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Original site name
Address
Construction
Date
Heritage
Status
Adaption
Date
Religion



Anjuman-e-Islamia Newham Mosque
Coliseum Cinema
266 High Street, Manor Park, E12 6SB

1912
Unlisted
1990’s
Islam

Arena Church
Grand / ABC Mansfield
Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG
1906
Unlisted
2013
Christian

Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Odeon
22 Castle Hill, Dudley, DY1 4QQ, Dudley

1937
II
1977
Christian

Aziziye Mosque and Community Centre
Astra Cinema/Apollo Picture House
117 Stoke Newington Road, N16 8PU
1913 / 1933
Unlisted
1994
Islam

Bath City Church
Forum Cinema
St. James Parade, Bath, BA1 1UG

1934
II*
1998
Christian

Bethel Faith Centre then New Life Church
Abbey Cinema
1455 Leek Road, Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8BY
1936
Unlisted
Unknown
Christian

Birchingstone Baptist Church
Regal Cinema
31 Station Road, Birchington, CT7 9DJ
1910
Unlisted
2010
Christian

UCKG HelpCentre Leicester
City Cinema
27, Abbey Street, Leicester, LE1 3TE
1969
Unlisted
2014
Christian

Calvary Church of God in Christ
Odeon
127 Dunstable Road, Luton, LU1 1BW
1938
II
2001
Christian

Carlton Pentecostal Church
Regal Cinema
49, Station Road, Nottingham, NG4 3AR
1913
Unlisted
1980s
Christian

Christ Faith Tabernacle Cathedral
Granada Woolwich
174-18 Powis Street, SE18 6NL
1937
Unlisted
2011
IChristian

Christ The King Dominion Place - Tottenham Tabernacle
People’s Palace
7 Forster Road, Tottenham, N17 6DQ
1907
Unlisted
1999
Christian

Christian Life Centre Church
Regal Cinema
300 Cowley Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 1US
1937
II
2011
Christian

Congregation of Yahweh
Plaze Cinema
8 Cramlington Terrace, Newsham, Northumberland, NE24 4AQ
1940
II
Early 2000s
Christian

Crusaders Ministries International Church
Peckham Central Hall
43 Peckham High Street, SE125 5EB
1910
Unlisted
2012
Christian

Deeper Life Bible Church
Granada, Clapham Junction
58 St. John’s Hill, SW11
1937
II*
2012
Christian


Dominion Centre Church
Gaumont Palace
Wood Green, 9 High Road, N22 6DS
1934
II*
1999
Christian


Elim Christian Centre
Gaumont Palace
63 Park End, Gloucester GL1 5AN
1914
Unlisted
Christian

Elim Church (used on sundays) re-opened
Old Savoy Theatre/Savoy Theatre
Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE
1932
Grade II
1994
Christian

Elim Pentecostal Church
Avenue/Odeon/Coronet 
268 Northfield Avenue, Northfields, Ealing, W5 4UB
1943
II*
Christian

Elim Pentecostal Church
Odeon Becontree
947A, Green Lane Becontree RM8 1DJ
1929   
Unlisted
1999
Christian

Four Square Gospel Church
Greengate Cinema
525-529 Barking Road, E13 9EZ
1914
Unlisted
2003
Christian

Freedom Centre International Church
Odeon Welling
Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, DA16 3HF
1934
Unlisted
2009
Christian

Freedom Church Hereford
Ritz Cinema
100 Commercial Road, Hereford, HR1 2BJ
1938
II*
2016
Christian

Grace Church Sheffield
Plaza Cinema
Richmond Road and Bramley Lane, Sheffield, S13 8TB
1937
Unlisted
2019
Christian

Gracepoint Church
Carlton Cinema
161-169 Essex Road, N1 2SN
1930
Grade II*
2013
Christian

Gurdwara Bebe Nanaki Temple
Rookery Picture House
189, Rookery Road, Birmingham B21 9PX
1914
Unlisted
1983
Sikh

Guru Nanak Gurdwara - Punjabi
Continental Cinema
2-10, Tunbridge Street, Preston, PR1 5YP
1914
Unlisted
1990s
Christian

Hillsong Church for Sunday Services
Dominion Theatre
Tottenham Court Road­
1930-81
II
2005+
Christian

Hindu Temple Kent Thanet Amman Temple
King’s Theatre
King’s Place, Ramsgate, CT11 8NN / 1903 King's Pl, Ramsgate CT11 9AD
1910
II*
2017
Hindu

Hope Church
Ritz Cinema
Middle Brook Street, Winchester, SO23 8BQ
1940
Unlisted
2015
Christian

House of Praise: Lighthouse Church
Regal
262-274 Camberwell Rd, SE5 0DL
1940
II
2010
Christian

