Early Cinema in Pocklington and Yorkshire

by well known York author Tim Murgatroyd who has written a novel on the topic called "The Electric"

Pocklington was an early adopter of the cinema and Tim will cover how cinema and film transformed the entertainment of the local people and the explosion of large viewing halls in the area. Prepare for surprising facts and stories about the characters and picture palaces of York that brought Hollywood glamour to a city recovering from war. Through images, music and film clips, Tim will show how the ghost cinemas of York and Pocklington haunt us still, and how silent cinema was never really silent at all, as he explores those lost cinemas and their legacy.

In addition, he will explain how he wrote his novel 'The Electric'.

At the Court House in George Street and will commence at 7.30pm. Admission fee is £3.