Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton

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Exterior of the Duke of York's Picture House.

The Duke of York's Picture House is an art house cinema in Brighton, England. Opened in 1910, it is the oldest continuously operating cinema in Britain.^[1]

Built on the old site of a brewery, it borrows its name from the Duke of York's Theatre in London, which was built by the same person.

It houses one single screen with over 300 seats, plus a small balcony, accessed from the café/bar, and which can be booked privately. It originally seated over 800, but modifications have been made to the inside of the building to create the café/bar upstairs, a concession space downstairs, and to allow for greater comfort.

Giant model legs painted to appear like those of a "Can Can" dancer rest on one of the towers on the front of the building. These came from the "Not The Moulin Rouge Theatre" in Oxford, and were commissioned by one of the cinema's previous managers.

Detail on an exterior pillar.

The building is a Grade II listed building. It was opened on September 22, 1910 by the Mayor of Brighton.

Since 1994 it has been owned by the Picturehouse Cinemas arthouse group.

The Duke of York's has hosted its own monthly film review show, Flick's Flicks, since 2005 and is ITV Local Meridian's longest running program. The show, presented by Felicity Ventom previews up-and-coming films and events at the cinema as well as interviewing actors and filmmakers. Recent interviewees include Kristin Scott Thomas and Loose Change's Executive Producer Tim Sparke.