The Gala Cinema, Tooting, is the most exotic movie house in England and possibly Europe. But it has not hosted a projector since 1973 – four months after a July storm led to flooding, which damaged its precious Wurlitzer organ. It had hosted some of the biggest names in light entertainment, from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones.
Source: Story of one of the most lavish cinema houses in England, The Gala in Tooting – South London News