Brixton Academy
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Opening in 1929 as a cinema, the venue was converted into a discotheque in 1972, then reborn as a concert hall in 1983. It is owned by the Academy Music Group, and has become one of London's leading m
Exterior of venue (in 2019)
Part of the Italian Renaissance interior of the auditorium
The decorative proscenium arch, framing the stage, with a concert in progress (Sex Pistols, 2007)
Brixton
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Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid
Brixton Academy
…Cinema, previously known as Carling Academy Brixton, or Brixton Academy, is a mid-sized concert venue located in South London, in the Lambeth district of Brixton. Opening in 1929 as a cinema, the venue was converted into a discotheque in 1972, then reborn as a concert hall in 1983. It is owned by the Academy…
Lambeth Town Hall
Ashby's Mill, Brixton, also known as Brixton Windmill in 1864
The Sunlight Laundry, Brixton
The Empire Windrush which brought immigrants from the Caribbean to Tilbury in 1948.