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Screen On The Green
Screen On The Green in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Screen On The Green is a cinema or movie theatre in England London, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Screen on the Green, also known as Everyman Screen On The Green, is a single-screen cinema facing Islington Green in the London Borough of Islington, London, England. The current building was opened in 1913 and it is one of the oldest continuously running cinemas in the UK. It is an example of the many purpose-built cinemas that followed the regulations set by the Cinematograph Act 1909. The idea of cinema was re-invented here by Romaine Hart in 1970 and it was seen as a model for new stylish cinemas in the UK. It became a venue for bands such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash, and a place to be seen in the 1970s and '80s. Hart sold the cinema in 2008, and it is now (as of 2025) run by Everyman Cinemas.
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Background
History
The Pesaresi brothers ran their original animated picture show at 83 Upper Street. With finance from Thomas Harrold who ran the "fancy drapery" store next door at number 82, they bought out Stean's Printers, Fosdykes' Confectionery and Vivian Lester's Sign Writers, numbers 84 to 86 respectively. They demolished the old shops and built an electric theatre designed by architects Boreham & Gladding, which opened in October 1913.
Description
Renamed from The Empress Electric Theatre shortly after opening, the new cinema seated 600 on a single floor. It was originally considered very smart, though by the late 1930s it had become tatty and was compared unfavourably with the new picture palaces of the time.
Visiting
The cinema is referenced throughout Adam and the Ants' song "Fall In" – released as the B-side to "Antmusic" in 1980. This cinema also appeared in the 1981 music video "The Voice", by the musical group Ultravox.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5368, -0.1036
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- N1 0NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Established
- 1913
- Official site
- www.kasamapotters.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7762705 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Screen on the Green (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Screen On The Green?
- Screen On The Green is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N1 0NU), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- When was Screen On The Green built?
- Built or established in 1913.
- Who owns Screen On The Green?
- Screen On The Green is owned by Everyman.
- How do I get to Screen On The Green?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode N1 0NU. It sits within the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency.