LOTL WI May Meeting: The lost cinemas of Camden Town

Join us for a fascinating walking tour.

On Tuesday 4th May we'll meet Nigel Smith from Memory Palaces at Mornington Crescent Underground Station for a walking tour through Camden's cinematic past.

Nigel co-runs the Tufnell Park Film Club and during tour he'll shine a spotlight on the rise and fall of the neighbourhood’s cinemas. The tour traces how these historical buildings transitioned through various forms of entertainment, from music halls and variety theatres to roller-skating rinks and bingo halls and we’ll see how the rise of television, the video boom and changing urban development affected cinema-going habits and the survival of cinemas. We'll pass the Odeon on Parkway, which closed in February, and learn about it's hayday. We'll end at the Curzon Cinema under the Arches in Dockray Place and have a drink in their bar for anyone who'd like.

Event Details

• Tuesday 4th May
• 6.45pm – 8:30pm (tour starts at 7pm)
• Venue: meet us outside the Mornington Crescent Underground Station
• Free for Ladies of the Lock members; £6 for non-member guests. Drinks paid for personally and not included in ticket.

See you there!

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This Women's Institute event is open to all women over the age of 18.

Ladies of the Lock support and respect the WI's organisational belief that transgender women are women. For 40+ years the WI had an inclusive membership policy - our group is committed to working towards a future when we can include trans women as members again.

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