These pictures show what is left of a cinema that was once a stage for world-famous acts like the Beatles.
The former EMD cinema in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, is now pockmarked by water damage and pigeon droppings, with peeling paint and ripped up seats a shadow of its once glamorous interior.
It is set to be restored to a 1,000 capacity theatre by Waltham Forest Council – but recent work revealed the extent of the damage to the Art Deco building.