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Odeon, Halifax

The Halifax Odeon opened on 27th June 1938 with Errol Flynn in “The Perfect Speciman”. Designed by the architect George Coles it cost £59,727 to build. It had 1,344 stalls seats and 714 in the balcony giving a total of 2,058. A most unusual façade remains intact with three concave bays covered with buff faience tiles above the entrance each containing a convex window. The tall Art Deco style tower formerly had the Odeon lettering illuminated by neon. The cinema was not originally intended for the Odeon circuit, but was a subject to a takeover during construction, explaining the differences from the typical ‘Odeon’ style.

The cinema had a wide proscenium and a stylish interior with decoration dominated by two large bas-relief female figures on the splay walls either side of the screen (now removed). Lighting was entirely indirect.

The Odeon closed on 18th October 1975 with Robin Askwith in “Confessions of a Pop Performer”. It stood unused for a while and was later converted into a Top Rank Bingo Club which is still operating as a Mecca Bingo Club today.

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Taken in: UK / England / Halifax (show map)

Taken on: March 20, 2018

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Camera: Olympus E-M1, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 12mm (=24mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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