Electric Cinema
The Electric Cinema is a cinema in Notting Hill, London. One of the oldest working film theatres in Britain, it became Britain's first black-owned cinema in 1993, and remained so until it was sold in 2000.Photo: Asteuartw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Movie theater
- Description: cinema in Notting Hill, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Electric Cinema - Notting Hill”, “Electric Cinema Club”, “Electric Cinema Portobello”, “Electric Cinema Theatre”, “Electric Cinema, Notting Hill”, and “Imperial Playhouse”
- Address: 191 Portobello Road, London, W11 2ED
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portobello Road and Basing Street Studios.
Portobello Road
Marketplace
Photo: Papertree, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London. It runs almost the length of Notting Hill from South to North, roughly parallel with Ladbroke Grove.
Basing Street Studios
Basing Street Studios was a recording studio in a former 19th-century chapel at 8–10 Basing Street, in Notting Hill, London, England. Originally established in 1969 as Island Studios by Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, the studio's location also housed the offices for Island Records from 1969 until 1973, and was renamed Basing Street Studios in 1975. Basing Street Studios is situated 800 feet north of Electric Cinema.All Saints Notting Hill
Church
Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
All Saints Notting Hill is a Church of England parish church in Talbot Road, Notting Hill, London that is affiliated to the Anglo-Catholic Forward in Faith movement. All Saints Notting Hill is situated 620 feet northeast of Electric Cinema.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notting Hill-North Kensington and North Kensington.
Notting Hill-North Kensington
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notting Hill-North Kensington is a district in west London. Notting Hill is a popular destination for its lively market, gorgeous streetscapes, interesting history and diverse population.
North Kensington
Suburb
North Kensington is an area of west London. It is north of Notting Hill and south of Kensal Green predominantly in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and partly in the London Borough of Brent and City of Westminster.
Electric Cinema
- Categories: independent movie theater and building
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51553° or 51° 30′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.20507° or 0° 12′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3XGQ8V+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 357556094OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5357329
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Turkish—“Electric Cinema” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “エレクトリック・シネマ (ノッティング・ヒル)”
- Japanese: “エレクトリック・シネマ”
- Turkish: “Electric Cinema, Notting Hill”
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Highlights include Notting Hill Community Church and Select Gallery.
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