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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Barnsley, South Yorkshire » Parkway Cinema
Also known as Gaumont Cinema, Odeon

Parkway Cinema

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
62-68 Eldon Street
, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom S70 2JL
(map)
+44.0.1226.248218
Status: Open
Screens: Twin
Style: Unknown
Function: Movies (First Run)
Seats: 1238
Chain: Independent
Architect: Unknown
Firm: T.P Bennett & Son
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The Gaumont was a rather bland replacement of the former Empire Palace of Varieties/Gaumont (which had been destroyed by fire). It was opened in February 1956 and was designed by the firm of T. P. Bennett & Son. What it lacked in ornamentation it made up for in comfort and spaciousness seating 706 in the stalls and 532 in the circle.

It was twinned in 1980 (having been renamed Odeon in 1962) and still shows first run movies on its two screens which seat 636 and 419.

However, long held plans for a multiplex could well have brought the cinema in Eldon Street to darkness. The Odeon closed on 17th September 2005 and it seemed that was the 'last picture show' in the building. Almost two years later it was taken over by an independent exhibitor and re-opened as the Parkway Cinema on 8th August 2007.

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Parkway Cinemas (Official)
Contributed by Ian Grundy

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The end is indeed nigh - the cinema will close in July 2005. It is believed that the building has been sold but not as a cinema.
posted by Ian on Jul 21, 2005 at 6:59am
when the odeon shuts, there will be no cinema in barnsley. I have grown up going there and will deeply miss it, as old as it was. I hope there are plans for another cinema because its over £2 on the bus to get to the meadowhall one. It is stupid.
posted by lottie on Aug 25, 2005 at 7:10am
A Christmas 1970 exterior photograph of the Odeon Barnsley here:
http://www.mawgrim.sathosting.net/cavalcade/barnsley.jpg
posted by KenRoe on Sep 14, 2005 at 5:53am
A 2001 photograph of the Odeon Barnsley here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/40182059/in/pool-cinemasignage/
posted by KenRoe on Sep 20, 2005 at 2:03am
Sadly Odeon Barnsley closed on September 17th, the site having been sold to a property developer. A sad loss.
posted by Dan Harris on Sep 25, 2005 at 12:37pm
good news our cinema is reopening as a parkway cinema on wed aug 8th 2007. this means no more tran hoppiing to sheffield and going to the cinema will be a much more frequent experience.
posted by simb on Aug 5, 2007 at 12:29pm
i've been today not much has changed and is still very traditional. however i'm sure the screens use to be bigger than they are
posted by simb on Aug 8, 2007 at 11:23am
Actually the screens are bigger than they were! We have retained the original screen frames, but made the screens as large as possible within them. Screen 2, at 12.5 metres wide, is said to be around the same size as the Odeon Leicester Square. Major surgery would be needed to make the screens even larger - all the re-installation work was funded privately, but we will invest further if we can attract sufficient audience numbers to pay off our credit cards!
posted by Rob Younger on Aug 13, 2007 at 2:03am
The Parkway reopened in August 2007 and these pictures were taken a week later. It is a comfortable theatre with generous legroom and a large (new) screen in the lower auditorium. It has been fully refurbished for the reopening, retaining the Odeon seating.

Exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1138268938/

Foyers:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1137427863/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1137426981/

Screen 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1138266942/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1138266530/

Screen 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1137425769/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1137425325/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1138267896/




posted by Ian on Aug 16, 2007 at 7:29am
Good to read that this Cinema has reopened.

I thought Rob Younger worked as Service Engineer for City Screen, may be no longer there?.
posted by mr70mm on Aug 17, 2007 at 3:39pm
I spent a few days working a cleaning company that helped restore the cinema, upstairs in screen two there is still the orignal brass rails that were the pride of the place for years i spent a full day bringing them back to how they used to be.The place has never looked better,The staff are very helpfull and the snacks and treats are fab go see for you're self.Congratulations to Rob,Jezz and everyone else who worked hard on the project well worthwhile
terry hutcheon
posted by terry hutcheon on Aug 20, 2007 at 9:47am
Here is a website for the Parkway Cinema.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 15, 2008 at 11:52am
This website has two recent photos. Click on the photos to expand them.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 15, 2008 at 4:37pm
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