Memory Palaces

Category: Guest Post

One of the joys of the Memory Palaces project is hearing from lots of other people who feel emotionally connected to cinemas.

Here you’ll find articles from a range of contributors sharing their memories, insights and enthusiasms.

Prince Charles Cinema 1

Prince Charles Cinema (1965—)

Odeon, Leicester Square 9

11 September 2025

From Foyer to Flicker: How Cinemas Enchanted Audiences Before the Lights Went Down

RJ Verity’s novel Poole of Light is set against the backdrop of Britain’s cinema boom before World War II. Here she writes about some of the real-life influences on the book.

RJ Verity

Everyman, Hampstead 7

11 August 2025

Falling in love with the Everyman Hampstead

Film historian Margaret O'Brien looks back on how her love affair with the world’s first repertory cinema began...

Margaret O'Brien

The Cinema Museum

22 March 2025

The saga of screening The Sideshow

Kennington Bioscope programmer and presenter Michelle Facey recalls her quest that brought a rare silent movie from Los Angeles to London.

Michelle Facey

Picturehouse Bromley 4

3 December 2024

Jamie Benning’s Cinema Memories

Jamie Benning, writer and host of the Filmumentaries podcast answers the Memory Palaces questionnaire.

Jamie Benning

Close up of The Scala cinema

8 May 2024

Celebrating London’s cinemagoing habit one advert at a time

Since 2021 Neil Irving has posted pictures of old print adverts for films creating an incredible snapshot of cinemagoing, graphic design and cinemas past and present.

Neil Irving

Detail of The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden

8 May 2024

Annette Kuhn’s Cinema Memories

Annette Kuhn, Emeritus Professor in Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London, answers the Cinema Memories questionnaire.

Annette Kuhn