In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
British Film Institute
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Cecil Hepworth - NW1
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil Hepworth (1874 - 1953) Brit...
Cecil Hepworth - SE13
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil M. Hepworth, British film p...
Charlie Chaplin - Hanwell
The plaque is propped up behind the reception desk at Hanwell Community Centre
Dame Barbara Windsor - Elstree and Borehamwood Station
This plaque honours Barbara Windsor MBE a comedy legend whose Borehamwood-mad...
Other Subjects
Nina Boucicault
English actor. Born into a theatrical family, she began acting as a child. She was the first to play the title role in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, beginning in 1904. Died Hamilton Road, Ealing.
Jessie Matthews, OBE
Actor, singer and dancer. Born into a large family in Berwick Street. Made her name in theatre and in the 30's was Britain's favourite musical film star. Post-war her career flagged but in 1963 s...
Peter Sellers
Goon and comic actor. Born Portsmouth to a couple of variety entertainers. The family moved to the N6 house when Sellers was 10. He was staying at the Dorchester Hotel when he suffered a heart atta...
Lumière Cinématographe
The Lumière Cinématographe was a machine for projecting moving pictures, invented in France by Antoine Lumière and his sons, Louis and Auguste.
Montagu Pyke
In 1908 Pyke converted two shops at 164-166 Edgware Road into a cinema. This was a success and he created more, naming each one the Cinematograph Theatre. By 1910 he had 5 cinemas, each an independ...
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World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
Heritage Foundation
We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films and Television Heritage. Its aim is to pay tribute to Britain's entertainers and raise funds for go...
Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio
Diana Princess of Wales
Born Lady Diana Frances Spencer in Norfolk. Married the Prince of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981, divorced 28 August 1996. Died in a car crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed. Abov...
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