Theatres · South Wales
Curzon Community Cinema
In or near Kenn.
Curzon Community Cinema in Wales South, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton · 5.3 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Curzon Community Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in Wales South, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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See it from the streetimagery from 2019
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Official information
Curzon Community Cinema is a unique 86-seat theatre located in a former shop unit in Clevedon. It focuses on bringing professional touring theatre productions to the local community.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Curzon Cinema & Arts, in Clevedon, North Somerset, England, is one of the oldest continually running purpose-built cinemas in the world.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Opened on 20 April 1912 by Victor Cox, the original building had 200 seats and the first show raised funds for the survivors and relatives of those who were lost at sea earlier in the month on the RMS Titanic. Its first projector was gas powered, but in subsequent years the building was improved with the addition of extra seating (bringing the total number of seats to 389), and was the first public building in the town to have electricity, which also saw the projector upgraded to run on electricity. Between 1920 and 1922, a new cinema was built on the site (without interruption to the nightly programme of films). The building, still in use to this day, has a row of shops along the front,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4357, -2.8550
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Clevedon
- Postcode
- BS21 6HX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton — 5.3 km
- Official site
- www.theatreshop.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5196136 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Curzon Community Cinema?
- Curzon Community Cinema is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS21 6HX), in the parish of Clevedon.
- What is Curzon Community Cinema?
- Curzon Community Cinema in Wales South, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Curzon Community Cinema?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS21 6HX.
- Is Curzon Community Cinema a protected site?
- Yes — Curzon Community Cinema is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Curzon Community Cinema?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS21 6HX.