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Report - - Towers Odeon, Hornchurch, Essex - January 2016 | Theatres and Cinemas | 28DaysLater.co.uk

Report - Towers Odeon, Hornchurch, Essex - January 2016

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slayaaaa

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Towers

So much Art Deco! 2016 is looking good so far, more of this pleaseeee.
Loving everything here, it's such a compliment to 30's/40's cinema architecture. Spent a long time here having a laugh. I ate a whole pigeon here to stop it stealing my cans, long story...
We ventured around and I didn't see all of it at all. Above, behind and below the stage, the lighting, more rooms upstairs in the projector room, the stairwells were nice, but forgot to find the light switch :S and so much more.
Did a mad craw to get in and mashed up all my limbs, so so so worth it however. Gonna need to see some more cinemas in East London, Highams park dammit!
Sorry the pictures aren't great as usual, enjoy regardless!

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History

Located in Hornchurch, Essex, today a district to the east of Greater London. Opened as the Towers Cinema on 3rd August 1935 screening the double bill programme, “The Phantom Light” starring Binnie Hale and “Vagabond Lady” starring Robert Young.

It was built for and operated initially by the independent D.J. James Circuit and had interior decorations by Clark & Fenn. The Towers Cinema had a fully equipped stage and dressing rooms and a cafe/ballroom.

By 1939 it had been taken over by another small independent circuit, Eastern Cinemas who in turn were taken over by Oscar Deutsch’s Odeon Theatres circuit in 1943. It was re-named Odeon from 26th June 1950.

The Odeon closed on 6th October 1973 screening the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and was converted into a Top Rank Bingo Hall. It became a Mecca Bingo Club and the building was in excellent condition when it was closed on 1st November 2015. Reason for closure was the building had been purchased by Lidl supermarkets to be demolished and a new supermarket will be built on the site.​

Contributed by KenRoe for Cinema Treasures: (http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/13777)

Thankfully that last bit is out of date, the council have stepped in and stop Lidl's from committing such crime. It's in limbo at the moment and inevitably it'll sit like this for too long and fall into disrepair. I'll send an email to Wetherspoons and get them to buy it up, they always do a fantastic job on these. :D

http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/ne...molition_halted_by_havering_council_1_4256733


Pictures!

Few dodgy pics to get a few of you visiting here. Lights all on! :D

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RIP Projectors

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Yeahhh​
 

Speed

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I'm sad for the lack of projectors. Damn good one tho. We didn't have time to go look so hopefully it stays doable.
 

crazyjonhere

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Don't get weatherspoons to go near it they will wreck the place this place needs to be a live music styled venue it looks great for that
 

joe90

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saturday morning pictures was here for me and my brother remember poring drinks down the iles and sliding down them stoped that when i hit my head on the side of a seat and was taken to hospital with five stitches in the side of my head and also sitting on the top row throwing the ice from my jubblee [like a ice lolliey pop] down the front row o what fun.
 

Mini nut

My local and favourite, gone.
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Correct me if I`m wrong (please!) but didn`t this get torn down very recently?
 

slayaaaa

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Pretty much all demolished now, but went back to see the mercury arc rectifiers.

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3 in total but the other didn't come out​
 
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