The Electric

The Electric is a in , . It opened in Station Street in 1909, showing its first silent film on 27 December of that year. It was the first cinema in Birmingham, and was the oldest working cinema in the country until its closure on 29 February 2024.
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SilentVicinity, Public domain.
  • Movie theater
  • …has 4 floors
  • Description: cinema and sound recording studio in Birmingham, England
  • Address: 47 Station Street, Ladywood, Birmingham, B5 4DY
  • Also known as
    “Cannon Cinema”
    “Electric Cinema”
    “Electric Cinema, Birmingham”
    “Electric Theatre”
    “Jacey Cartoon Cinema”
    “Jacey Film Theatre”
    “Select Cinema”
    “Tatler News Theatre”
    “The Electric Cinema”
    “The Electric, Birmingham”
    “Tivoli Cinema”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birmingham New Street railway station and The Alexandra, Birmingham.
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Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street… is situated 410 feet north of The Electric.
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The Alexandra, commonly known as the Alex, is a theatre on Suffolk Queensway in , . is situated 490 feet west of The Electric.
David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a and art gallery in , England. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of The Electric.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Birmingham Gay Village.
in , England is located in the city centre's Southside.
Jenova20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an LGBT district next…
, formerly named Circus, is the name…

The Electric

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Latitude
52.47652° or 52° 28′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.89868° or 1° 53′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C4WF4G2+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103195744
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cinema
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5357327

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In Other Languages

“The Electric” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “エレクトリック・シネマ”

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