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ODEONesque commented about Odeon Dudley on Aug 15, 2021 at 4:56 pm

OK it`s not a cinema any more but you have to admire the wonderful restoration job done by the JWs.

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ODEONesque commented about Odeon Wrexham on Jul 29, 2021 at 5:11 pm

Hi all, does anyone know if the ODEON clocks are still in place? Will travel and pay good money if anyone can locate one for me.

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ODEONesque commented about Odeon Preston on Jul 22, 2021 at 11:03 am

Does anyone know what became of the 2 manual 9 rank WurliTzer organ from here? Good luck to all trying to bring this cinema back to life.

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ODEONesque commented about Sandonia Cinema on Jul 7, 2021 at 6:14 pm

Under imminent threat of demolition once planning is accepted.

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ODEONesque commented about West End Cinema on Jul 6, 2021 at 5:51 pm

A chap on Facebook marketplace is selling parts of this organ now!

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ODEONesque commented about Classic Hythe on Jun 19, 2021 at 10:57 am

You must have been stood exactly where I was to take this photo.

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ODEONesque commented about Scala Cinema, Rotherham - May1982 on Jun 4, 2021 at 3:14 pm

Have just read that this cinema/bingo hall is to be demolished for a new development, flats I think. Sad loss.

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ODEONesque commented about Ritz Cinema on May 27, 2021 at 5:34 pm

I have just seen a video of the Ritzs demolition and it was heart breaking. Well never see the like again.

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ODEONesque commented about ABC Derby on May 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm

Nice, small and unobtrusive, why couldn`t they have left this bit?

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ODEONesque commented about Odeon Brighton on May 25, 2021 at 4:54 pm

Ian, would it be possible to buy prints of your photos of this cinema?

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ODEONesque commented about Beacon Loughborough on May 24, 2021 at 6:55 am

Big, solid and standing proud, I love it.

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ODEONesque commented about Classic Morecambe on May 21, 2021 at 2:57 pm

Anyone who takes on an historic building for whatever purpose should be made to maintain it in good order.

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ODEONesque commented about Rex Cinema on Aug 21, 2016 at 5:26 pm

To see the opening night click this link:– http://oldcoventryonfilm.vidmeup.com/view?q=4f1c061f20211.flv

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ODEONesque commented about Rex Cinema on Aug 21, 2016 at 5:21 pm

This was a beautiful cinema and a tragic loss. So young too.

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ODEONesque commented about Vogue Cinema on Aug 10, 2016 at 5:22 pm

How did you manage an internal pic? I wrote to the head office of United Carpets asking permission for a no risk (to them) visit to take pictures and they turned me down flat!

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ODEONesque commented about Vogue Cinema on Jul 28, 2016 at 11:37 am

Isn`t it strange how the building seems to have shrunk in its new use? The Capitol looked much bigger when it first opened. Shame the tower fin has gone.

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ODEONesque commented about Vogue Cinema on Jul 28, 2016 at 11:34 am

Would love a good mooch around this one.

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ODEONesque commented about Embassy Cinema on Jul 2, 2016 at 9:33 am

Yet another art deco cinema is lost.

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ODEONesque commented about Embassy Cinema on May 4, 2015 at 2:45 pm

This was a lovely place and I think a new building for the jovos of questionable design arose on the site. Whatever, a sad loss like so many others.

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ODEONesque commented about The Granada East Ham Wurlitzer on Mar 28, 2015 at 8:55 am

I am listening to this organ as I write in the capable hands of George Welling and I have to say that this is one of the brightest, attacking of these Granada Wurlitzers that I have heard. So glad to see that it is still with us and not far from me too!

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ODEONesque commented about Classic Hythe on Feb 27, 2015 at 10:48 am

The facade was arranged so that a possible cafe could be built behind it but alas this never materialised. I have a photo somewhere of this cinema when closed and will upload when I locate it.

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ODEONesque commented about Odeon Cinema Corby For Sale on Jan 28, 2015 at 4:06 pm

At least it hasn`t been “butchered” inside which is a small mercy. All we need now is a kind hearted eccentric millionaire – ya know one?

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ODEONesque commented about ABC Wythenshawe on Oct 7, 2013 at 3:09 pm

I have just remembered, the cinema in question was the Forum and whilst I can`t say for definite that this was the one used in the film I do know that the console design of the organ was the same. Can anyone enlarge on this?

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ODEONesque commented about New arrival. on Jul 27, 2013 at 2:22 pm

I sold one of these on Ebay recently, is this it? lol

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ODEONesque commented about Cannon Hull on Jul 27, 2013 at 2:11 pm

Sorry but what became of the Conacher organ? None too many of them about even in the heyday.