 The front elevation is topped by a Dutch gable with ball finials and features four ionic columns made from white Burmantofts Marmo.Glazed terracotta dressings and a frieze with moulded letters spelling out "Hyde Park Picture House" appear at the entrance and contrast with the red brick, which makes up the majority of the building.The 587-seat cinema opened shortly after the start of World War I, on 7 November 1914.