An opening ceremony was held on 7 September 1931 to much local acclaim, more than 2000 patrons had to be turned away due to limited space.

It included a performance by trumpeters from The Life Guards and Alex Taylor on the cinema's Wurlitzer organ.

Variety shows would also supplement the screening schedule, including theatre and music performances as well as a small circus up until 1934.

Concerned that this would lead Granada to close and demolish the building, the Wandsworth local council applied for listed status.

The building would lie unused for almost three years until it was reopened on 14 October 1976 as the Granada Bingo Club, Tooting.

Following a year long campaign by local resident Dan Watkins in December 2015, the bingo hall was listed as an asset of community value.