Duke of York's Picture House
Preston Circus,
Brighton,
BN1 4NA
Preston Circus,
Brighton,
BN1 4NA
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Brighton’s Duke of York’s Picture House is Britain’s oldest continuously operating cinema, still showing films.
First opened by the mayor of Brighton on 22nd September 1910.
Since 1995, the Duke of York’s Picture House has been owned by City Screen/Picturehouse Cinemas who have renovated the building. It screens a mixture of first run, classic, and art-house films.
The Duke of York’s is a Grade II Listed building.
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And another here
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This is another recent photo of the Duke of York’s Picture House.
Two photos of the (somewhat seedy) auditorium in 1988. It has been refurbished significantly since then!
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/374513027/
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/374513028/
Here is a link to a page showing a small vintage photograph and a potted history:
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Another exterior view is here.
This is a 2009 photo.
A fabulous cinema with an eclectic programming mix of mainstream and arthouse movies.The balcony has comfy sofas and there is a small but well stocked cafe bar with terrace at first floore level.Plans for the future include expansion into a former fire station next door to add more screens and cafe/bar
Here is a 1986 photo showing a rather run-down looking cinema:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/5032764936/
Cinema to be refurbished in the summer with new seating and decoration and an additional 3 screens to open at Komedia Brighton in Dec 2012
I can remember going to this cinema as a kid during the summer holidays as it was cheap to get in about a 1- (5p). I remember you could hear the fire engines next door when they where called out to a fire etc. It was called the flea pit by some, I recall one afternoon seeing a rat running about the stalls and a woman screaming about it. I am amazed that it it still a working cinema as all the other cinemas from that time have been closed and have been or are about to be demolished.