Description: A short history of the Tower Cinema, Peckham Rye and the use of the site after the cinema closed in 1956.

Opens with history and war time reminiscences of the Tower cinema which opened in 1914 on Peckham Rye. Photos of the street in that period and film of the street as it is today. Images of Tower Peckham cinema ticket.

1:19 Interviewee (John Beasley) describes cinema closing in 1956 with collage of contemporary newspaper cuttings. Sold to council who opened a car park on the Peckham Rye cinema site. Anonymous voice over talks about the cinema during World War 2.

1:36 Shows blueprints of various regeneration plans and artist’s impression of regeneration, that were discussed, but remains a carpark.

2:40 Images of small pieces of the cinema structure that remain including pavement ‘eye’ mosaics and some windows. Film of car park and its users.

3:00 Extended footage of cats that now live there and woman feeding them.