The Odeon April 1999
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The photograph on this page of The Odeon April 1999 by Helen Iwanczuk as part of the Geograph project.
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The Odeon April 1999
Image: © Helen Iwanczuk Taken: Unknown
The cinema originally opened as The Gaumont Palace Theatre in 1933, it became The Gaumont in 1937. The iconic dancing figures on the facade of the building were designed by renowned sculptor Newbury Abbot Trent. The cinema became The Odeon in 1962, and played host to the likes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The Odeon finally closed on the 5th November 2006. Millennium photograph project. May 31st 2013 The Odeon has been earmarked for demolition, to be replaced by a housing and shopping development. Madness. October 2014 The Odeon has been demolished.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.901111
Longitude
-2.071897