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21 March 1896 Britain’s first cinema opens

by Melvis · March 21, 2019

It was opened on the 21st March 1896 by cinema pioneer Birt Acres at 2 Piccadilly Mansions, located at the junction of Shaftesbury Avenue and Piccadilly Circus. It was called the Kineopticon, but it was destroyed by fire shortly after opening.

 

 

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