These photos of Sheffield's lost cinemas hark back to the days when they were commonly known as 'picture palaces'.
A trip to the pictures was a more glamorous affair back then, as the name suggests, with ornate buildings serving as chapels of the moving image.
Sadly many of these beautiful buildings have been lost, while others have been preserved and repurposed for a variety of uses, from bingo halls, pubs and nightclubs to supermarkets.
This retro photo gallery features images of lost cinemas across Sheffield, from The Electra Palace in the city centre to Crookes Picture Palace, Woodseats Palace and Darnall Picture Palace.
How many of these stunning buildings do you recognise and were you lucky enough to visit any of them when they were still screening movies?
Sadly many of these beautiful buildings have been lost, while others have been preserved and repurposed for a variety of uses, from bingo halls, pubs and nightclubs to supermarkets.
![The former Wincobank Picture Palace on Merton Road, Sheffield, pictured in 1989 after it was converted to house the plumbers merchant Cowen and Barrett Ltd. The cinema opened in 1914 and closed in 1959.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/56/Cinemas%20Wincobank.JPG.jpg?trim=0,102,0,118&width=800)
13. Wincobank Picture Palace
The former Wincobank Picture Palace on Merton Road, Sheffield, pictured in 1989 after it was converted to house the plumbers merchant Cowen and Barrett Ltd. The cinema opened in 1914 and closed in 1959. | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
![The former Adelphi Picture Palace, on Vicarage Road, Attercliffe, pictured in its later incarnation as Walkers Social and Bingo Club in 1991.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/32/Cinemas%20Adelphi.JPG.jpg?trim=0,0,0,140&width=800)
14. Adelphi
The former Adelphi Picture Palace, on Vicarage Road, Attercliffe, pictured in its later incarnation as Walkers Social and Bingo Club in 1991. | Picture Sheffield/Stanley Jones Photo: Picture Sheffield/Stanley Jones
![Roscoe Picture Palace (latterly the Roscoe Bingo Club), at the junction of Jobson Road and Infirmary Road, Netherthorpe, Sheffield.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/15/Cinemas%20Roscoe.JPG.jpg?trim=0,92,0,0&width=772)
15. Roscoe
Roscoe Picture Palace (latterly the Roscoe Bingo Club), at the junction of Jobson Road and Infirmary Road, Netherthorpe, Sheffield. | Picture Sheffield/Douglas Axe/Brian Stevens Photo: Picture Sheffield/Douglas Axe/Brian Stevens
![Wicker Picture House in 1958. It opened to the public in June 1920 and was renamed Studio 7 in October 1962.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/39/Cinemas%20Wicker.JPG.jpg?trim=0,0,0,232&width=800)
16. Wicker Picture House
Wicker Picture House in 1958. It opened to the public in June 1920 and was renamed Studio 7 in October 1962. | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield