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History The Odeon Cinema in Harlow, designed by T. P. Bennett & Son, was constructed in 1959. It opened on 1st February 1960 and in doing so became the first cinema to be built for the Rank Organisation (a British entertainment conglomerate) after the Second World War. The cinema...

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2013: Originally it was me who unearthed this gem in April 2009 but it was before I had my DSLR. I made a total hash up of it and it was deleted and soon became a tourist hotspot. I returned later that year with my DSLR. It has been sealed since 2010 now and its future sadly looks bleak...

This was the first new cinema to be built by Rank after WW II It opened on 1st February 1960 with the film "Follow A Star" starring Norman wisdom and John Le Mesurier. Designed by T.P.Bennet, it had 1244 seats on a single floor in a sloping stadium style and the projector was suspended above...

Now I do like derelict Cinemas, no idea why but they're always one of my favourite explores and this one was no exception. Visited this with Kent_urbex - cheers for driving, made a nice change :thumb After a couple of other fails, and a rather expensive food stop (don't ask) we decided to...