The Odeon (Gaumont) |
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Cinema's location: Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham |
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| Cinema outside photographs.. |
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| (top left) The Odeon at night a spectacular cheltenham landmark (top right) The Odeon back in the days when it was known as the Gaumont Palace c/o Allen Moore with thanks.(botom left) Side view of the Odeon, a large building! (bottom middle) Spirit of the romance of film decor (bottom right) Side view of the Odeon, celebrity back stage pick up point. | ||
| Foyer |
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| (top left) Munchy time. Pick and mix please! Also seen here Mr Nick Eggington (manager) ensuring all is running smooth (top right) Foyer tickets desk and stairs up to screens 1,2,3,4. (bottom left) The main entrance doors (bottom right) Popcorn stand sweet or salted? |
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| Stalls Entrance (Screen 5,6 and 7) |
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(top left) The original stalls entrance doors (top right) Closer view of stall entrance. (bottom left) Turn left from foyer entrance to screen 5 (Bottom center) Stall s rear hallway (bottom right) Turn right from foyer entrance to screen 6 and 7.
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| Screen 7. (Lower half of the original stage). |
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(top left small) Right hand proscenium decoration.(mid left small) Right hand proscenium decoration. Note the clock blanking disk. |
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| Behind Screen.7 (Original stage) |
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(left) Main stage behind screen.7. photograph shows the screen to the left and original lighting rigs above.
(right mid) stage lighting console (top right) Screen and base speaker (bottom right) stage lighting console close up. |
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| Screen.5 and 6 |
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(left top) Screen.5 auditorium (left cent) Screen.5 ceiling is the original single screen balcony, note the large ventilator mushrooms and decor. (left bottom) Screen.6 showing the other half of the balcony ceiling. (bottom mid) Screen.5 using one of the cinema's original Vic.9 projector. (bottom right) Screen.6 the other original Vic.9 used in screen.6, old but still working well.
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| Screen.1 (The top part of the original screen) |
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(left top) Screen.1's spectacular decor with original high ceiling. The small up side down cones on the ceiling were originally used as the shaderlear anchors. (bottom left) Another view of the ceiling decor. (bottom center) Screen.1's towering projector system fitted up with full pro-logic surround sound and amplifiers to pack a punch! (bottom right) Platter film handling system can carry two different films, no need to change between two projectors anymore..
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| Behind Screen.1 (The top part of the original screen) |
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(left) Hidden behind screen.1 is the original top part of the proscenium arch with its canopy. (right) the screen on the right with three massive base units. (bottom mid) how the proscenia used to look. c/o Allen Moore with thanks.
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| Behind Screen.2 (original balcony) |
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(top left) Screen.2 is the left hand side of the balcony, notice the continuation of the ceiling decor from screen.1 (top right) original balcony stairs. (right mid) Original entrance to balcony. (bottom left) screen.2 back wall projection booth. (bottom mid left) Screen.6 and 7 projection booth. This is the original single screen projection booth were screens 5 and 6's projectors would have originally been. (bottom mid right) Screen.2's Philips projector. (bottom right) John Hardy the Odeon's projectionist tending to screen.3's projector.
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| Screen.4 (The smallest screen) |
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(Top) Screen.4 was originally a cafe then a bingo hall and finally a cinema. (bottom left) The newest Vic projector and fully automatic. (bottom mid) Screen.4's fantastic ceiling could be easily missed when the lights are low. (bottom right) hallway access to
screens 2,3 and 4. |
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| Under the stage (band dressing rooms) |
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| (top left) passage way under the stage leading to the dressing rooms. (top mid) The band room now been used as a store room, note the usherettes ice cream tray (top right) Another dressing room being used to store old seats. (bottom left) You can just make out the words band room written on the door. (bottom right) Original wall direction signs. | |
| Boiler Room |
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(Above) different views of the boiler room.
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| Foyer Basement |
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(top left) The old Odeon ticket collection machine used to in the cinema's entrance lobby (top mid) Emergency back up supply switch. (top right) foyer basement cellar (bottom left) fizzy drink making equipment (bottom middle) emergancy backup battery room.
(bottom right) mains control power isolation switches |
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| Foyer and Screens 1,2,3 and 4 stairway and landings |
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(top left) Main foyer ticket office and stairs to screens 1,2,3 and 4 (top right) 1st floor hallway originally used for access to the balcony area. (bottom left) stairs leading to the first floor hallway (bottom mid) intermediate stairs landing.
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| Outside view and exit staiways |
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(left) Outside view of the Odeon, the windows at the emergency stair ways. (top right) Cinema's main entrance doors
(bottom mid and right) The emergency exit stairs from the rear of the balcony to the cinema's side doors. Its a long walk! |
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More Photo's to come!
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