This former cinema, (a Bingo hall for many years), is presently on the market, to include the ‘cinema’ building and a small parade of shops, which are contained within the same building. Offers being sought in the region of 2 million pounds (August, 2023)
Sad news, another classic ODEON, lost.
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-10-01/end-of-an-era-for-86-year-old-cinema-closing-its-doors-for-final-time
Thanks for shareing this picture of our wonderful ODEON. I can’t beleive it’s gone. today, is 5 years to the day that it gave it’s last picture show and closed it’s doors for the final time, 23rd Augst, 2007. Very sad loss.
Hello again. Just an update to advise that the demolition of ‘our’ beloved Odeon-Classic-Film Centre, Chandos Place, St.Austell, Cornwall, Is now complete (28/11/2007). The walls came down a few weeks ago (3-7/11/2007, and site clearing and removal of foundations, drainage etc have been undertaken these past few weeks. It upsets me to even talk about it, let alone to have had the misfortune of having witnessed some of it’s destruction. St.Austell will now get in the next 18 months, a 4 screen (1 less than the Odeon), 600 seat (half as many) anytown sterile cinema, and future generations will be denied the privilege of experiencing the glamorous splendour and
magnificent architecture of this beautiful and imposing Art Deco building.
Hello, Firstly, what a fantastic site, please keep up the brilliant work. I am writing to amend a couple of errors that appear in your listing for the Film centre/Odeon, Chandos place, St.Austell, Cornwall, England. The opening date was Saturday 11th July 1936 (not 1937), and the 1st film shown was a charity screening of ‘Jack of all Trades’. As a matter of interest, the last film shown on its closing night Thursday 23rd August 2007, was again a charity screening of ‘The smallest show on Earth’. This magnificent building, in my opinion the finest example of it’s type is currently being stripped out in preparation for destruction, which should occur in the next 4-5 weeks (Mid Oct 07). Whilst the building would have benefited from refurbishment and investment, the money has gone instead to build a new, no doubt glass and chrome anytown cinema in the town, the ‘replacement’ cinema is not to be completed until 2008/09, not a as stated in the listing ‘about to open’. Thanks again, wonderful work.
Lucky them. I wish we were so lucky, ‘our’ lovely art deco Odeon in St.Austell Corwall is about to be demolished anytime soon, after 71 years and 15 million customers.
This former cinema, (a Bingo hall for many years), is presently on the market, to include the ‘cinema’ building and a small parade of shops, which are contained within the same building. Offers being sought in the region of 2 million pounds (August, 2023)
Sad news, another classic ODEON, lost. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-10-01/end-of-an-era-for-86-year-old-cinema-closing-its-doors-for-final-time
‘Tony Draws a Horse’ and ‘Never Fear’, showing front of house, dating this to June 1950.
Opening night and first weeks presentation showing on the entrance canopy, ‘Jack of all Trades’, starring Jack Hulbert. July 1936.
Looks to be showing ‘A Town Called Bastard’, so approx June/July 1971 (UK release date)
This week, would have seen us celebrating this magnificent buildings 80th Birthday on the 11th of July. It maybe gone, but will never be forgotten.
Thanks for shareing this picture of our wonderful ODEON. I can’t beleive it’s gone. today, is 5 years to the day that it gave it’s last picture show and closed it’s doors for the final time, 23rd Augst, 2007. Very sad loss.
Hello again. Just an update to advise that the demolition of ‘our’ beloved Odeon-Classic-Film Centre, Chandos Place, St.Austell, Cornwall, Is now complete (28/11/2007). The walls came down a few weeks ago (3-7/11/2007, and site clearing and removal of foundations, drainage etc have been undertaken these past few weeks. It upsets me to even talk about it, let alone to have had the misfortune of having witnessed some of it’s destruction. St.Austell will now get in the next 18 months, a 4 screen (1 less than the Odeon), 600 seat (half as many) anytown sterile cinema, and future generations will be denied the privilege of experiencing the glamorous splendour and
magnificent architecture of this beautiful and imposing Art Deco building.
Hello, Firstly, what a fantastic site, please keep up the brilliant work. I am writing to amend a couple of errors that appear in your listing for the Film centre/Odeon, Chandos place, St.Austell, Cornwall, England. The opening date was Saturday 11th July 1936 (not 1937), and the 1st film shown was a charity screening of ‘Jack of all Trades’. As a matter of interest, the last film shown on its closing night Thursday 23rd August 2007, was again a charity screening of ‘The smallest show on Earth’. This magnificent building, in my opinion the finest example of it’s type is currently being stripped out in preparation for destruction, which should occur in the next 4-5 weeks (Mid Oct 07). Whilst the building would have benefited from refurbishment and investment, the money has gone instead to build a new, no doubt glass and chrome anytown cinema in the town, the ‘replacement’ cinema is not to be completed until 2008/09, not a as stated in the listing ‘about to open’. Thanks again, wonderful work.
Lucky them. I wish we were so lucky, ‘our’ lovely art deco Odeon in St.Austell Corwall is about to be demolished anytime soon, after 71 years and 15 million customers.