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The Regent Street Cinema is an independent British cinema located on Regent Street, London. [2] Opened in 1848 and regarded as "the birthplace of British cinema", the cinema featured the first motion picture shown in the United Kingdom. Today, the cinema screens both independent and studio films in the heart of Central London.
It was also the London home of the BBC's Radio 1 Club in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Paris Theatre closed in 1995, being replaced by the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House . The closure was marked with a commemorative concert and broadcast of the last show ever to be recorded at the theatre, namely the final show in series two of ...
Central Hall of the New Gallery, from the catalogue New Gallery Notes, Summer 1888.. The New Gallery is a Crown Estate-owned Grade II Listed building [1] at 121 Regent Street, London, which originally was an art gallery from 1888 to 1910, The New Gallery Restaurant from 1910 to 1913, The New Gallery Cinema from 1913 to 1953, [2] and a Seventh-day Adventist Church from 1953 to 1992. [3]
Regent Street is home to several events throughout the year. [74] The Regent Street Festival happens annually, and during this time, the street is closed to traffic. [75] In September, there is a series of fashion-related events, dubbed as Fashion and Design Month (FDM), which has been running since 2015.
Pages in category "Cinemas in London" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. ... Regal Cinema, Uxbridge; Regent Street Cinema; Rio Cinema ...
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster.It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly.In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction.
Engraving of Regent Street in 1825, with the Argyll Rooms on the right. Print made by Charles Heath, after William Westall. The Argyll Rooms (sometimes spelled Argyle) was an entertainment venue on Little Argyll Street, Regent Street, London, England, opened in 1806. It was rebuilt in 1818 due to the design of Regent Street.
The Diorama, Regent's Park, London, was a specialised theatre built in 1823 to show large, dramatized tableaux paintings as entertainment. Plan of the London Diorama Building (illustration reproduced from Gernsheim 1968, p 21)