Theatres · London
Picture Land
In or near City of London.
Picture Land in England London, United Kingdom.
Jim Osley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Arsenal · 0.6 km
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Picture Land, the nearest railway station is Arsenal, which is 0.6 km away. The postcode is N7 6BU. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Picture Land is a cinema or movie theatre in England London, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Picture is one of the first Dutch heavy metal bands. Formed in 1979, they were especially popular in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for their live performances, and still have a fan base in South America, Mexico and Japan. Picture supported AC/DC, Ted Nugent and Saxon in the Netherlands. With Saxon, they did a full European tour in 1981. Later on they toured with Rose Tattoo in Germany and headlined tours in Italy and Israel.
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Background
History
Rinus Vreugdenhil and Laurens Bakker originally got together in 1978 and started jamming with various musicians. It was not until 1979 that the classic lineup of Vreugdenhil, Bakker, Jan Bechtum, and Ronald van Prooijen came together. They worked with manager Henk van Antwerpen and were signed to Warner Bros. Records. However, Picture felt their label were trying to steer them in a pop direction and quit the label to sign with Backdoor Records, a subsidiary of Phonogram Records. The original line-up recorded their debut album, Picture 1 and their second effort, Heavy Metal Ears in 1980 and 1981 respectively. To begin with, they gigged throughout the Netherlands and nearby Germany and built…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5600, -0.1155
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- N7 6BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington North
- Nearest railway station
- Arsenal — 0.6 km
- Official site
- picture-official.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q42120221 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Picture (band) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Picture Land?
- Picture Land is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N7 6BU), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- What is Picture Land?
- Picture Land in England London, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Picture Land?
- The nearest railway station is Arsenal, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode N7 6BU.
- How do I get to Picture Land?
- The nearest railway station is Arsenal, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N7 6BU.