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Nobody was happy about this cinema closing at the time. And the fact it was left dormant for years was baffling. My suspicion is that it was known but not revealed that there were structural problems with the building (hence why no other business wanted to adopt the site, why it was "left" for years and why it shattered to pieces within days of demolition). It was a grim period for cinemas at the time as we lost the Warner Multiplex in Manors later in 2004 (after only operating for 15 years!). I think this was down to the Gate Multiplex (now Cineworld, formerly Odeon and Empire) ultimately; it wasn't just new in the mid-2000's but was VERY central to access and had parking and other amenities. It was also much easier to access than the old Odeon (which you had to get to by foot and was by a busy road) or the Warner Multiplex (which was awkwardly located just outside the city centre, meaning parents would either have to use the nearby metro [a further cost] or traverse a perilous footbridge across the city's busiest motorway to get to it). Funnily enough, the Warner site also seems to have been cursed. Similar to the ABC Haymarket, the Warner multiplex site was bought up by one the universities and a new state of the art building was constructed on that site. Just before this new building opened, it caught fire, destroying the entire building, with Northumbria University having to build it again from scratch. Had they instead just altered the existing multiplex slightly, they'd have 9 relatively new and large lecture rooms, multiple offices and a tonne of cash to spare!

I used to love going here on a Saturday afternoon with friends...fond and funny memories ,remembering the advert of Moby Dicks fish and chip shop ..when we all booed😂. ...in the good ol'days...thankyou for posting 😊

Well, done keeping local history alive my grandmother was Madge Butterfield, she tried everything to keep them going, anglia, and vhs , but now, it could have worked

The Wurlitzer was a 3 manual19 rank organ and still survives.

Ooh a Christmas gift. Excellent work as usual,your spoiling this ole projectionist. Happy Christmas to you

What a great video..those pics at the end tribute with that music did bring a tear to the eyes even though I've never been to Newcastle but it reminiscent of the fates of cinemas around the UK including where I live and the loss of historically important buildings..

Every time a cinema closes, as sad as that is. The reason is simple. Poor attendance and the changing habits of the population. Low attendance leads to no profit and no maintenance. Eventually the cinema turns into a tip. Less and less people attend. They would lose the first run status; attendances drop even more. The final nail in the coffin was the conversion to the dreaded bingo.

Hello Cinemas Lost Forever, what a Fantastic Video. I loved it. I videoed The Odeon not long before it closed. We go all over the cinema, including, what was then Odeon 1. ua-cam.com/video/fUWTkwxajpo/v-deo.htmlsi=HG33bwVzBUhgt5id

Another great video, love them, thank you.

great vid

They've opened it as thr Kings Theatre again, i was there in march to see a music show

God, my Dad would have loved this. He even had the Pearl & Dean theme played at his funeral. RIP Dad x

P&D opening, used to have it as a ring tone Nice collection

Nice little slideshow, thanks.

An interesting and entertaining compilation. I recognised none, as the North East of England is not my locale. However, I wondered how many Wurlitzer or Compton organs were housed and whether any survive. A good soundtrack, brought back memories of cinema visits past. Thank you for posting.

0:12 This ABC Cinemas Thorn EMI Cinema Tv Spot Trailer Looks Fantastic. Thanks Mate. PS Old School Times Man. XXxxx 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

I remember the Cameo in the 1960s. We called it 'a flea pit'! As I recall it used to show 'dirty' x certificate type of films (mostly Swedish with sub-titles and by todays standard tame. I'm not telling how I know that lol!)

I remember it very well from the 1960s. I recall once making the mistake of going in during the kids matinee... thousands of them having fun yelling and screaming and no adults in sight. My pal Dennis claiming that he got in free from the emergency exit to the side of the screen. Happy Days!

Your spoiling us with the old ads, remember everyone of them Another brilliant video of memories of when cinemas were gorgeous places Thanks for making this old projectionist very happy 😃

My dad use to tell me about this cinema, he grew up in lowestoft in the 50s and 60s with his brother and sister's

I believe that only the "open Matte" DVD of Quadrophenia showed the films on at the ABC and that the cinema and Blu Ray versions had it masked off.

Excellent channel! Subbed!

I hate it when they knock old buildings down, same around here the hippodrome that was trying to be saved, was knocked down, a lot of famous actors performed there like laurel and Hardy ad Bruce forsthe, it doesn't like like the same place without it, all these new buildings are horrible 😢

1958 was a bit late for a circuit cinema to have CinemaScope installed. Most ABC cinemas in the UK had been equipped for ’Scope by 1955, two years after its introduction.

Cool upload .The whole place is a Casino now I think.

