Theatres · West Midlands
Odeon Cinema
Odeon Cinema in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Odeon Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in England West Midlands, 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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From the Wikipedia article
The Odeon Cinema is a former cinema, later a bingo club, banqueting suite and events venue, in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. it is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The cinema was built by Harry Weedon and Partners for the Odeon Cinemas company of Oscar Deutsch. There were 1,272 seats in the stalls and 668 in the circle. The opening on 11 September 1937 was attended by Oscar Deutsch and the Mayor of Wolverhampton Sir Charles Mander, and the first film shown was Dark Journey. It was converted in 1973 to have three screens, with two small cinemas under the balcony. After closing in 1983 it became a Top Rank Bingo Club, with conversion back to a single auditorium, and later Mecca Bingo. It was given listed status by English Heritage, Grade II, in 2000.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5840, -2.1310
- Address
- Skinner Street<br> Wolverhampton WV1 4LD
- Established
- 1937
Sources
- wikidata: Q26664759 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Odeon Cinema, Wolverhampton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Odeon Cinema?
- Odeon Cinema is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.5840°, -2.1310°.
- When was Odeon Cinema built?
- Odeon Cinema dates to 1937.