Gaumont Sheffield
Barker's Pool,
Sheffield,
S1 2HF
Barker's Pool,
Sheffield,
S1 2HF
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My greatest friend Richard Isaac was deputy general Manager here for many years during the 1970’s then moved over to the new Odeon till he died in 2002
Here are new links for the first three photos posted on Dec 20, 2005.
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i well remember hello dolly being shown on the ,“cinerama,” screen , and very effective it was too
When the Gaumont was twinned,the larger Gaumont 2 in the former stalls area was also equipped to show 70mm films and re-runs of ‘Ben Hur’, ‘Lawrence Of Arabia’ and ‘Oliver’ were shown in the 70mm format in this auditorium.
In 1967, saw two live shows on the Gaumont stage – Tom Jones with Kathy Kirby as support and Engelbert Humperdinck with the Rockin' Berries as support. One year later and all that beautiful interior was demolished along with the Gaumont’s large stage.
The year given for this photo is 1980.
Victor Borge was the last person to appear on the Gaumont stage in 1968 about a week before the theatre was torn apart (criminally!)
Other films shown in 70mm in Gaumont 1 on the Cinerama screen included re-runs of ‘Doctor Zhivago’, ‘Far From The Madding Crowd’, ‘Mayerling’, ‘Oliver’ and of course ‘The Sound Of Music’
Richard Roper (abcman)
A close up photograph of the entrance of the Gaumont in Summer 1949:
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A view of the entire facade in January 1957:
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As a twin Gaumont Cinema in Summer 1971:
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A colour nightime shot as a twin Gaumont Cinema and some more details, historic photographs and a photograph of what His Royal Highness Prince Charles called ‘The Monsterous Carbuncle’ which was built on the site:
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