The Napoleon of Notting Hill The Napoleon of Notting Hill The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, randomly chosen. The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares
Electric Cinema, Notting Hill re-establish the commercial viability of the theatre. The critical element was acquiring the shop next door which would provide space for greatly upgraded WCs and air conditioning plant and a restaurant. It is a Grade II* Listed building. On 9 June 2012, the building was evacuated due to a fire, and remained closed until it reopened on 3 December 2012. Electric Cinema, Notting Hill The Electric Cinema is a movie theatre in Notting Hill, London, and is one of the oldest working cinemas in Britain. The Electric Cinema first opened in London's Portobello Road on 24 February 1910 and was