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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  • 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.

Railway station
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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. is situated 410 feet north of The Electric.

Theater building
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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.

Museum
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a and art gallery in , England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of The Electric.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Birmingham Gay Village.

Neighborhood
in , England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.

Locality
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The is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses.

Locality
, formerly named Circus, is the name given to an area of approximately 7 hectares in city centre between and Centenary Squares.

The Electric

Latitude
52.47652° or 52° 28′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.89868° or 1° 53′ 55″ west
Levels
4
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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