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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Steve Lynch
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Is this going to cause arguments? I hope not. The shortly to be re-opened, refurbished, Electric Cinema in Station Street, Birmingham opened in December 1909 and has shown films under a variety of names since.
Thanks to woody, a recent exterior photograph of the Duke of York’s Picture House here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/48112013/
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/