Islington’s Big Screens

A guided walk through more than 100 years of cinema-going in Islington, taking in cinemas past and present.

We’ll encounter Victorian showmen, architectural wonders and tales of bad behaviour in the stalls. Come to discover hidden gems and hear what a night ‘at the flicks’ was like decades before multiplexes. In addition to such landmarks as the Screen on the Green, you’ll see some buildings that were once cinemas as well as a few intriguing places where all trace of their cinematic past has vanished.

The walk lasts about 2 hours, starts at Angel station and ends near Essex Road station.