Odeon Oxford, Magdalen Street

Magdalen Street,
Oxford, OX1 3AE

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jeremyb
jeremyb on February 29, 2012 at 5:47 am

It doesn’t look like they have restored the paintings each side of the auditorium, they still appear to be curtained over. The CTA had some input into the restoration of the foyer. In answer to a query long ago, the organ is in a private house near Woking, Surery, UK.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on February 29, 2012 at 5:30 am

Article about refurbishment & restoration of plasterwork

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 6, 2008 at 8:21 pm

Here is another photo.

KenRoe
KenRoe on January 9, 2008 at 3:27 am

According to the book ‘Early Oxford Picture Palaces’ by Paul J. Marriot (Published 1978):
‘After 1932, when Mr Barraclough was the organist, it seems never to have been played again. However in 1965 the old organ was rediscovered housed in a concrete chamber behind the screen, remarkably intact.’

I wonder what happened to to it?

Ian
Ian on January 8, 2008 at 11:58 pm

Three photos of the Odeon Oxford in its ABC days here:–

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jrhine
jrhine on January 8, 2008 at 4:32 pm

About the organ; Spurdon Rutt, who also built church organs, built only three theater organs. One was parted out, one is in the hands of a private owner. and the only 3 manual instrument (3/6 from the from the Regal, Highams Park, London) is located at the St. Alban’s Organ Theater along with the ex Empire(Granada), Edmonton, London 3/10 Wurlitzer. The Rutt has an incredibly mellow and beautiful sound.