A view from the gallery of the Odeon Cinema, looking over the stalls towards the decorative wall panels and curtained screen

Date:
1970 - Sep 1983
Location:
Odeon Cinema, Delamere Street, Crewe, Cheshire East
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Focus Cinema, Delamere Street, Crewe, Cheshire East
Reference:
NWC01/01/0077
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Odeon Cinema was designed by Budge Reid of Harry W. Weedon's Practice; the decorative panels on the walls of the auditorium were designed by Mollo and Egan. The cinema opened in July 1937 and was renamed the Focus Cinema after being taken over by Brent Walker in 1975. Focus Cinema closed in May 1983 and the building was demolished in September 1983. The date of this photograph is not known; it was likely taken betweeen 1970 and September 1983.

Content

This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series Of Slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Architect: Reid, Budge: Harry Weedon Partnership

Keywords

Auditorium, Screen, Stage, Mid 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation