Odeon Hounslow West
8 Cavendish Parade, Bath Road,
Hounslow,
TW4 7DJ
8 Cavendish Parade, Bath Road,
Hounslow,
TW4 7DJ
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The frontage of the building was not really retained but the new building frontage was made to look like the Odeon although the new tower was not as high as the original. It is all very run down now
This was the first cinema experience for me which included attending Saturday morning matinee often followed by singing practice somewhere upstairs, behind the scenes.There were about six or eight of us for singing. I also saw my first James Bond movie here, Goldfinger in the 1960s.
Star Wars opened in the US in May 1977 and initially in 1 screen in London on Boxing Day 1977. It opened wider at Easter 1978 – I saw it on screen 1 in Staines and queued around the block. By the time it arrived in Hounslow West everyone knew about it. This was my local childhood cinema and I had many happy memories here.
Thanks for the photos, have many fond memories of seeing great movies here in the 1970’s, including Star Wars. I remember this first played on Screen 2 since no one was sure who the stars or director were. On Screen 1 was a totally naff version of Spiderman. They soon changed screens around though once Star Wars took off !
I remember the sweet shop next door with much fondness also :–)
It had the same name for many years.
Another cinema we enjoyed after it closed as well as before it closed (see ABCHouslow) I have a photograph of me being presented with a Lego train in the Foyer in 1974. I won a newspaper drawing competition. I owned one of the red velvet curtains from this cinema for years after it closed. Eventually, it was consumed by moths!
The Odeon Hounslow photographed in August 1949:
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A closer view of the entrance as seen in March 1961:
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