A view of the Odeon Cinema, George Street, from the south-east

Date:
2009
Location:
Odeon Cinema, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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ABC Cinema, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
NWC01/01/1000
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

This cinema building opened as the Ritz Cinema in 1936, operated by Union Cinemas. In 1937 it was taken over by Associated British Cinemas (ABC), continuing as the Ritz Cinema until 1963 when it was re-named ABC. It was taken over by the Cannon Group in 1986, then MGM followed by ABC again, before becoming an Odeon Cinema in the year 2000.

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

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cinema