I’m new here just found the site, very very intresting
I beleve the seats from the Southend Odeon still surrive and amazingly are still in the town!
even more amazing they are still in use and yet even more amazing they are now in the old ABC now home to the New Empire Theatre.
From what I can rember the original ABC seats were removed when it closed so when the new owners took over they got talking with the Odeon owners and got them free or at a greatly reduced cost.
Also the projection equpment from the Odeo was saved and went to a working Preserved cinima “up North”.
Hope this is of some intrest and help, at least the Twin domes of the odeon were kept.
Hi
I’m new here just found the site, very very intresting
I beleve the seats from the Southend Odeon still surrive and amazingly are still in the town!
even more amazing they are still in use and yet even more amazing they are now in the old ABC now home to the New Empire Theatre.
From what I can rember the original ABC seats were removed when it closed so when the new owners took over they got talking with the Odeon owners and got them free or at a greatly reduced cost.
Also the projection equpment from the Odeo was saved and went to a working Preserved cinima “up North”.
Hope this is of some intrest and help, at least the Twin domes of the odeon were kept.
Nick