William Friese-Greene and John Arthur Roebuck Rudge black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: To perpetuate the name and memory of John Arthur Roebuck Rudge who lived for many years in the adjoining house and after numerous experiments conducted in the basement was the first Englishman to produce moving pictures by means of photographs mounted on a revolving drum And also of his friend William Friese-Greene who had his studio at no. 9 The Corridor nearby,the inventor of commercial kinematography, being the first man to apply celluloid ribbon for this purpose. Kinematography can thus be attributed to the labours of these two citizens of Bath where this wonderful invention undoubtedly received its birth. Recorded plaque organisation: Cedric Chivers.

John Arthur Roebuck Rudge and William Friese-Greene were pioneers in early cinema, with Rudge developing a technique for moving pictures using photographs on a revolving drum, while Friese-Greene invented commercial kinematography by applying celluloid ribbon, both significantly contributing to the birth of film in Bath.