A new chapter for Chester: Bennetts’ Storyhouse | Building | Architects Journal

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During the 1930s, with cinema the most popular form of mass entertainment in the UK, the Odeon chain expanded throughout the country, the majority designed by architect Harry Weedon. His designs were all variations of a distinctive ‘Moderne’, diffusion Art … Continued

Last-ditch plea to save historic Kensington Odeon after Art Deco friezes discovered | London Evening Standard

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Campaigners opposed to the conversion of the Kensington Odeon cinema building into luxury flats have called for it to be given an emergency listing after rare Twenties interiors were exposed by demolition men. Source: Last-ditch plea to save historic Kensington … Continued

New £6million plans featuring apartments and shops submitted for derelict Odeon in Crouch Street, Colchester (From Gazette)

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FRESH multi-million plans for an historic cinema to be turned into apartments and shops will see the old auditorium demolished but the iconic Art Deco facade maintained. Source: New £6million plans featuring apartments and shops submitted for derelict Odeon in … Continued