Tag: architecture
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My love of cinemas and their rich history can’t be contained by just stories about 100 of them and walks in London.
Here you’ll find articles where I enthuse about film and cinemas more broadly as well as guest contributions and regular Q&As where you can read the cinema-going memories of a wide range of people.
18 November 2025
Echoes of the past above the Rio Cinema
Hidden above the ceiling of the Rio Cinema on Kingsland High Road are the remnants of an Edwardian picture palace. Accompanied by someone who knows the building's history inside out I've been lucky enough to take an up-close look...
Nigel Smith
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