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Phoenix Cinema

A charity-run independent cinema in East Finchley that opened in 1912 as the East Finchley Picturedrome and is one of the oldest cinemas in the UK still showing films.

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Phoenix Cinema, a charity-run independent cinema
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Did you know

Its first screening in May 1912 was a film about the Titanic, which had sunk only weeks earlier.

Local tip

East Finchley Northern line station is about 150 yards away, and the cafe-bar is a pleasant place to arrive early before the film.

Finding it

Address
52 High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9PJ
Nearest station
East Finchley (Tube), 169 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

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