The Electric
The Electric is a cinema in Birmingham, England. 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.Photo: SilentVicinity, Public domain.
- Type: Movie theater
- Description: cinema and sound recording studio in Birmingham, England
- 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”, and “Tivoli Cinema”
- Address: 47 Station Street, Ladywood, Birmingham, B5 4DY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birmingham New Street railway station and The Alexandra, Birmingham.
Birmingham New Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street station, is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England. Birmingham New Street railway station is situated 410 feet north of The Electric.
The Alexandra, Birmingham
Theater building
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alexandra, commonly known as the Alex, is a theatre on Suffolk Queensway in Birmingham, England. The Alexandra, Birmingham is situated 490 feet west of The Electric.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is situated 1,800 feet northwest of The Electric.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Birmingham Gay Village.
Birmingham Chinatown
Neighborhood
Birmingham Chinatown in Birmingham, England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly Chinese influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.
Birmingham Gay Village
Locality
Photo: Jenova20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birmingham Gay Village is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses.
Digbeth
Suburb
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Digbeth is an area of central Birmingham, England. Following the remodelling of the Inner Ring Road, Digbeth is now considered a district within Birmingham City Centre.
The Electric
- Categories: recording studio and building
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.47652° or 52° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.89868° or 1° 53′ 55″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C4WF4G2+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 103195744OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata 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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