcasts by the BBC and recordings of community sing-alongs to Frank Westfield's orchestra. It was the first cinema in Lewisham to feature sound. It closed in 1959 and has been demolished.