In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
British Film Institute
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Cecil Hepworth - NW1
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil Hepworth (1874 - 1953) Brit...
Cecil Hepworth - SE13
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil M. Hepworth, British film p...
Charlie Chaplin - Hanwell
The plaque is propped up behind the reception desk at Hanwell Community Centre
Dame Barbara Windsor - Elstree and Borehamwood Station
This plaque honours Barbara Windsor MBE a comedy legend whose Borehamwood-mad...
Other Subjects
Carleton Hobbs
Hobbo (as he was known) portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations in a series of Sherlock Holmes radio dramas, 1952–69. Carleton Percy Hobbs was born in Farnborough and died in London. He ...
1 memorial
Steven Berkoff
Actor, playwright, author and director. Born Leslie Steven Berks in Stepney. After studying at the École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, he founded the London Theatre Group where he directed his own adap...
2 memorials
Virginia McKenna
Actor and wild-life campaigner. Born Marylebone. Briefly married to actor Denholm Elliott, then to actor Bill Travers 1957 until his death in 1994. Played Violette Szabo, in the 1958 film 'Carve...
1 memorial
R. W. Paul
Robert William Paul was a cinema pioneer, inventor, manufacturer, producer, exhibitor and cinematographer, based in Muswell Hill where he designed and constructed Britain's first film studio. Born...
1 memorial
Coronet Cinema - Camberwell
Opened in 1913, as Camberwell Central Cinema, it suffered bomb damage but was reopened in 1945. It closed in 1948 and was being used for storage when a bad fire in 1957 prompted the decision to dem...
1 memorial
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