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Odeon cinema, 271 Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham

RIBA2405-2
Griffiths, Stanley A.
NOTES: Opened in 1930 by Oscar Deutsch & Associates, this cinema was taken into the Odeoen circuit in 1935. It closed as an Odeon in 1969 and reopened the same year as a bingo hall. It closed again in 1997 and reopened in 2002 as Royal Suite for banquets.

Premier cinema, 79-81 High Street North, East Ham, London

RIBA2539-9
Trent, William Edward (1874-1948)
NOTES: Incorporating the former Premier Electric cinema as entrance hall, cafe and lounge area, this cinema was taken over by the Provincial Cinematograph Theatres Ltd (PCT) in 1929. It was renamed Gaumont in 1952 and closed as a cinema in 1963. It reopened as a Top Rank Club for bingo, later renamed Mecca, which closed in 2005. In spite of being a fine example of an early cinema, it was never designated listed status and was demolished in 2009.

Rex cinema, Corporation Street, Coventry: the ticket office

RIBA2541-10
Cromie, Robert (1887-1971)
NOTES: Built for and operated by the local independent Philpot Circuit, this cinema opened in 1937 only to be totally destroyed by German bombing on 2nd November 1940.

Ambassador Cinema, Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol

RIBA2542-10
Mitchell, Frederick C.
NOTES: Opened by London & Southern and controlled by Odeon, this cinema was forced to close due to bomb damage incurred during the Blitz of December 1940. It reopened in late 1941, renamed Odeon. It closed as a cinema in 1961. It was then reconstructed internally for Top Rank Bowl. It was sold in 1969 to Safeway and demolished to make way for an eponymous supermarket.

Odeon cinema, Well Hall, Eltham, London: the entrance foyer

RIBA2546-10
Mather, Andrew (1891-1938)
NOTES: This cinema closed in 2000. Despite being designated Grade II listed status, the building has been disused since 2005 and fallen into a ruinous state.

Odeon cinema, High Street and Avenue Road, Erith, London: the entrance foyer

RIBA2547-10
Coles, George (1884-1963)
NOTES: Closed as an Odeon in 1967 and taken over by Classic, this cinema was subdivided for stalls bingo and a new balcony cinema in 1973. It closed definitively in 1996 and was demolished in 2002. A block of flats and retail units was built on the site in 2005.

Odeon cinema, Court Ash Terrace, Yeovil, Somerset

RIBA2577-11
Weedon, Harry William (1887-1970)
NOTES: Closed as an Odeon and taken over by Classic in 1972, this cinema definitively closed in 2002. The building was converted into 'The Old Cinema Bed and Sofa Store' which opened in 2004. The original exterior remains intact and most of the interior decoration has been retained.

Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, London, seen from the south

RIBA2632-14
Mather, Andrew (1891-1938)
NOTES: Built on the site of the Moorish-style Alhambra Theatre, demolished in 1936, this was the London flagship cinema of the Odeon group, opening on 2nd November 1937.

Cape Cinema, Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

RIBA2637-14
Poor, Alfred Easton (b. 1899)
NOTES: The ceiling painting in the auditorium seen here was by Rockwell Kent in collaboration with the set designer Joseph Mielziner.

Marseille Matin cinema, Marseille, at night

RIBA2641-14
de Montaut, Pierre

Odeon cinema, Christchurch Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset: the entrance foyer

RIBA2722-18
Coles, George (1884-1963)
NOTES: Closed as an Odeon in 1974, it reopened as a Top Rank Club bingo hall which closed in 1976. It reopened as the Gala Club for bingo in 2004.

Design for the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, London

RIBA3091
Mather, Andrew (1891-1938)
NOTES: Built on the site of the Moorish-style Alhambra Theatre, demolished in 1936, this was the London flagship cinema of the Odeon group, opening on 2nd November 1937.
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