Comments from Ian Grundy - Cinema Treasures

A couple of interior photos here – apart from the former circle foyer, there is no need to get excited – there is only so much you can do in a black box, with hardly any lights on, with a camera!

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Ian Grundy commented about Empire Cinemas - London Haymarket on Sep 9, 2007 at 4:19 pm

Two September 2007 photos of the foyer here:–

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Ian Grundy commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Sep 9, 2007 at 4:16 pm

Three September 2007 views here:–

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Ian Grundy commented about Prince Charles Cinema on Sep 9, 2007 at 4:14 pm

A September 2007 view here:–

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Ian Grundy commented about Grange Cinema on Sep 8, 2007 at 12:41 pm

A photo from 2004 of the foyer of the Grange here:–

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Ian Grundy commented about Maida Vale Picture House on Sep 8, 2007 at 12:40 pm

Interior picture of the Picture House as a bingo hall in 1987 here:–

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Ian Grundy commented about ABC Harrow on Sep 8, 2007 at 12:32 pm

The Harrow Granada still open in this 1978 shot:

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Ian Grundy commented about Odeon Hemel Hempstead on Sep 1, 2007 at 10:02 am

The Princess (on a site in front of the present town hall) and the Luxor (on what is now Marlowes a bit further towards the Odeon from Bank Court).

And No! I don’t remember them!

There was also a much older cinema called (I think) the Aero which was somewhere up near W H Smiths at the end of Marlowes in Albion Hill. The Luxor took the Aero name from opening in 1926 until sound was installed in 1930.

The Luxor closed first (in 1960 6 months before the Odeon opened) and the Princess in 1962. Both were compulsorily purchased for the building of Hemel Hempstead New Town.

Ian Grundy commented about Futurist Theatre on Aug 31, 2007 at 5:22 pm

Sorry – trying to be clever and launch a larger image of the first one, not realising that you need Yahoo registration to see it!

For non-yahoo registered folk this is the smaller sized image:–

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Ian Grundy commented about Futurist Theatre on Aug 31, 2007 at 5:19 pm

A few more interior shots of this large un-divided cinema / theatre:–

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Ian Grundy commented about Stephen Joseph Theatre on Aug 26, 2007 at 12:51 am

Two exterior shots from August 2007 here:–

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