Identity area
Reference code
RSP/7/a/1/36
Title
Photograph: Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London
Date(s)
- nd [1893-1910] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4 pieces
Context area
Name of creator
(1891-1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photograph of the cinema [theatre], taken from the balcony facing towards the stage. The seating, wall decoration and skylight can all be seen. There are large union flags draped either side of the stage. Annotated on the reverse in pencil 'Cinema before the re-building'.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Physical description: Original photograph is very damaged around the edges. O/S Photograph
Condition: Poor
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Four copies, including three modern re-prints. One is labelled on reverse 'The Great Hall in the Polytechnic Institution. Site of the first presentations of the Lumiere Brothers' Cinematographe in Britain on February 20 1896'.
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alternative Identifier
A54