education, cinema
James Thompson, 1848
The University of Westminster was one of the first polytechnics in the UK – established in 1838, to educate the working people of London, regardless of background and financial status. Housed in the building is the Regent Street Cinema, widely regarded as the ‘birthplace of British cinema’, with the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière Brothers using the Cinématographe in 1896.
Oxford Circus
Victoria
3, 12, 88, 453, C2
Please enter the cinema from the main entrance, and meet in the foyer.
Fully accessible - incorporates a lift and wheelchair access. The cinema is 100 yards down Regent Street from Oxford Circus tube station.
Presentation; history of the cinema Showing of original Lumière film on big screen Live performance of the 1936 Compton Organ Visit 309
Regent Street Cinema is the birthplace of British cinema , where the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière brothers using the Cinématographe, took place in 1896.
Discover the Cinema's fascinating history: from magic lantern shows to X-rated film screenings, and renovation as a state-of-the-art space for the cinematic arts.
Hourly presentations, featuring an original Lumière film and live performance of the Compton organ.
Tour parts of 309 Regent Street, including the Old Gymnasium where Olympians trained and Fyvie Hall with 1920s murals by Polytechnic Art School students including Delmar Banner.
Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in Regent Street Cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tours of parts of 309 Regent Street following presentation. Pre-registration is required for all visitors.
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community/cultural, gallery, concert/performance space, mixed use, institution/profession, art in the public realm, museum
Loughborough Pearson's red brick building is unimposing from the outside, but inside is a riot of Gothic Revival design. Golden mosaics reveal the character of the Grade II* listed chapel, built as part of the Middlesex Hospital.
J. L. Pearson, 1891