Islamic Cultural Centre
Maida Vale Picture House
140 Maida Vale, W9 1QB
1913
Unlisted
1997
Islam

Islamic Cultural Centre
Mayfair Cinema
152 Upper Tooting Road, SW12 9AW
1932
Unlisted
1996
Islam

Jameah Fatimiah Mosque
Apollo cinema
118, Berridge Road, Nottingham, NG7 6HT
1920
Unlisted
1990s
Islam

Jami Mosque
Plaza
Bradford Junction, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 1PS
1928    
Unlisted
2000s
Islam

Jamia Masjid Abubakr
New Majestic Cinema
4 Brougham Street, Burnley, BB12 0AS

Islam

Jamia Masjid Haroonia
Capitol Cinema
767 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 3PP
1925
Unlisted
1996
Islam

Jamiyat Tabligh-Ul-Islam Mosque
Roxy Cinema
65, Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 1SX
1920
Unlisted
1980
Islam

Jamiyat Tabligh-Ul-Islam Mosque Toller Ln
Elite Cinema
133 Toller Lane, Bradford, BD8 9HL
1913
Unlisted
Late 1990s
Islam

Jehovah’s Witness Assembly Hall
Ritz/ABC
174 Bowes Road, N11 2JG
1933
Unlisted
c1980s
Christian

Jehovah’s Witness Assembly Hall
Forum / ABC Wythenshaw
456, Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4DJ
1934
II
Christian

Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall
Regent Cinema
13 Plough Road, Wrockwardine Wood, TF2 7AW, Telford
1947
Unlisted
Christian

Jehovah’s Witness Meeting Hall
Victoria Park Cinema
186 Grove Road, E3 5TG
1912
Unlisted
1994
Christian

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Scala Cinema
37 Camp Road, Farnborough, GU14 6EN
1927
Unlisted
Christian

Kingsway Christian Fellowship
Winter Gardens Cinema
Church Road, Liverpool, L22 5NA
1909
Unlisted
1983
Christian

Kingsway International Christian Centre
Scala Cinema
466 Hoe Street, Leyton, E17 9AH
1913
II
2004
Christian

Liberty Church
New Curzon Cinema
92 Frobisher Road, Turnpike Lane, N8 0QX
1910
II*
2003
Christian

Lifecentre Bournemouth
Moderne
713 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2AU
1935
Unlisted
2009
Christian


Majid Uzman
Aspara Cinema
162, Nedham Street, Leicester, LE2 0BH
1920
II*
1979
Christian

Masjid At-Tawheed
Theatre Royal Cinema
Corporation Street, Hyde, SK14 1AB
1902
Unlisted
2021
Islam

Masjid Omar
Carlton Cinema
32 Blacker Road, Huddersfield, HD1
1914
Unlisted
Late 1960’s
Islam

Masjid-e-Sajedeen
Unit Four Cinemas
Plane Tree Road, Little Harwood, Blackburn, BB1
1910
II
1995
Islam

Minaret Muslim Community Centre
Fulham Picture House
303 North End Road, W14 9NS
1910
Unlisted
2020
Islam

Minhaj-Ui-Quran Mosque and Adara Minhaj-Ui-Quran Muslim Cultural Centre
Former Odeon
Forest Gate, E7 9HD
1937
Unlisted
2001
Islam

Most Holy Redeemer - RC church
Sawbridgeworth Cinema
Sayebury Road and Sayesbury Avenue, Sawbridgeworth, Herts CM21 0BE
1914
Unlisted
1953
Christian

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Church
Princess Cinema
12 Princess Parade, New Road, Dagenham, RM10 9LS
1932
Unlisted
Early 2000s
Christian

Mountain of Fires and Miracles Ministries
Arc Electric Theatre / Grand Cinema
207 High Street, SE20 7PF
1923/26
Unlisted
2017
Christian

Mt. Zion Millenium City
Capitol Cinema
Churchfield Lane and Alfreton Road, Nottingham, NG7 5GS
1936
II
2004
Christian

Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple
Redesdale Cinema
224-226, Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV1 4HV
1933
Unlisted
1979
Sikh

New Life Baptist Church
Lyric Cinema
52-54 High Street, Northallerton, Yorkshire DL7 8EG
1939
Unlisted
late 1990s
Christian

New Testament Church of God
Glendale Cinema
34, Church Street, Caversham, RG4 8AU
1911
Unlisted
Christian

New Wine Church (now known as Gateway House)
Woolwich Odeon
John Wilson Street, SE18 6QJ
1937
II
2001
Christian

Now Church
Scala Cinema
Doncaster Road, Langold, Nr. Worksop, S81 9RJ
1927
Unlisted
2014
Christian

Open Door Ministries international
Clifton Cinema
101-103 Brixton Hill, Brixton, SW2 1AA
1911
Unlisted
2020
Christian

