Derelict art-deco cinema to be restored as part of residential development

A derelict Art-deco cinema in north London is about to be restored as part of a redevelopment that will retain the 1930s frontage while adding residential flats above.
The Regal Cinema opened in 1911 as the Highams Park Electric Theatre. It was partially rebuilt in an art-deco style in 1935 and continued (with a short break) as a cinema until 1971. Unusually, it was independently owned and not part of the big-name cinema chains.
It was then split into a bingo hall and a snooker hall. Various pla