Odeon Cinema, Wolverhampton
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Wolverhampton WV1 4LD
| Odeon Cinema | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| Location | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| Address | Skinner Street Wolverhampton WV1 4LD |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°35′2.418″N 2°7′51.499″W / 52.58400500°N 2.13097194°W grid reference SO 91223 98474 |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Harry Weedon and Partners |
The Odeon Cinema is a former cinema, later a bingo club, banqueting suite and events venue, in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. it is a Grade II listed building.[1]
The cinema was built by Harry Weedon and Partners for the Odeon Cinemas company of Oscar Deutsch. There were 1,272 seats in the stalls and 668 in the circle. The opening on 11 September 1937 was attended by Oscar Deutsch and the Mayor of Wolverhampton Sir Charles Mander, and the first film shown was Dark Journey.[2][3]
It was converted in 1973 to have three screens, with two small cinemas under the balcony. After closing in 1983 it became a Top Rank Bingo Club, with conversion back to a single auditorium, and later Mecca Bingo. It was given listed status by English Heritage, Grade II, in 2000.[2]
The bingo club closed in 2007; in 2009, after refurbishment, the building opened as the Diamond Banqueting Suite, which closed in March 2020 at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2023, after refurbishment, it opened as an events venue The Astoria.[4]
