Carlton Cinema, Essex Road

The former Carlton Cinema (and then Mecca Bingo) is an Art deco Grade II* listed building,[1] located at 161–169 Essex Road, Islington, London.

Architect George Coles decided for an Egyptian style facade dressed in multi-coloured Hathernware tiles.

The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in November 1922 influenced the Art Deco style and the buildings erected in that period,[2] particularly cinemas and theatres.

[4] It was purchased by an evangelical Christian church Resurrection Manifestations in 2013, who planned to partially reopen it as a cinema, also converting the former café area into a second screen.

[5] The façade and foyer of the building appear as the Roxy Cinema in episode 2 series 5 of Endeavour, titled Cartouche.