Finsbury Technical College, London

Finsbury College, opened in 1893, is now recognized as the first technical college in England. The College was set up in 1876 with aims to improve the training of craftsmen, to create a central institution in London, and to conduct a system of qualifying examinations in technical subjects.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.523536451972
Longitude: -0.091345310211

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Timeline of Events Associated with Finsbury Technical College, London

Date Event Manage
20 Feb 1896

Theatrograph

screen shot from Paul filmOn 20 February 1896, Robert W. Paul exhibits his moving-image projection, the “Theatrograph,” at Finsbury Technical College in London. This was the most successful British equivalent of the French film projector, dubbed the “Cinématographe.” The Cinématographe was exhibited the previous year, 1895, by Auguste and Louis Lumière. Paul’s machine was later renamed the “Animatograph.” Image: Screenshot from Robert W. Paul's film Blackfriars Bridge (1896), exhibited at the Alhambra Music Hall in Leicester Square in 1896. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

Article

Garrett Stewart, "Curtain Up on Victorian Popular Cinema; Or, The Critical Theater of the Animatograph"