The facade of the Odeon West End Cinema, with large posters advertising films above the projecting canopy

Date:
31 Dec 1992 - 31 Jan 1993
Location:
Odeon West End Cinema, Leicester Square, West End, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
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Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Square, West End, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, WC2
Olympic Theatre, Leicester Square, West End, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
Reference:
NWC01/01/1893
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Odeon West End Cinema, or Odeon Cinema, opened as the Leicester Square Theatre in 1930. The building was designed by Andrew Mather. It was briefly named the Olympic Theatre between 1932 and 1933. The interior was reconstructed in the late 1960s for the creation of a new auditorium, designed by Arnold Dick Associates and Cassidy, Farrington & Dennys. The cinema was renamed the Odeon West End in 1988 and the auditorium was divided into two screens in 1991. The cinema closed on 1st January 2015, and the building was demolished.

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: Mather, Andrew: Arnold Dick Associates

Keywords

20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation