Editing Crofton Park (section)

===Rivoli Ballroom===
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Originally built as Crofton Park Picture Palace in 1913, the early [[movie theater|cinema]] was renamed the Rivoli in 1929 and subsequently turned into a [[ballroom]]. It has a beautifully conserved interior which largely dates from the 1950s, although the Brockley Road elevation dates from 1931 and the barrel-vaulted ballroom ceiling (originally the cinema auditorium) is also earlier.

It was saved from development as a block of flats after [[English Heritage]] gave it a Grade II [[Listed building|listing]] in 2007. A feature in [[Country Life (magazine)|''Country Life'']] described it as: "the best dance space in the country".<ref>{{cite web|last=Swain |first=Marianka |url=http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/article/258900/Saving_London039s_Rivoli_ballroom.html#part2 |title=Saving London's Rivoli Ballroom &#124; Culture &#124; Houses for sale, properties for sale |date=2 June 2008 |publisher=Country Life |accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref>

The English Heritage listing rests largely on the Rivoli's 1950s makeover, describing it as a: "luxuriant, exotic and deeply theatrical" interior, little altered since 1960. Its listing notes that it has special historic interest as witness to the important dance trends of the 1950s and '60s – also noting that attending a dance at Rivoli Ballroom is listed in [[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'s list of 101 things to do in London.<ref>{{cite web|author=Good Stuff IT Services |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-504551-rivoli-ballroom-greater-london-authority |title=Rivoli Ballroom – Lewisham – Greater London – England |publisher=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref>

[[File:The Rivoli Ballroom, Crofton Park.jpg|thumb|The Rivoli Ballroom, Crofton Park]]

In 2012, it was included in a feature in ''[[The Guardian]]'' about London's hidden interiors. Described as a popular location of music, fashion and TV shoots because of its [[kitsch]] and authentic interior, the article also notes: "There is nothing quite like it anywhere else in London."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2012/oct/29/london-hidden-interiors-architecture-pictures#/?picture=398398571&index=9 |title=London's hidden architecture – in pictures &#124; Travel |work=The Guardian|date=29 October 2012 |accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref>

It maintains a lively calendar of events, including [[cabaret]], dance competitions and themed evenings, including [[tea dance]]s, and Jackie's Juke Box, a mixed gay/straight night every month which regularly attracts between 200 and 300 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.therivoli.co.uk/ |title=The Rivoli Ballroom |publisher=Therivoli.co.uk |accessdate=14 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522034325/http://therivoli.co.uk/ |archive-date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>