The Screen on the Green

The Screen on the Green is a single-screen cinema facing in the , . The current building was opened in 1913 and it is one of the oldest continuously running cinemas in the UK.
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  • Type: Movie theater
  • Description: cinema facing Islington Green in Islington, London, England
  • Also known as: Empress Electric Cinema”, “Empress Picture Theatre”, “Rex Cinema”, “Screen on the Green”, “Screen On The Green”, “The Empress Picture Theatre”, and “The Rex
  • Address: 83 Upper Street, London, N1 0NP
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include London St Pancras International and Islington Green.

is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in . It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland .

Park
is a small triangle of open land at the convergence of Upper Street and Essex Road in the . It roughly marks the northern boundary between the modern district of and proper.

Theater building
The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. The original venue was the oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. is situated 590 feet northeast of The Screen on the Green.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islington and Angel.

is a district of north covering much of the London Borough of . The area around The Angel, Upper Street and Essex Road is of special interest to visitors; it is home to a number of interesting shops selling antiques and collectibles as well as art galleries.

Quarter
is an area on the northern fringes of within the . It is 2 miles north-northeast of on the Inner Ring Road at a busy transport intersection.

Neighborhood
The is a large council estate in , London.

The Screen on the Green

Latitude
51.53685° or 51° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.10367° or 0° 6′ 13″ west
Levels
1
Operator
Everyman Media Group PLC
Open location code
9C3XGVPW+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31305418
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cinema
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q7762705
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Highlights include Adult Social Services and Islington Green War Memorial.

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