Odeon Gloucester

54 Eastgate Street,
Gloucester, GL1 1QN

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Additional Info

Previously operated by: Rank Organisation

Architects: E.C.M. Wilmott

Styles: Art Deco

Previous Names: Plaza Super Cinema

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The Plaza Super Cinema was opened on 25th November 1935 with W.C. Fields in “David Copperfield” and Laurel & Hardy in “Fixer Uppers”. It was independently operated and had seating in stalls and circle levels. The proscenium was 44 feet wide. There was a cafe located in the circle foyer.

On 11th January 1956, it was taken over by Circuits Management Association(CMA) soon to become the Rank Organisation. It was modernised and re-named Odeon from 28th January 1957.

The Odeon was closed on 30th August 1975 with “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” and “Watch Out We’re Mad”. It was converted into a Top Rank Bingo Club. In recent years it operated as a Mecca Bingo Club which closed in July 2022.

Contributed by Adrian Hetherington, Ken Roe

Recent comments (view all 3 comments)

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on February 1, 2011 at 7:45 am

There are pictures and some additional information on this webpage: View link

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on February 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm

What a nice looking facade… which has some slightly similar features that of Southampton’s (now destroyed) Odeon.

Buffer
Buffer on February 15, 2014 at 9:23 am

Interior taken in Aug 1997 when cinema was a Mecca Bingo club

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