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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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...
Other Subjects
Cinema Theatre Association
Founded by journalist Eric George, who wanted to draw attention to the magnificent "cinema theatre" movie palaces of the twenties and thirties that were beginning to disappear from our towns and ci...
1 memorial
Elstree Film Studios
The studios have a complex history: Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and defunct British film studios and television studios based in or around the towns of Bore...
1 memorial
Hattie Jacques
Actrees, born Josephine Edwina Jacques at 125 High Street, Sandgate, Kent. She featured in some of the most successful British radio and television programmes and films. On radio she was in ITMA, E...
1 memorial
Amanda Grayson
Mother to Ambassador Spock. From Fandom: Amanda is "An Earth woman living on a planet where love, emotion, is bad taste." Amanda Grayson was a Human teacher from Earth. She was the first wife of S...
1 memorial
Humphrey Jennings
Documentary film maker. Born Suffolk. Co-founder of the Mass Observation organisation (something like current day personal blogs but with pencil and paper). In 1936 he helped organise the Surreal...
1 memorial