Hi Damiano it’s been many years since I looked on here and was pleasantly surprised to see your message. I remember you mum Mary, I loved the Saturday morning pictures, I was there with my friends ever week. What wonderful times they were. It’s a shame that Cinemas don’t do this for kids now days. I guess having a stage made it all the more magical. I wish I could find my friend Gale I am hoping she may one day be curious as was I and look up this site and see my message.
I have so many wonderful memories of this place, I walked past everyday on my way to school my mother worked there for many years and as a child I spent every weekend at the Saturday morning pictures. Mr John Cross the manager was there for years and he was still in post when they closed it down he always let me and my friends in for free and I spent most of the summer holidays playing with his step daughter Gail Harding we had the run of the entire building and we would spend hours watching T.V up in the very top of the cinema in a special room that looked out over the Quadrant. They say that this Cinema was hunted by an old camera man named George I think. The manageress was Mrs Mills and the caretaker was called Ken Brain. I wish I could find Gail we lost touch many years ago she was my best pal at the time. I loved the Oden and was very sad when they knocked it down I seem to remember that Toya Wilcox the singer wanted to buy it and have it as her home, that might just be an urban myth though. Thanks for posting this on here the photo made me smile.
Damiano I meant to add my Mothers name was Rosie Todd and mine is Elaine. Don’t suppose you remember her as she was only the cleaner.
Hi Damiano it’s been many years since I looked on here and was pleasantly surprised to see your message. I remember you mum Mary, I loved the Saturday morning pictures, I was there with my friends ever week. What wonderful times they were. It’s a shame that Cinemas don’t do this for kids now days. I guess having a stage made it all the more magical. I wish I could find my friend Gale I am hoping she may one day be curious as was I and look up this site and see my message.
I have so many wonderful memories of this place, I walked past everyday on my way to school my mother worked there for many years and as a child I spent every weekend at the Saturday morning pictures. Mr John Cross the manager was there for years and he was still in post when they closed it down he always let me and my friends in for free and I spent most of the summer holidays playing with his step daughter Gail Harding we had the run of the entire building and we would spend hours watching T.V up in the very top of the cinema in a special room that looked out over the Quadrant. They say that this Cinema was hunted by an old camera man named George I think. The manageress was Mrs Mills and the caretaker was called Ken Brain. I wish I could find Gail we lost touch many years ago she was my best pal at the time. I loved the Oden and was very sad when they knocked it down I seem to remember that Toya Wilcox the singer wanted to buy it and have it as her home, that might just be an urban myth though. Thanks for posting this on here the photo made me smile.