14 pictures to bring back happy memories of Doncaster's Odeon cinema before it was demolished
From showing chart-topping blockbusters to smaller homegrown films Doncaster’s art deco cinema stood proud in Hall Gate for decades. Despite a campaign to save it the building was pulled down in 2009.
Grab your popcorn and relive the last ten years of the cinema that first opened as a theatre in 1934.
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5. Charity donation
Virginia Rollitt-Smith, shop manager at Cancer Research UK's Scott Lane, Doncaster branch, is presented with a cheque for just over £60 by Odeon Cinema general manager Kenny Rice in 2002
Photo: Karren Wake
6. Two towers winners
In 2002 Doncaster Odeon assistant manager Sonia Pollard (right) and Carcroft Asda's Grace Curtis (second left) presented Melanie Meads, aged 18, of Bentley, and Louise Merryweather, of Carcroft, with their prizes: A Lord of the Rings dvd each and family tickets to go watch the latest Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers.
Photo: Steve Taylor
7. Red nose day
Doncaster's Odeon Cinema assistant manager Sonia Pollard gives Red Nose Day the thumbs up as manager Kenny Rice joined in the fun in 2003
Photo: Steve Taylor
8. Cheers!
Donnywood movie Shotgun Dave Rides East had its premier at the Odeon in 20035th. And these ladies, from left, Shelley Bojcic, aged 28, Julie Malkin, aged 26, Natalie Hall, aged 21, Jenny Rankine, aged 25, and Carol Shepard, aged 23, will be some of the hostesses on hand at the event.
Photo: Steve Taylor