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and Shrine of St Jude
Empire Cinema
35 Tanners Street, Faversham, ME13 7JW
1910
Unlisted
1935
Christian

Parish of the Holy Redeemer
Rialto Cinema
Brackenhall Road, Sheepridge, Huddersfield, HD2 1EU
1938
Unlisted
early 1960s
Christian

Pentecostal Church for the Faith Dimensional Ministries
Palace Cinema
63, Stratford Road, Wolverton, Bucks, MK12 5LT
1911
Unlisted
Christian

Potters House, Christian Fellowship Church
Savoy Cinema
Leyton, 366 Lea Bridge Road, E10 7LD
1928
Unlisted
2012
Christian

RCCG Livingpraise Sunderland
Plaza Cinema
Ford Terrace, Pallion, Sunderland, SR4 6LT
1936
2016
Christian

Renew Church
Elite Cinema
67, High Street, Uttoxeter, ST14 7JQ
1935
1998
Christian

Ruach Ministries Church
Gaumont State Kilburn
199 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7HY
1937
II*
2010
Christian

Saint Mark's Methodist Church
Palace Theatre
443 High Road, Tottenham, N17 6QH
1926 - 1969
II
1996
Christian

Salvation Army Church
Princess Cinema
418 Old London Road, Ore, TN35 5BB
1913
Christian

Salvation Army, 2014 previously New Life Christian Church
Plaza Cinema
High Street and Grosvenor Hill, Margate, CT9 1EH
1915
II
2014
Christian

Sanctuary Church
Regal Cinema
55 High Street, Bristol, BS16 5HD
1913
2000s
Christian

Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan - Centre for Oneness
Tivoli Cinema
Fraser Road, Erith, DA8
1923
II*
2016
Christian

Shree Ram Mandir
Waldorf Cinema
Walford Road, Birmingham, B11
1913
Hindu

Simply Church
Riviera Cinema
Den Crescent, Teignmouth, TQ14 8BQ
1914
II
2017
Christian

St Gabriels Catholic Church
Princess Cinema
Smalley Street, Castleton, Rochdale, 0L11 3EB
1914
1951
Christian

St Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
The Cinema
33, Bulkely Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1NR
Late 1920’s
Christian

Stepney Methodist Church-East End Mission
Stepney Central Hall
583 Commercial Road, E1 0HJ
1881
1912
Christian

Synagogue then Masjid Al-Ghurabaa mosque
Empire Cinema
116 Bury Park Road, Luton LU1 1HE
1921
Islam

TBN Broadcasting Christian Channel (Since 2016 used as television studio) (Miracle Signs and Wonders Ministries) – 1997.
Granada Willesden
226 Church Road, NW10 9NR
1920
1997
Christian

The Hope Church
Odeon Ipswich
10 St. Margaret Street, Ipswich, IP4 2AT
1991
2021
Christian

The Oasis Church (Pentecostal)
Grand Cinema
Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1NP – 1911
1943
1930
Christian

The Redeemed Christian Church of God-House of Praise
Electric Theatre
133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST – 1908
1943
II*
Christian

The Saint Mary of Zion Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Kenning Hall Cinema
229 Lower Clapton Road, E5 8EG
1910
2011
Christian
The True Vine Church
Picturedrome
23 (26a) High Street, Newport, PO30 1SS
1936
2020
Christian

United Church of the Kingdom of God
Grange Cinema
234 Kilburn High Road, NW6 4JR
1914
II
2010
Christian

United Church of the Kingdom of God
Astoria/Rainbow Theatre
232-238 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, N4 3NX
1930
II*
1995
Christian

United Church of the Kingdom of God
Central Hall Picture House / ABC
1 Bromley Road, Catford, SE6 2TF
1913
Unlisted
2002
Christian


Dominion Centre
Gaumont Palace
9 The Broadway, High Rd, Wood Green
1943
II*
Christian

Upper floor converted to Kingdom Life Ministries
Bruce Grove Cinema
117 Bruce Grove, N17 6UR
1921
2011
Christian

Victoria Park Baptist Church 
The Electric Theatre / Victoria Theatre
186 Grove Road, London, E3 5TG
1912
1994
Christian

Wessex Christian Theatre Church
Palace Court Theatre
Hinton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2EN
1931
1980’s
Christian

Wincanton Community Church
Plaza Cinema
18 South Street, Wincanton, BA9 9DL
1934
1999
Christian

Zoroastrian Centre
Grosvenor Cinema
Rayners Lane, Harrow, HA2 9TL
1936
II*
2000 
Zoroastrian

St. Andrew’s Church Hall.
Venus Cinema
1 Bartholomew Road, Kentish Town, NW1 9QA
1970
1975
Christian