05/06/2026
Mount Zion Church
Explore No. 91✅🇬🇧
Video Link 🔗
https://youtu.be/f4NlFyY2Atk
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History 📜🗃️
Mount Zion Apostolic Church, Radford, Nottingham – History
The building now known as Mount Zion Apostolic Church has a fascinating history that stretches back to Nottingham's golden age of cinema.
🎬 Originally the Capitol Cinema (1936)
The building was constructed in 1936 as the Capitol Cinema, designed by local architect Reginald W. G. Cooper. It was built in an impressive Art Deco style and served the local community during the heyday of British cinema-going.
🎥 Cinema to Bingo Hall
After operating as a cinema for several decades, the Capitol eventually closed as a picture house. Like many former cinemas across Britain, it was converted into a bingo hall and social club, remaining in use for community entertainment long after films stopped being shown there.
⛪ Becoming Mount Zion Church
The bingo hall closed in 2004, and the building was subsequently purchased by Mount Zion. It was transformed into a place of worship and community activity, becoming a major centre for Christian worship in Radford and the wider Nottingham area.
🏛️ A Listed Building
The former cinema is now a Grade II listed building, recognising its architectural and historical importance. Over the years the church has secured funding and undertaken restoration work to preserve the structure for future generations. In 2021, a major grant of over £3 million was awarded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help conserve and celebrate the building's heritage.
🌍 Importance to Radford
Radford itself grew rapidly during the Victorian and industrial eras, becoming one of Nottingham's most densely populated suburbs. The Capitol Cinema was built to serve this thriving community and today continues to do so in a different role as Mount Zion Apostolic Church.
📍 Location
The church stands on Churchfield Lane, Radford, Nottingham
, occupying one of the most distinctive surviving Art Deco buildings in the area.
For an urbex perspective, it's a fantastic example of a building that has been successfully repurposed rather than demolished—a former 1930s cinema that still serves the community nearly 90 years after it first opened its doors. 🎥➡️⛪
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My Experience 🔍👀
this church did not let me down it was packed with loads of old architecture and the old signage from when it used to be a cinema, the decay on here was brilliant to document
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