It was in Regent Street that a film was first played to a paying audience in Britain, whereas King's Hall Picture Palace is thought to have been the first purpose-built cinema in Britain.
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First cinema in Britain
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King's Hall Picture Palace - first cinema in Britain
The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other ca...
Regent Street - first cinema in Britain
The Lumières' friend, Felicien Trewey, a French music hall entertainer alread...
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Moulin Cinema
Cinema. Originally opened by Montagu Pyke in 1910 as the Piccadilly Cinematograph Theatre. It went through several name changes, before being called (in French) after the nearby Windmill Theatre. I...
1 memorial
Riverside Studios
Artistic venue. Originally a warehouse, it was taken over by the Triumph Film Company in 1933, and then acquired by BBC Television in 1954. Several episodes of 'Hancock's Half Hour' and 'Doctor Who...
1 memorial
Vivien Leigh
Born Darjeeling, India. She and her husband Laurence Olivier, managed the St James's Theatre from 1950 to its closure in 1957. She led a vigorous but unsuccessful campaign to try and save it. Die...
4 memorials
Harrison Ford
Actor. He first came to fame, playing Han Solo in the Star Wars films. He went on to appear as the eponymous archaeologist in the Indiana Jones films. Vice-chair of Conservation International, an o...
2 memorials
Dame Edith Evans
Actor. Born Edith Mary Evans at 12 Ebury Square. In a stage and screen career spanning sixty-six years, she appeared in many memorable productions. Her most famous role was probably that of Lady Br...
2 memorials
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Haberdashers Place
Built on green fields in 1802. Destroyed by enemy action on 11th May 1941 and re-built in 1952, architect Terence C. Page.
2 memorials
Royalty Mansions
Built in 1908 as flats with workrooms for tailors. It was purchased for improvement by the Soho Housing Association in 1978 and after extensive renovation work was opened in 1980. Architects: 190...
1 memorial
Diane Gorvin
Sculptor. Trained at the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. Married to Philip Bews also a sculptor - a comprehensive list of their works and CVs can be found on their website.
4 memorials
1 memorial
Dr Alfred Salter
Doctor and politician. Born at 23 South Street, Greenwich. Following his Quaker principles, he gave up a potentially brilliant medical career in order to tend the sick and needy in Bermondsey. He a...
7 memorials
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