Theatres · South East England
Empire Cinemas
In or near Datchet.
Empire Cinemas in England South East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Slough · 0.3 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Empire Cinemas is a cinema or movie theatre in England South East, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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Official information
Empire Cinemas offers a variety of films across multiple locations in the UK and Ireland. Visitors can enjoy a range of cinematic experiences, including luxury seating options and food services.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Empire Cinemas Limited was a multiplex cinema chain in the UK. Prior to the company entering administration in July 2023, there were 13 Empire Cinemas across the country, with 128 screens in total.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Empire was originally a cinema in Leicester Square in London which opened in 1884 as the Empire Theatre and was a West End variety theatre, designed by Thomas Verity. Empire Cinemas Limited was formed in 2005 when Empire acquired the cinemas divested from Odeon Cinemas and Cineworld after the Office of Fair Trading had required them to divest 11 of the Odeon chain and six of the Cineworld chain. In 2005, both Odeon and the UK operations of UCI were taken over by Terra Firma who planned to merge the businesses under the Odeon brand. At the same time, Cineworld took over the UK and Ireland operations of UGC and began merging them into their existing Cineworld brand. Empire Cinemas Ltd…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5091, -0.5918
- District
- Slough
- Parish
- Slough, unparished area
- Postcode
- SL1 1DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Slough
- Established
- 2005
- Nearest railway station
- Slough — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.empirecinemas.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q39667345 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Empire Cinemas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Empire Cinemas?
- Empire Cinemas is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL1 1DD), in the parish of Slough, unparished area.
- What is Empire Cinemas?
- Empire Cinemas in England South East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Empire Cinemas?
- The nearest railway station is Slough, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SL1 1DD.
- When was Empire Cinemas built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- Is Empire Cinemas a protected site?
- Yes — Empire Cinemas is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Empire Cinemas?
- The nearest railway station is Slough, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL1 1DD.