Brilliant keep them coming

Great stuff Neal. I always used to confuse this one with The Regent. Couple minor points - I think your projector photo is of Kalee not Ross projectors. And it might be my hearing, but I think you misname Donald Houston as John Huston in the commentary :-)

Has a kid loved going there on a Saturday afternoon then going cross the road for a whipy

I was dying to see King Kong (Faye Rae) Black and White version in the 60's. My mum and dad asked if they could accompany me to see it but got a big "no" as I was too young (born in 1956). It was a real toilet of a cinema.

The big red PICTURE HOUSE neon lit sign was great. I think I saw the 007 On Her Majesties Secret Service (George Lazenby) there on it's second run around the cicuit. By that time it had become a shabby second class cinema.

Oh boy Saturday mornings at the Picture House. It was cheaper than the ABC I seem to remember, I watched the original Black and White series of Batman (pre Adam West TV) and The Amazing Captain Marvel (pre Shazam). Happy days of childhood sat in the balcony which was very steep and high where you threw your sweet wrappers over the edge onto the stalls below! Sorry!😉

Who remembers Saturday mornings with the ABC minors club? Saw Earthquake there with shakey seats. Puked up with others watching the Exorcist. They had the first luxury seating row, if you could afford it and smoking was allowed. Lions Maid FAB lollies (I think) and Kiora orange in plastic packaging.

I remember watching Psycho there in 1964 and hound of the Baskervilles in the 50s

Another good video. They keep the memories alive.

Brings back great memories. My uncle was Jimmy McKenzie who was the Chief Projectionist for many years, it was very handy as I got free passes & also skipped the queue now & again . He is in a few of your pictures notably at 16.28 receiving an award . Also my cousin Brian Fojick worked there as a door usher .

Thanks for your very comprehensive video, it bought back many memories. In the fifties we would go to the North Watford Odeon for Saturday morning pictures, happy days gone forever. Regards Edward.

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It's funny how prices were so stable in those days to be printed within the adverts that played for many years.

Good vid. We`ll have no nice buildings left soon, such a shame.

As a fellow Fifer, i had to watch this. I used to go to the cinema in Dunfermline as much as I could back in the day; I'm not sure if it's still running or not - probably not, as the last time I was able to be back home (I live and work in China) I walked up to where that multiplex is on the industrial estate. I sure do miss the older, local cinemas with a bit of soul and a lot of character. Imagine having to drive into Dunfermline from Kirkcaldy just to see a movie.

Imperial opposite St Paul's Church. And don't forget Ant the baked spud man sadly gone the days

Could you comment on the Melbourne cinema Melbourne rd Leicester I still have a brouchure from the 1950s which my brother Richard saved telling you what was on during the week we had great times there me my brother Richard sisters Carole and Rita also the Evington Cinema where we used to go with my mother in the middle 50s and also sat mornings to the matenees if the noice got too loud the manager would switch the lights on which we all booed Wonderful times

I worked as a projectionist there in the mid 80s. Ian Best was the Chief, Raymond the Senior and Andrew Huff. David Chambers had worked there as a projectionist a few years prior, and we both ended up as projectionists at the Odeon Leeds where I was the Chief for just under 13 years. I don't unfortunately remember Raymond's surname.

Bazk in the mid 1950's I was an ABC minor and attended children's matinee's on Saturday mornings, needless to say it was always packed. I remember one Saturday just before Christmas we were all handed an apple and orange as we entered the foyer. No doubt the cleaners would not have been pleased at the mess we children would have left behind.

Brilliant trip down memory lane, this is my hometown and i visited there quite often. The pre-movie adverts would always have one from shakespeare street garage. I went to an evening with John Challis when they were trying to reopen the circle and secure funding for it, but missed the boys from the dwarf (red dwarf cast) they later stated they would never go back as they didn't get paid. I was gutted i missed it.

remember going there often as a kid, shame its ruined now, but its the way all cinemas are going sadly.... shame too, because in my mind, the solution to save the ones still in existence is quite simple, don't price yourselves out the market! if i were the manager in one of these i would make every seat, in every showing of every film £3, a full auditorium paying £3 each is far more lucrative than 8 people in a movie paying £10 or more each (and half of those are only there because of some deal on their phone contract or car insurance meerkat etc)...and crucially...the food and beverage sensibly priced, small profits on each seat/drink/sweety/hotdog/popcorn, will sell many times faster and this makes a trip to the cinema affordable for all, regularly, not just now and again

Gt Yarmouth council should not allowed it to be demolised its as bad as what they have done to Gt Yarmouth market nearly all the market stalls have left, and they have put a eyesore is place.

I remember queuing always around the curved brickwork. During the 1980s. Reputed as the largest continuous english bond brickwall in the midlands when it was built. Is this true or not....

great vid

i love it wasmy favret of the 4 picture house that was in kirkcaldy use to go as a kin on saterday morring me and cusin's sady ly missed