Islington's Big Screens: From Silents to Super-Cinemas

08feb10:3012:30Islington's Big Screens: From Silents to Super-Cinemas10:30 - 12:30 GuideNigel Smith

Former Carlton cinema, Essex Road

Event Details

A stroll through more than 100 years of Islington cinema-going; all between Angel and Essex Road stations. 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.

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Time

(Wednesday) 10:30 - 12:30

Location

Angel Station

Islington High Street, London, N1 8XB